06-02-2011, 07:07 PM
(06-02-2011, 07:01 PM)Resistance Wrote: You have not even tried the uninstaller yet. I cannot personally trust the built in uninstaller because a majority of the time it leaves back on average 5-10 files. Sometimes on occasion, even 200. Thats my opinion, and I approve of this message.
Opinions aren't facts, and I don't have to try the uninstaller and do testing myself on this to tell which way is better. I've heard Microsoft developers say that the original uninstaller that came with the program is the best way to remove programs completely. If anything is left behind, it's likely just to be an entry or two from trial programs, or programs with subscriptions that run out because the program that gets installed again will read that information to determine what you've already done with it. Same goes for when you install an earlier version of a program, it will say that you already have the newest version.
Some registry files are meant to be there, if you need to clear everything out, registry cleaners will determine whether they are being used or not, and you can remove everything. But in reality a registry entry is so small it's almost insignificant. And truth is, the original uninstall.exe does the best job of removing the main components of the program aside from the last couple if any.