Several people have asked if this program works on 64 bit but I haven't seen an answer yet. Revo Uninstaller free does NOT work on 64 bit. The Revo Uninstaller pro version does but my free trial expired yesterday. I'm thinking of trying today's offer but wonder if any of you has any opinion about it. Thanks.
Cleanse Uninstaller Pro 6.5
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Terri218
MemberI tried Z Soft Uninstaller instead which someone mentioned in the comments and it does work on 64 bit. It is very fast but does not seem to create a restore point or do a deep scan as Revo Uninstaller does. Does anyone know is Revo Uninstaller ever has a sale on the Pro version?
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tekknokat
MemberI clicked on their website, and they have both the Windows 7 and the Windows Vista logos from Microsoft.
I wish I could link to the exact page, and someday I may go back and look for it. I read on Microsoft's website somewhere, that in order to bear the Vista or Windows 7 logo on a software or piece of equipment, it had to be compatible with both the 32 and 64 bit versions of the Windows operating system. I'm pretty sure it was in the pages advertising the release of Windows Vista or 7, not a forum post by someone or an article, but something being advertised by Microsoft to be known by all of their shopping consumers. This fact reduces my confidence in these manufacturers. And Revo may be the bees knees, but what kind of software manufacturer makes their software compatible only to buyers of their Professional version, and makes their limited feature free version only 32 bit compatible, that's beneath features for pay, 64-bit compatibility is a right not a privilege as far as I'm concerned. Not to be would be like discrimination based on basic operating system adoption that Microsoft has pushed on consumers since the early-middle part of this passing decade. My computer was shipped as a 32 bit Vista system mid 2009, but all refurbished units arrived with Vista x64 and were advertised by HP as Vista x86 (32-bit), so many consumers returned them, I needed a computer too immediately to send it back. Yeah, I was thrust into the world of 64 bit unexpectedly, but I saved my money, upgraded an extra 4 Gigs of RAM over what was installed, and I am getting used to it.
Being left out of the Uninstaller game in 64 bit is really frustrating.
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reading the comments today and looking back at the comments from the prior giveaways, the reason(s) i didn't try the program out last time hit me:
1) it was reported by other community members that Cleanse Uninstaller Pro changes the install dates on programs (reported today as well)
2) some reported that after doing so, it was not possible to use System Restore to fix the problem (haven't seen that one yet today)
the prior giveaway comments were quite helpful, including an appearance from BuBBy...
i think i'll wait before testing this one out...sorry, guys...
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prior giveaway, scroll to the bottom of the comments & check out the one by goodgotdgiveaway before that was BuBBy, Robert, Fubar, & more comments regarding install dates & System Restore
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Robert
StrayCatThanks Violet.
I thought they would have fixed that by now in this new version...
And I noticed it still takes forever and a day launching the program.(Cleanse uninstaller itself displays the correct installation date of each program though)
So.. if someone is feeling adventurous and they should want to try the program ,don't forget to make a restore point prior to installing this software.
Install dates were back to 'normal' using system restore.Sticking with Revo Uninstaller... :)
(32bit only)Posted 14 years ago # -
goodgotd
MemberI'll be giving the Zsoft uninstall a look- I can set restore points manually if I have any qualms, and I haven't done a 'deep' scan using Revo in a long time- I use the 'moderate' scan, which to me seems safer- note my continuing inability to get rid of Paragon's System Backup 2010 without gorking my OS.
I'm about ready to try the m$ installer cleanup utility and hope *it* doesn't eat my lunch.
Thanks for reminding me of the last offering of Cleanse Uninstaller, Violet- I had forgotten about Cleanse Uninstaller adding values to all the programs, so I'm changing my opinion on today's giveaway from 'not worth the effort to try' to 'oh, H, no!'.
In point of fact, I just used the "delete permanently" option in LopeSoft's FileMenu Tools to remove the directory with all contents with extreme prejudice. I'll save a copy of the comments, but that's all.
*really* glad I hadn't installed it anywhere because the morning has gone so rocky- so many times.
Not to mention on the PRODUCT NEWS page, *every* version since 1.2 in 2006 has the dreaded entry of "Minor bug fixes."
I didn't see anything there that made me think the clutter part got taken out, either.
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marykmusic
MemberI got this message after I installed it:
The application failed to initialize properly
{0xc0000135} Click on OK to terminate the application.Too bad - I wanted the Cleanse_Uninstall program. Thanks, Mary
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b4uv1, if you're downloading using IE I'd try clearing your internet cache and re-downloading the file, that might work. With FireFox I've never had an issue with downloads. I don't know about the other browsers (Opera, Chrome, etc.), maybe they have a similar cache issue as IE.
goodgotd, with your issue getting rid of Paragon's System Backup 2010, have you tried monitoring the install with an uninstaller first and then using the uninstaller to uninstall? If the free ones don't do this I'd recommend the 30 day trial of Total Uninstall (http://www.martau.com - by far the most advanced, it's the only one I trust and I use it manically). Be sure to read the options carefully though and you might want to skip it's ability to make a complete backup of what it's uninstalling (or it will!). If you can't re-install, it can analyze the current installation and is amazingly accurate. I actually ended up buying it and like most I like free...
Regards, Damian
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john connor
Memberyou have to have net framework 2 installed for it to work. if you only have 1.1 or not at all this program wont work.
I decided to pass on it for this reason. also revo seems to be good enough for me.Posted 14 years ago # -
Hi, b4uv1, you know that you have to completely unpack the downloaded .zip-file to your desktop or a folder of your choice before you start the installation?
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Before I found Revo, I used MyUninstaller.
This Nir tool doesn't have the same functionality as Revo, but helped me get rid of several remnants the windows uninstaller couldn't delete. Nir uninstaller is compatible with 64-bit systems.
It's a pity, that Revo goes commercial now, though of course very understandable. I miss the old web site. You could find lots of important information there.
I'll use my Revo version as long as possible.
Before I pay for a new uninstaller, I'll check some others, e.g.: Advanced Uninstaller PRO, (my friend recommended it) and hope, that BitsDuJour has a good deal again.
Maybe we even are lucky, and Revo or innovative-sol.com will join the GOTD project?graylox
I remembered, that Cleanse changes the installation dates, so I didn't even try it.
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goodgotd
MemberThanks, helpfullox, I've added it to my list of 'try this out and add to the toolkit' apps.
I'd like to see Pretty Good Solitare or RoboForm here- riiight... in my dreams.
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tekknokat
MemberWhile the topic has been mentioned, might someone explain what versions of .NET Framework are good to have for Vista Home Premium x64 SP2, or Windows 7 Ultimate x64? I thought I had .NET Framework 2 and 3 on Vista, but when I looked in my Programs and Features, it said I had Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP1. In Windows 7 I didn't have .NET Framework at all. Did Windows Update delete .NET 2 in Vista SP 2, or am I thinking in the past to Vista SP 1, or am I remembering XP Pro SP 3 having .NET 1.1 and 2 simultaneously (before an installation of Carbonite online beta backup software destroyed my hard drive and made it inaccessible - why I am looking for a good drive imaging solution, Paragon or Acronis, willing to spend money but would like to try first).
Did Vista get .NET Framework from a Windows Update, or did I intentionally have to go to Microsoft and search for it and install it, like I did with Windows XP Pro? I forget it's been a while, sadly not that long, but my brain is affected by the medical issues, short, medium, long term memory included. Can .NET be installed in Windows 7? What version should I look for? Is .NET Framework the same thing, and .NET Framework 3.5 SP 1 sufficient for applications that require .NET 2 or .NET Framework 2 or earlier to run?
Any amount of knowledge would be appreciated, I'm so limited with time I get to be online anymore, I miss out on getting to research this stuff myself like I used to do 20 hour days, 7 days a week with little sleep, because I enjoy learning Windows and third party software so much. The ulcers on my legs won't allow it, and I'm too unable $$financial wise to switch to a laptop from a desktop PC anytime soon to get online while legs elevated in bed, plus I'm addicted to the processor and RAM of my desktop, laptops with the same specs are outrageous in cost to shrink it all down in size with nice screen, they want too much money. Plus even with the desktops or laptops, it seems like they have better chips in a month to make a brand new one obsolete in less than a few months, it really can't be about having the best, but enjoying what I have as long as I am able to, for me.
I typed this at 2:00 AM in my time, and now it's nearly 5:00 PM, I forgot to Send Post. I hope it works still.
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Anonymous
UnregisteredMicrosoft .NET Framework 1.1
Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 Service Pack 2 Microsoft Corporation 2.2.30729
Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 Service Pack 2 Microsoft Corporation 3.2.30729
Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 Microsoft CorporationIf you fit .NET Framework 2.0 & 3.0 you will get 3.5 by Autoupdate
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9139459/Sneaky_Microsoft_plug_in_puts_Firefox_users_at_risk
Removal instructions for the first part are here:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/963707
This article describes how to remove the .NET Framework Assistant for Firefox from your computer. This article also describes how to update the .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 for the .NET Framework Assistant 1.0 so that the component can be disabled.PS if you Have Firefox check all update be for fiting no Autoupdate and fit or you get the .NET Framework Assistant
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tekknokat
MemberThank you hotdoge3! I will look in to this. Yes, I noticed in my Firefox Add-ons that a .NET Framework Assistant was present in the ever-growing list, and I wondered why it was there and what did I need it for? Thank you for the links. It pays to be informed. And I guess if one is using any of the Internet Explorer based browsers like Avant, or Maxthon 2 which is my current default since 2008 I think, there is no surefire way to protect yourself from this exploit (and all of the others), except to stay with a non Internet Explorer browser. Orca has an interface like Avant which I like, which runs on the Firefox engine, I haven't had time to keep an eye on it's development which was a little too buggy for my taste the last time I tried to use browsers developed by the people who develop both Avant and Orca.
Now Firefox told me the other day I needed to uninstall the Java Deployment Toolkit, and when I Googled the topic, I got articles from tech blogs saying to get rid of it and stop automatic plugin installations, just like the link you gave me advised us to do.
http://www.ghacks.net/2010/04/25/how-to-remove-the-java-deployment-toolkit-from-firefox/
Mine was automatic by the time I opened Firefox, I don't use it very often, so I got a notice I should remove it and if I wanted to Firefox would restart after I clicked the prompt, and I did, and when Firefox reopened, the Java Deployment Toolkit was gone. I still need to update my system to the latest Java, I have old Java 18 in Windows and Internet Explorer, if there is indeed a use for Java outside of just browsers, which I think there is, Firefox was behind a version or two of the regular Java runtime environment for animated applets or whatever else it does, but that could have changed by now, I really keep putting off updating it, last when I checked Firefox was 6_18 and Internet Explorer was 6_20. I know other applications like games and even some office applications use java too, so it's not just browsers now that I think about it.This is why I am so fed up with Google Toolbar and Google Chrome, which always have four or five updates running in my task manager and AppData/Local/Temp folder littered with empty folders that say Google and Update, while I never authorized anything. I always set my Windows Updates, and other third-party software to notify me, let me read about updates, and choose which updates I want to install before they are updated and installed. I have chosen not to install a few Microsoft/Windows updates after reading a cautionary article in a tech publication somewhere, over the past 9 or so years. I wish I had backed up my DRM licenses 5-6 years ago, before I knew my MP3s wouldn't play without them, that was one article I read, but didn't understand the files were stored someplace deep in XP PRO SP 2 C:\\Application and Data files somewhere I can't even remember, and needed to have a diagram in front of me to figure out that I had to move the files in the DRM folder with the MP3s if they were going to play after I moved them, something I didn't need to do before a certain update to Media Player. I think some of these MP3s I owned independently before Media Player even came out with DRM, they were unlicensed MP3s, I don't know how Media Player managed to put licenses on them, others stored in folders I made myself the MP3s were not affected by the DRM restrictions when I moved them. Some licenses I accidently deleted because they were in folders full of junk, and I didn't know I needed to move those licenses into the appropriate folder.
I don't want anything on my system that automatically updates, except for the live updates that come from the anti-virus definitions, with Mc Afee I could authorize them but in hindsight I couldn't see what was in them so I don't know why I ever made them wait for me to click ok, I think I just wanted to keep track that I was actually getting new definitions every day, now I use Norton AV defs are automatic. I get the security free with Comcast so I am not going to complain. The years I did pay for Mc Afee it was a much better product I think, and they included Spam protection in their regular Suite back in the early 2000`s, now it's a seperate annual fee module. I used the free AVG anti-virus and ZoneAlarm Free Firewall with Hackerwatch Community before I got Comcast, they are great if you are trying to cut down on your RAM and processor cycles. Since the new Mc Afee Security Suite, and continuing now Comcast switched us to Norton if we want a free option = hog resources, which make me glad I got this desktop PC a year ago.
Thank you , thank you
hotdoge3
goodgotd
graylox
Do not be offended if your name is not here, you all benefit me with your knowledge, and the time you take to share your knowledge and time, with the forum and me.Posted 14 years ago # -
you're all welcome for the reminder, but i'm the thankful one for your posts after testing... : )
i'm also thankful the GOTD team leaves the prior giveaway comments up for us all...it can be very helpful...
@ Robert--- i was not feeling that adventurous, even with System Restore working!...
@ tekknokat--- there is a long thread about .NET, with a good amount of information and links here:
http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/4327Posted 14 years ago # -
goodgotd
MemberPersonally aside from the 1999 laptop, all my systems have enough HDD space to put all the .net and java versions in as soon as I can (and block/uinstall the Java quickstart and .net Browser helper objects- Noscript handles blocking java per-site until I decide to say it's ok) without being a problem and be done with the pain in the behind runtime setup when I install the OS because so bloody many idiots are tinkertoy programming with the stupid things, and eventually there's gonna be at least one freeware program I'll want to use- So why not get it over with right away?
@ tekknokat- as far as antivirus updates, I might be in the middle of an online gaming session or burning a dvd and not want the update installer to suck up the cpu and ram, not to mention restarting the system... so I tell it not to ask- I update pretty much anytime I sit down to use the computer and avoid slam-stops. the usually-unattended do-long-term-work computers on the lan I let them update without asking, because I don't run things that are priority processes on them.
the laptop I have it ask- it really grinds to a halt, and if I'm answering mail or something like that I lose my train of thoughtif I don't tell it not now..
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