"I have read that if there is an uninstall with the program you shouldn't use add/remove"
well i'm glad you got the darn thing off your computer, and that daughter is still breathing. <g>
as for the preferable method of uninstalling, i just got into a discussion with someone about that very subject recently. when i commented that i always look for an uninstall feature within the program itself and only use add/remove as a secondary choice, or last resort, this person proceeded to lecture me on the errors of my ways in not using the ORTHODOX method of removing programs (yes, he even used caps), which he said is add/remove.
funny thing was, as much as i embrace that theory and practice, i was hard pressed to come up with any articles or advice from noted pc gurus or columnists, recommending the use of uninstall features within programs.
i admit, i didn't search the net long and hard for supporting data, and i did find plenty of examples of programs that are explicit in their instructions to NOT USE add/remove, but still i would have liked to been able to point to some list of "rules" somewhere that clearly stated, Don't Use Add/Remove Unless You Have No Other Choice. i found myself thinking, well everybody knows that windows doesn't do such a hot job of removing programs and everybody knows windows leaves program remnants here and there when you use add/remove.... but apparently this guy didn't know that, and telling him that everyone knows it would have sounded weak.
patricia, if you aren't already using a good registry cleaning utility, may i recommend RegCleaner4.3 ( vtoy.fi )...
"RegCleaner is an easy to use program. With RegCleaner you can easily get rid of those old and obsolete registry entries created by software that you have destroyed ages ago. And by easily, I mean easily. You don't have to be any expert to use this program."
it really is easy and imo, it does its job of keeping things cleaned out. it is freeware, too.
:)
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