Perfect Uninstaller is fast becoming my favorite software removal tool. Why? It removes software fully and carefully at the same time. What you no longer want is removed, and what you need gets left behind.

Breaking Up Is Hard To Do

Removing software doesn’t sound like a high-powered task and it shouldn’t be, but often it is. Take the case of a suite of software programs. Often software suites use related components, so removing one part of the suite may have negative consequences for the suite-mates left behind.

The Add/Remove Programs tool doesn’t always get these relationships, so removing one part of a software suite can either have disastrous consequences can turn out to be completely ineffective at removing the software. In some cases, the software manufacturer may claim that a certain portion of its software is “integral” to the function of other software in its suite, and will try to disallow the removal of any part of the software suite.

That’s where a program like Perfect Uninstaller comes in. Perfect Uninstaller understands the software on your computer, including software suites. It removes what you want removed and leaves the portions of code that other software relies on alone.

Perfect Uninstaller works tirelessly to remove unwanted software, including those packages that the Add/Remove Programs tool can’t see or can’t touch. Unlike the Add/Remove Programs tool, Perfect Uninstaller doesn’t rely strictly on the installation logs for direction. Perfect Uninstaller can detect software components without needing the installation log. This frees Perfect Uninstaller to remove what it finds cleanly and completely.

Perfect Uninstaller doesn’t play favorites either. If the file is one the computer, Perfect Uninstaller can see it and remove it. This is a great way to get rid of stubborn or corrupted applications that seem to get stuck and hang around forever.

Perfect Uninstaller doesn’t leave any stone unturned. Perfect Uninstaller will back up the registry and then remove all entries related to the target program. With Perfect Uninstaller, gone is gone.

For those programs that Perfect Uninstaller can’t remove completely on the first try, there’s Force Uninstall, a component of Perfect Uninstaller that will work endlessly until the target software is gone for good. Why not just start with Force Uninstall? In the vast majority of cases, forceful removal of software isn’t necessary, but it’s good to know that Perfect Uninstaller offers the option, and that the option works!

I recommend Perfect Uninstaller because it works, and in today’s demanding IT environment, that says a lot!

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Last fall, I purchased a Sandisk Cruzer 8GB flash drive to enable me to make a quick backup of files stored on my primary work computer. I do have a more rigorous backup plan for my primary workstation, but I also periodically travel, and I like to have access to my files. The Sandisk Cruzer was the right size and the right price, so I bought it. The drive came with U3 “Smart software” installed, along with a few other files when I first plugged it into my computer. Tags: removing applications, removing software, uninstalling applications

If you’ve just purchased a new computer, you’ll probably note that it comes with a lot of applications pre-loaded onto your computer. You may or may not want these applications; in many cases, the demo version works for a limited period of time – perhaps 30 or even 90 days. Once the demo period is expired, the application may stop working, or worse, it may generate pop-up messages periodically telling you that your free usage period is finished. Acquiring this software was easy, since it came pre-loaded on the computer you purchased. Removing software may not be as easy, however.

Software Uninstallers Don’t Always Work

Getting rid of programs may be more difficult than it seems. Programs sometimes have a hidden file structure that will prevent you from removing software. These hidden file structures may make it seem as though the software re-installs itself every time you reboot. This can be exasperating because no matter what you do, the software just seems to re-appear again and again and again.

That’s why I use Perfect Uninstaller to remove unwanted software from a computer. Perfect Uninstaller installs easily and offers a simple software removal interface. If a file is on your computer, Perfect Uninstaller will show it in its control pane. You select the application you want removed and Perfect Uninstaller goes to work. It continues to work until your file is gone, gone, gone.

Perfect Uninstaller finds all of the files associated with an application, hidden or not. It also finds all of the registry entries, libraries and support files associated with the application. Everything is targeted for removal and everything goes. Perfect Uninstaller also backs up the registry before it starts making changes, so you can restore a previous version of the registry if something isn’t working right after you’ve removed a piece of software.

Perfect Uninstaller works hard to find and remove the unwanted software components on your computer, as well as the leftovers that can cause persistent error messages and other problems like crashes. With Perfect Uninstaller, you can keep your system clean. You can also be sure that your system will be free of the software you didn’t ask for, don’t use and don’t want.

For those special cases, (and there are a few), where Perfect Uninstaller doesn’t get everything on the first pass, there is a built-in option called Force Uninstall. Force Uninstall doesn’t take “No” for an answer, and works until ever trace of the unwanted software is gone.

Perfect Uninstaller is reliable, accurate, easy-to-use, fast and complete. Nothing is left to chance and nothing is left behind.

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Have you ever lived with a roommate who didn’t share your sense of “neatness?” Either the roommate would leave everything behind, seemingly oblivious to the fact that living neatly has its benefits, or you might be the offender, and be left feeling like you couldn’t keep up with your roommate’s sense of order no matter how hard you tried. In the world of software, most programs have a specific sense of “order” that’s been written into them by software designers who spend a lot of time thinking about how things should be, right down to the software uninstallation.

And Then There Are The Rest…
Then, there are the programs that don’t have that sense of order. These software programs don’t care about what libraries have gotten overwritten, what’s been entered into the registry, or what the impact of this mess is on the user. You can imagine, therefore, that the designers haven’t devoted much thought to what happens when you want to get rid of the software.

Consequently, you may be left with software that installed easily enough, but is impossible to get rid of. Some malicious software, like root kits, viruses and malware, don’t get the star treatment when it comes to program design, so they tend to leave a lot of damage in their wake. Getting rid of malware can be an exercise in frustration, and sometimes requires special removal tools.

Good anti-virus software will be able to remove most malware infections. A/V software tends to be pretty methodical about removing the pernicious programs and their associated files, but that doesn’t mean that every A/V program gets every piece of software every time. For really tough removal problems, you need a program that is designed to “seek and destroy” the software you don’t want.

I have often recommended Perfect Uninstaller for really tough cases, but as a professional technician, I find that the software that works as expected each time I use it earns a special place in my toolkit. When a software becomes so reliable at what it does, when you know …. really know that you’re going to get what you need from it…, it becomes an indispensable tool. Perfect Uninstaller has earned this designation with me. I can remove even the most stubborn programs – good and bad – from a computer with just a few simple clicks of the mouse.

Perfect Uninstaller makes everything available for removal and then removes it. There are no files that are hidden or grayed out on the user interface. If a file is on your computer, Perfect Uninstaller will allow you to remove it, and in my very busy professional life, having a highly reliable tool is worth every penny.

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