There’s a little more involved in software removal than you might think. For the most part, software is distributed, which means that parts of the program get installed in one place and other parts of the program get installed elsewhere. That doesn’t include the registry entries that may get made or drivers and libraries that may get installed. Some applications even install toolbars, viewers and plug-ins that work with a browser or mail client. Getting rid of all parts of a program can take a lot of time, especially if you don’t know exactly what the program’s installer did when it loaded the software.

Perfect Uninstaller Is A Problem-Solver

Aside from that, there are software programs that become corrupted and won’t allow themselves to be uninstalled by the system utilities provided with the OS.

Sure, you could manually remove all of the components of a program, as long as you know where they are and have the permissions to get rid of the software. Manually eliminating unwanted software puts the rest of your system at risk, though. You may accidentally delete a file or library that other programs on your computer need. Program components you’ve missed may start generating error messages when you start up or launch a particular application. Editing the registry opens up a whole new class of danger, especially for the inexperienced user.

With Perfect Uninstaller, you don’t have to worry about any of these things. Perfect Uninstaller will remove the software you no longer want in its entirety. Perfect Uninstaller will remove registry entries, drivers, libraries and other components that go along with the software you’re eliminating. Perfect Uninstaller also removes software that’s been so corrupted that it can’t be seen or removed by the Add/Remove Programs tool.

In addition, Perfect Uninstaller creates a backup of your PC system files and enables you to restore your system to a previous version should your system become unstable after you’ve removed software. Perfect Uninstaller also removes all of those annoying toolbars that applications can add to your system. With Perfect Uninstaller, unwanted software is as good as gone!

Perfect Uninstaller is simple to use. Download the program files, run the installer and you’re ready to start cleaning up your disk. The simple user interface allows you to target any file or application on your disk and a single click will make it all go away.

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It’s hard to improve upon perfection, which is why I use Perfect Uninstaller for all of my software removal requirements. Perfect Uninstaller is the best third-party software removal tool I’ve found to date. Perfect Uninstaller doesn’t accept the same limitations that the built-in Add/Remove Programs tool does, so it doesn’t take “No” for an answer.

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The Add/Remove Programs tool has some limitations that make it less than ideal when it comes to software removal. First, it doesn’t “see” every application in the file tree. Perfect Uninstaller sees everything – applications, files, libraries and anything else that’s listed in your file system. The Add/Remove Programs tool doesn’t always remove the files it does see. “Components” like Web browsers and chat clients that were “designed” to work with the operating system aren’t easily removed. Except when you use Perfect Uninstaller.

Perfect Uninstaller removes whatever you tell it to remove, without question and without hesitation. Perfect Uninstaller works to get every trace of the applications you no longer want. It’s also a great tool to help clean up after a viral infection has hit your file system.

Perfect Uninstaller doesn’t give up. When an application doesn’t go peacefully on the first attempt, Perfect Uninstaller offers a built-in hammer known as Force Uninstall, which forcibly removes the program from your hard disk. Force Uninstall works until all of the offending files have been removed from your computer. It won’t quit working until every scrap of the program has been removed from the computer.

Don’t think that Perfect Uninstaller will forget about your registry either because it won’t. Perfect Uninstaller removes registry entries that are associated with the files you want to remove, so nothing … not one thing… is left behind. Perfect Uninstaller really is the perfect uninstaller.

Installation is very easy. Simply download the program and run the Setup.exe file. Perfect Uninstaller installs itself and is ready to go in an instant. You’ll find Perfect Uninstaller is easy to understand and use. Open the program, select the file or files you want removed from the interface and press the button. Perfect Uninstaller begins to work immediately and doesn’t stop until all traces of your unwanted software are gone.

When you work with PCs regularly, like I do, you learn quickly that there are a few indispensable tools you need. One of my “indispensables” is Perfect Uninstaller.

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Finding software for your computer is simple. With open source software, freeware and shareware, you can often find the software you need at the right price, too. Removing software isn’t always so easy. Some software gets left behind on your computer when the Add/Remove Programs tool doesn’t work completely or correctly. Sometimes software gets damaged and seemingly can’t be removed. Sometimes, software doesn’t want to be removed, and in still other cases, software (like viruses, spyware, adware and other malware) just makes a big mess.

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Saying goodbye to software isn’t always an easy proposition with Windows. Software components are written all over the computer, so getting rid of software isn’t as simple as throwing it in the Recycle Bin. You can do that, but that won’t get rid of the software, and just might earn you an unending stream of error messages from the computer, which will waste time looking for software you thought you got rid of.

The Add/Remove Programs tool doesn’t always catch stray software, either. Nothing is more frustrating than wanting to get rid of a software installation and finding out that the Add/Remove Programs tool doesn’t see the same things you see. How do you get rid of software that won’t go away?

When this happens to me, (and it happens more than I would like) I use Perfect Uninstaller. As a professional, I don’t have time to diagnose the reasons that the Add/Remove Programs tool isn’t working on a particular software package. There are also a whole set of program components that don’t want to be gotten rid of. Just as I don’t have time to find out why a certain program can’t be uninstalled, I don’t have time to argue with the computer about what software stays and what software goes.

When I use Perfect Uninstaller, I can be assured that the software I want removed will be removed. Instantly. Completely. Immediately. The software is easy to use. I simply open the application and choose the target software from the complete list that Perfect Uninstaller provides. I press a button and the software is removed, along with all of the components that were installed with it.

Perfect Uninstaller sees the programs that the Add/Remove Programs tool misses. It also removes them without question. In a few stubborn cases, the software won’t go. Perfect Uninstaller has a plan for those applications, too. Force Uninstall removes those stubborn programs completely. It keeps working until the application is completely removed. At the end of the day, that’s what I want, and I suspect it’s what you want, too.

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Windows users have long been familiar with the concept of malicious software. Viruses, malware, spyware and other not-so-goodies are written specifically to target flaws in the Microsoft operating system. In response, Microsoft released the Malicious Software Removal Tool, an integrated part of the Windows operating system. The software removal tool is designed to target the most serious threats to the Windows operating system.

How Does The Malicious Software Removal Tool Rate?

The Malicious Software Removal Tool is updated by Microsoft once each month, so that should tell you that the software removal tool is meant as a stop-gap rather than a primary line of defense. The Malicious Software Removal Tool isn’t a real-time anti-virus or anti-malware tool, though it will remove selected virus and malware infections. Unfortunately for some users, the Malicious Software Removal Tool is the only defense they use. Monthly updates are relatively infrequent for anti-virus and anti-malware packages, and sometimes, anti-virus removal/protection requires immediate action.

Should you rely on MSRT? It’s probably not a bad idea to run the tool. If you have no other A/V software, then running the MSRT is probably a given in your situation. (Something is always better than nothing when it comes to anti-virus software.)

Malicious Software Removal Tool does have the advantage of being free, and the updates are fee as well. Most other anti-virus software packages require you to license the base product and then pay for periodic updates for virus definitions. The virus definitions are what determine how effective (and up-to-date) your anti-virus protection is, so it’s not sufficient to license the base product and move on. The MSRT also runs in the background and will inform you of new infections it knows about.

Removing viruses isn’t part of Microsoft’s core business, however the company at least acknowledges that keeping up with the ever-growing amount of malware is tedious and time-consuming, and may tempt users to look at less lucrative targets like Apple or Linux as an option. With a regular (read: predictable) update schedule, however, I’d be somewhat concerned that malware producers may try to “time” their releases to maximize the amount of time between their malware release and the release of updated Malicious Software Removal Tool definitions in an effort to extend the run of new malware.

With the prevalence of malware “in the wild” having Malicious Software Removal Tool operational (it works for Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003 and Windows 2000) on your computer is better than having defunct anti-virus protection or worse, nothing at all.