https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/tweakram-6-5/ en Mon, 07 Sep 2009 07:11:46 +0000 hourly 1 FeedWriter https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/tweakram-6-5/#comment-98399 Mon, 07 Sep 2009 03:11:46 -0400 https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/tweakram-6-5/#comment-98399 https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/tweakram-6-5/#comment-98398 Sun, 06 Sep 2009 19:27:36 -0400 https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/tweakram-6-5/#comment-98398 https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/tweakram-6-5/#comment-98397 Sun, 06 Sep 2009 19:15:28 -0400 https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/tweakram-6-5/#comment-98397 https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/tweakram-6-5/#comment-98396 Sun, 06 Sep 2009 15:44:25 -0400 https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/tweakram-6-5/#comment-98396 https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/tweakram-6-5/#comment-98395 "I am not installing any of these programs anymore-I have 3 so far that did NOT remove what they installed. Causing all kinds of problems- with the uninstalls." Every time you install software, there are changes to Windows' registry. If these changes bother you, there are a few things you can do... In XP you can use ERUNT, in Vista & 7, set a Restore Point, either way you back up the registry. If you don't like what you just installed, restore the registry back to the way it was. In XP 32 & Vista 32 [not sure about 64 bit] you can run RegShot to monitor & save a list of any changes. InstallWatch Pro is a free app that goes further, & works in XP & Vista 32 (maybe more versions of Windows as well?). It's more work than restoring a backup of your registry, since you have to edit the registry manually to get rid of anything, but it gives you a record should you want to uninstall a week, or month, or year later when your registry backup is no longer good. If you don't mind the work, Universal Extractor expands the files in many set-up programs, often allowing you to skip the actual installation routine, where BTW most registry changes happen. What I often do in XP Pro SP3 32 is use Universal Extractor, then do a registry backup with ERUNT, then take a snapshot using RegShot, then start & close the extracted app. Taking a 2nd snapshot & clicking the Compare button in RegShot tells me what changes the program itself made to the registry. If the changes aren't excessive, & the app works OK, cool -- if not I can either run the install, or choose to not use the app & restore the backup.]]> Sun, 06 Sep 2009 14:22:07 -0400 https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/tweakram-6-5/#comment-98395 https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/tweakram-6-5/#comment-98394 Sun, 06 Sep 2009 14:04:33 -0400 https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/tweakram-6-5/#comment-98394 https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/tweakram-6-5/#comment-98393 Sun, 06 Sep 2009 13:36:46 -0400 https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/tweakram-6-5/#comment-98393 https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/tweakram-6-5/#comment-98392 Sun, 06 Sep 2009 13:32:27 -0400 https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/tweakram-6-5/#comment-98392 https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/tweakram-6-5/#comment-98391 Sun, 06 Sep 2009 12:30:43 -0400 https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/tweakram-6-5/#comment-98391 https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/tweakram-6-5/#comment-98390 Sun, 06 Sep 2009 12:06:08 -0400 https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/tweakram-6-5/#comment-98390