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KUninstall is a fast, portable uninstaller app for Windows
by Brad Linder Sep 21st 2009 at 1:00PM
KUninstall is a fast new uninstaller that has a few nifty features. First, it's portable, which means you can run the uninstaller without first installing it to your hard drive. Just unzip KUninstall to any folder and then click the executable. It will find a list of installed applications that you can sort by name, version, publisher, or installation date. You can use KUninstall to initiate a program's built in uninstaller, but you can also explorer the program folder and scan for leftover items.
As an added bonus, KUninstall has a process finder/killer. Just click the Finder icon and drag it to any running program. KUninstall will tell you which running process is associated with that program and offer you the option to close the window, kill the process, or uninstall the application.
The KUninstall download server seems to be getting hammered at the moment, but the program is also available for download from Softpedia.
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blogward said 3:23PM on 9-21-2009
Just gives error message "invalid data type for install date", then main window gives no options:|
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dodutils said 3:13AM on 9-22-2009
I also know a small/fast free uninstaller called Safarp, it's old but open source and still works well.
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Sean said 8:00AM on 9-22-2009
Not to be a pain, but Revo Uninstaller is also portable, includes the "Hunter" feature to not only kill processes, but will uninstall the process (if it has an uninstaller) and can also delete it from the your system startup list.
Once again, I wasn't trying to be an pain, but I think this is important to mention too.
However, if KUninstall doesn't require to me to have administrative privileges, I'll be sold.
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dodutils said 8:00AM on 9-22-2009
My mistake, Safarp is already part of of "Absolute Uninstaller, Revo Uninstaller, and CCleaner" article.
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Richard said 5:52AM on 9-22-2009
Can someone please explain why one of these would be better than the Windows uninstaller?
The reason that the Windows one "has a habit of leaving files and registry settings behind after you uninstall a program" is because the uninstall script written by the application author doesn't specifically state that these should be removed.
This is a fault of the author, not of Windows which is simply following instructions!
Any application which deletes stuff not detailed as part of the uninstall script could cause you a boat load of problems down the line - especially if that file was needed by another application, or worse, Windows itself!
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