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Ashampoo® UnInstaller Suite

Monitor and remove Windows® applications. COMPLETELY.

Monitor and remove Windows® applications. COMPLETELY.

As its name suggests, Ashampoo UnInstaller Suite's primary function is to remove or 'uninstall' applications from Windows® systems. The question is, why should this be necessary at all? Why do you need a special program? Why can't you just delete an application you like you can delete a file?

The full answer to this question could fill a book. In a nutshell, you need it because modern Windows® applications are very complicated "beasts". They include large numbers of files that are often saved in many different places, not just in the application's own program directory. In addition to this they also have even larger numbers of settings, sometimes hundreds, which they record in Windows' central database, known as the Windows® Registry.

It’s even worse:
Many of the program files used by applications are often 'shared' with other applications. These files contain universal functions that many Windows' programs refer to for common tasks. Even though these files are listed as 'belonging' to an application, if you delete any of them when you remove one application, another application may cease to work.

Why programs' own uninstallers usually don't do the complete job?
Nowadays almost all programs provide an uninstalling facility, at the very least with an entry in the Add/Remove Programs section in the Windows® Control Panel. The trouble is, these facilities normally only include the absolute minimum functionality. Most of them leave large numbers of "orphaned" registry entries, settings and files scattered all over your system, like tourists who leave all their rubbish in the woods after a picnic. (If you're interested you can use Ashampoo UnInstaller Suite in Expert Mode to test the performance of other uninstallers.)

Why is this?
Let's face it, programmers don't want you to remove their programs. Also, writing a good uninstaller is a lot of work that doesn't add to the functionality of an application, so most programmers don't bother. They choose to play it safe, leaving everything you don't see intact.

How does Ashampoo UnInstaller Suite do the job?
Ashampoo UnInstaller Suite works by creating two "snapshots" of your system, one before you install an application and another one directly afterwards. These snapshots record the entire status of your computer system, including all registry entries, the locations, dates, sizes and versions of all files and the content of each configuration file. Getting this right is extremely complicated, and Ashampoo UnInstaller Suite does this difficult job very, very well.

After creating the second snapshot the program then compares it with the first and records all the differences in a special file called an "installation log file", or "log file" for short.

When you tell Ashampoo UnInstaller Suite to uninstall the application it loads this log file and uses the information it contains to restore everything on your system to the way it was before you installed the application. New files, directories and registry entries are deleted. Changed registry entries are restored to the values they had before you installed the program. If you use the File Backup feature (only available in Expert Mode) you can even restore any original files that were overwritten during the application's installation.

What Else Can You Do with This Program?

Ashampoo UnInstaller Suite does much more than just uninstalling applications under Windows®. This powerful program features a whole range of other powerful integrated modules making it an indispensable tool for any Windows® user:

Creative uses for the monitoring and comparing functions:
Since Ashampoo UnInstaller Suite can compare and reverse all the changes made to your system between two defined points in time you can do much more with the monitoring and comparing functions than just uninstall applications! For example, you can use them to find out where and how programs store their settings - you just need to compare the changes to the files and registry before and after the program does its work.

Or you can use Ashampoo UnInstaller Suite as a safety net when you are experimenting with configuration and registry settings - just save your configuration before making changes, create a log file after making the changes. This allows you to revert to the original state if the new settings don't work. The possibilities are endless! (This feature is available in Expert Mode only!)

• Find and delete duplicate files
• Find and delete temporary files
• Find and delete empty folders
• Manage and delete fonts
• Eliminate your Internet trail

Ashampoo UnInstaller Suite is 100% ready for Windows® XP.
All features of all modules are supported in all Windows® versions, including Windows® 95, 98, Me, NT4, 2000 and XP!

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