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ZSoft Uninstaller helps keep your PC tidy

ZSoft Uninstaller
The Windows add/remove utility does a pretty crappy job of cleaning up after programs you've uninstalled. That's because it pretty much just relies on the built-in uninstall utilities that software makers package with their programs. And many of those are just sloppy. They might remove the application but leave behind settings and extra documents and folders. And there's a good chance they'll leave behind unnecessary or even problematic Windows registry settings.

ZSoft Uninstaller is an add/remove programs replacement that does a better job of handling uninstallations by seeking out changed registry settings and other gunk and cleaning it up. ZSoft will run the program uninstaller, but it will also prompt you to delete associated files and folders that are left behing. You can also analyze your PC before and after installing a program to detect changes manually.

The program does a decent job of uninstalling applications, but it's not quite as pretty or easy to use as other uninstallers like Revo or Absolute Uninstaller. But there are some nifty options to filter programs by "crapware" or "dead links."

[via Download.com]

Filed under: Utilities, Windows, Freeware

Revo Uninstaller goes portable

Revo Uninstaller 1.4
We've been waffling back and forth for a while trying to decide which application uninstaller is our favorite. Absolute Uninstaller has a batch uninstaller, while Revo Uninstaller has just about everything else you could need, including a junk file cleaner and autorun file manager.

But Revo Uninstaller might be pulling into the lead with the release of version 1.4. This is the first version that comes in portable or installable versions. In other words, you can download a ZIP file containing Revo Uninstaller, throw it on a flash card and take it from PC to PC, making Revo a killer app for optimizing every PC in your home or office.

Other updates in the latest version include:
  • New advanced, safe, and moderate modes when scanning for junk files
  • Added option to start Revo Uninstaller in hunter mode on Windows startup
  • Added automatic creation of system restore point before uninstalling applicaitons
  • Faster operation
You can find more updates in the release notes.
[via CyberNet]

Filed under: Utilities, Windows, Freeware

Windows Add/Remove programs replacements

Uninstallers
If you spend a lot of time trying out new software, you probably also spend a lot of time uninstalling software. And the thing is, Microsoft's add/remove programs applications just don't cut it. From the earliest days of Windows, Microsoft has bundled a handy utility for removing unwanted programs. And every version right up to Windows Vista seems to have a few quirks. The add/remove programs dialog is slow to load, often leaves registry entries behind, and sometimes just misses programs altogether.

Here are a few alternate uninstallers that we've run across. They're all free, and they all claim to be better than the Windows utility in one way or another.

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Forumwarz - a potentially offensive time waster

I pwn UAfter spending the better part of an hour on Forumwarz I still can't decide if it's just sick or if it's kind of fun. It's a bit like a car wreck on the highway. I know I shouldn't be looking but I can't quite turn away.

It's sick, it's twisted, it's the internet on it's worst level and darn it, it's kind of fun. At least for a little while.

Forumwarz is a parody role-playing game that takes place on the internet - or at least the Forumwarz version of it. Your goal is to complete missions that are given to you through a mock up of GoogleTalk called Sentrillion.

Your first "friend" is ShallowEsophagus who begins giving you missions to pwn various forums by being a troll. Depending on the character type you are assigned at start up, you have tools like drooling on the keyboard or bashing your head on the keyboard that you can use to destroy forum threads and eventually, pwn a forum.

Future missions involve buying illegal software from the Russians, pwning more difficult forums and other internet oddness.

Completing missions gives you cash, called Flezz in game, and items that you can pawn or use in other missions. The game is NOT for those easily offended. It's crass, coarse and there are frequent f-bombs in the fake chat sessions.

This is also a game for a more mature audience as it requires you to shop at the Drugs R Fun store to get various concoctions to improve your playing, engage in certain cyber activities to get more Flezz and just generally use a more adult perspective.

If you can get past that, here are the more enjoyable and time-wasting aspects.

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