I just leave the default settings, that means when it uninstall it choose the “moderate” way, you can choose a higher level (but here you have to be sure on what you delete). I recommend you to choose the “moderate” in the start.

Good luck :O)

Have a nice day :O)

You should also scan for text in files that contain keywords, like the program’s name. Some progs create .ini or .inf files that cause this problem. The file itself might have a different name, but the name of the program might be inside the file. These files can be opened with notepad to see if it refers to your prog. Copy the file elsewhere and rename it (so you can put it back if it’s not the culprit). The free prog Agent Ransack can help here. You can also do it via Windows “Search”, but I trust Agent Ransack more. Enable “show hidden files”before you do this.

You say Registry Detective costs $7.99USD, but everywhere it says its free, thats why I was looking for it. Went back to PCMag and understand now – in fact its “free” for subscribers only … Darn! :(

Been trying to uninstall a particular program for sometime (several months), nothing works, so not sure that one would do it either.
After Revo I even edited the Registry by hand and that pesky thing seems to be totally gone yet the new version still finds “something” somewhere, cause it refuses to install.
On a MS forum, someone suggested Windows Install Clean Up, which I tried too, but didn’t resolve the problem.
Even moved folders, older setup.exe, plugins, bookmarks to an external, to make sure there was nothing left!! Arghhhh
That’s why I’m guessing it has to be Registry entries hidden deep, otherwise it makes no sense!!!!!

I’ll go try your other progs see if any does the trick. Hope I understand how they work as I don’t know any of them. I get very very stressed whenever I need to go into the Registry, as I dunno much about this tech stuff.
I’ll let you know how it goes.

For Regdelnull, do you mean I need to first uninstall w Revo, then use it to see if it finds anything left, right?

Thanks Again

Many Thanks for the Hunter Mode info, I had forgotten about that!

Also, been trying to find the «Registry Detective» you referred to, but every link is a dead end :(
Do you per chance know were I could download it?

I think (I hope!!) it could help get rid of that problem app I’ve been trying to delete.
I already tried doing it manually, but there must be stuff hidden quite deep, cause the new version still refuses to install. If I could find *everything* in the Registry, I think that would do it.

TIA

Been using Revo for quite awhile, its consistent and does the job well cleaning up junk & leftovers.

I recently discovered Windows Installer CleanUp Utility on a forum, as I’ve been trying to get rid of a pesky app that refuses to be deleted!
But it didn’t work either :(

I’ll try AppRemover next, see how it goes.

Ciao

I wish you a good sunday

After reading the help file online, it seems that this feature basically adds the ability to select and remove software not listed in Revo’s normal uninstall list. I have tested “Hunter Mode” and found that it is useful, but not very effective – presumably because there is less system information available about these “unlisted” programs.

I have also found that Revo Uninstaller, although more effective than other apps, rarely cleans up everything. I used Registry Detective to search the registry and it found “leftovers” after programs had been uninstalled with Revo. A “date created” search also, occasionally, found a stray folder or file left behind in an obscure place. This is probably not of any concern, except in rare cases where a leftover file could affect the installation or functionality of another program or for perfectionists who habitually use level indicators to check if their monitors are, indeed, positioned 100% upright :-)

It’s a pity that programmers often neglect the help section, after putting much effort into the program itself (this statement is not aimed at Revo, but at programmers in general).