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Question

uninstall programs that wont uninstall

Feb 16, 2014 6:42PM PST

I have a program (7zip). that l cannot uninstall for some reason from the normal method of uninstall program feature in win 7.
Even tried restore to an earlier date.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

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try using
Feb 16, 2014 6:54PM PST

free version of Revo Uninstaller . Go to their site ,revouninstaller.com and avoid Download.com's Doucheware

Digger

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Remove Nasty Traces
Mar 6, 2014 12:36AM PST
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Keep in mind traces are usually nothing to worry about.
Mar 6, 2014 2:33AM PST

There are two groups that seem to go ballistic over traces. You can add the others I didn't list here.

1. OCD. These folk can be found cruising the file folders and registry to remove anything they don't know about. Really great news for service counters across the world.

2. Folk that use a 30 day demo and want another 30 days.
I don't mind this use but I find that such use is like asking me to help jack a car. My view is obvious on that one.
Bob

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yes, "usually"
Mar 6, 2014 10:07AM PST

Thanks for the insight!

Expecting "life-changing" improvements from using such programs (or any program really) is a bit over the top, but the improvements are there and every little tweak matters specially for people who cannot afford to upgrade an aging machine (not to say this is the case here Wink ).

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That sounds like those gamers.
Mar 6, 2014 10:10AM PST

They'll spend weeks tweaking for one more FPS. The improvements I've seen by cleaning up traces have ranges from non-existent to marginal.

But gamers give 4 pints per 1 FPS.
Bob

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Exactly!
Mar 6, 2014 10:21AM PST

Haha! You described my husband perfectly.

Cheers!