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| Thread ID: 39653 | 2003-11-13 03:34:00 | Software which tracks what is installed | somebody (208) | Press F1 |
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| 191491 | 2003-11-13 03:34:00 | I'm regularly frustrated when I install software, and when I uninstall it, it leaves traces of the program left on my computer. It seems to make my computer run slower than usual, and since I regularly try (and then decide I don't like) software and then uninstall it, my computer can get quite cluttered with remains of programs (random files in the Windows directory). Is there such a program out there which tracks every file/registry entry which is "installed" onto my computer, so that it can remove them afterwards? I know a program like that can be used for criminal purposes (eg. software piracy - to some extent), however that is not what I intend to use it for. I may be stepping on a very thin line asking a question like this - but please don't take it the wrong way. |
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| 191492 | 2003-11-13 03:36:00 | I know it is possible to simply create a drive image of my hard drive and restore it whenever I please, but it is a hassle. | somebody (208) | ||
| 191493 | 2003-11-13 03:40:00 | That's a perfectly reasonable and legal requirement. :D It ought to be bloody compulsory. I'm pretty sure there are such things ... but it must be a diabolically difficult thing to get right, becuase the target keeps moving --- the OS is modifying itself all the time --- the worst culprit being that damned registry. | Graham L (2) | ||
| 191494 | 2003-11-13 03:44:00 | System mechanic does exactly that. | metla (154) | ||
| 191495 | 2003-11-13 03:53:00 | It does??? -[Finds demo verison on CD...]- |
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| 191496 | 2003-11-13 03:59:00 | Also managed to stumble upon this: www.epsilonsquared.com Still downloading it though. |
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