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Just waiting on my new Win 7 / 64 bit box ( upgrading from an XP machine )
and I was wondering about the * best * method of keeping things clean and tidy when attempting to install software that might not be compatible ? I don't want to image the drive each time , so if I created a restore point , ran the installer and found it wasn't compatible or wouldn't run successfully for some reason , would uninstalling and rolling back to the restore point do a semi decent job of avoiding ' clutter ' ? TIA |
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"Sparky" wrote in message ... Just waiting on my new Win 7 / 64 bit box ( upgrading from an XP machine ) and I was wondering about the * best * method of keeping things clean and tidy when attempting to install software that might not be compatible ? I don't want to image the drive each time , so if I created a restore point , ran the installer and found it wasn't compatible or wouldn't run successfully for some reason , would uninstalling and rolling back to the restore point do a semi decent job of avoiding ' clutter ' ? TIA A system restore only replaces system files and parts of the registry, so any remains of third-party software will still be there. I use an uninstall program, Total Uninstall, before every software install. http://www.martau.com/ There are others, like Revo Uninstaller, which is free but has no x64 support yet. If you do a lot of software installing/un-installing then this sort of program will keep the junk to a minimum. |
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On Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:42:58 -0800, "Sparky" wrote:
Just waiting on my new Win 7 / 64 bit box ( upgrading from an XP machine ) and I was wondering about the * best * method of keeping things clean and tidy when attempting to install software that might not be compatible ? I don't want to image the drive each time , so if I created a restore point , ran the installer and found it wasn't compatible or wouldn't run successfully for some reason , would uninstalling and rolling back to the restore point do a semi decent job of avoiding ' clutter ' ? Three points: 1. Unless you install very old software (older than Windows XP), the chances of it being not compatible with Windows 7 are very small. 2. Simply uninstalling an application you don't want may leave a few unneeded registry entries, but those don't hurt you at all, and there's no reason to be concerned about them. There's no real need to do a Systems Restore. 3. If you do run System Restore, it will get rid of unneeded registry entries, but may leave an occasional other piece of what was installed. So in my view, you don't need to do any of this, and I don't recommend it. -- Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003 Please Reply to the Newsgroup |
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"Ken Blake, MVP" wrote in message ... On Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:42:58 -0800, "Sparky" wrote: Just waiting on my new Win 7 / 64 bit box ( upgrading from an XP machine ) and I was wondering about the * best * method of keeping things clean and tidy when attempting to install software that might not be compatible ? I don't want to image the drive each time , so if I created a restore point , ran the installer and found it wasn't compatible or wouldn't run successfully for some reason , would uninstalling and rolling back to the restore point do a semi decent job of avoiding ' clutter ' ? Three points: 1. Unless you install very old software (older than Windows XP), the chances of it being not compatible with Windows 7 are very small. 2. Simply uninstalling an application you don't want may leave a few unneeded registry entries, but those don't hurt you at all, and there's no reason to be concerned about them. There's no real need to do a Systems Restore. 3. If you do run System Restore, it will get rid of unneeded registry entries, but may leave an occasional other piece of what was installed. So in my view, you don't need to do any of this, and I don't recommend it. -- Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003 Please Reply to the Newsgroup Thanks for the input....much appreciated |
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On Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:20:26 -0800, "Sparky" wrote:
"Ken Blake, MVP" wrote in message ... On Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:42:58 -0800, "Sparky" wrote: Just waiting on my new Win 7 / 64 bit box ( upgrading from an XP machine ) and I was wondering about the * best * method of keeping things clean and tidy when attempting to install software that might not be compatible ? I don't want to image the drive each time , so if I created a restore point , ran the installer and found it wasn't compatible or wouldn't run successfully for some reason , would uninstalling and rolling back to the restore point do a semi decent job of avoiding ' clutter ' ? Three points: 1. Unless you install very old software (older than Windows XP), the chances of it being not compatible with Windows 7 are very small. 2. Simply uninstalling an application you don't want may leave a few unneeded registry entries, but those don't hurt you at all, and there's no reason to be concerned about them. There's no real need to do a Systems Restore. 3. If you do run System Restore, it will get rid of unneeded registry entries, but may leave an occasional other piece of what was installed. So in my view, you don't need to do any of this, and I don't recommend it. -- Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003 Please Reply to the Newsgroup Thanks for the input....much appreciated You're welcome. Glad to help. -- Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003 Please Reply to the Newsgroup |
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