Comments on: CyberNotes: How to Monitor Software Installations http://cybernetnews.com/cybernotes-how-to-monitor-software-installations/ Technology News Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:29:52 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: The Slasher http://cybernetnews.com/cybernotes-how-to-monitor-software-installations/comment-page-1/#comment-98059 The Slasher Fri, 08 Jun 2007 07:31:15 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2007/06/07/cybernotes-how-to-monitor-software-installations/#comment-98059 What about when you want to uninstall this program? Think about it ;) What about when you want to uninstall this program?

Think about it ;)

]]> By: Ryan http://cybernetnews.com/cybernotes-how-to-monitor-software-installations/comment-page-1/#comment-98040 Ryan Thu, 07 Jun 2007 23:00:17 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2007/06/07/cybernotes-how-to-monitor-software-installations/#comment-98040 <div id="commentquote"><a href="#comment-97997">CoryC wrote:</a><blockquote>Since you have to be prompt with the Before/After scan, what about the files that are updated by Windows or other software that is running?</blockquote></div> Well, you better hope that no other files were edited during that time. :) <div id="commentquote"><a href="#comment-98000">Max wrote:</a><blockquote>Can you run this program for a program you already had installed and removed it? For example, it could scan registry files and then the program files folder and if there is a key in the registry that doesn't have a counterpart in the program files folder, then that means that key was left over from a previous installation and could be removed. Does it do that?</blockquote></div> No, it doesn't do that. That is something that CCleaner does for you though. CoryC wrote:
Since you have to be prompt with the Before/After scan, what about the files that are updated by Windows or other software that is running?

Well, you better hope that no other files were edited during that time. :)

Max wrote:
Can you run this program for a program you already had installed and removed it? For example, it could scan registry files and then the program files folder and if there is a key in the registry that doesn’t have a counterpart in the program files folder, then that means that key was left over from a previous installation and could be removed. Does it do that?

No, it doesn’t do that. That is something that CCleaner does for you though.

]]> By: Max http://cybernetnews.com/cybernotes-how-to-monitor-software-installations/comment-page-1/#comment-98000 Max Thu, 07 Jun 2007 13:44:22 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2007/06/07/cybernotes-how-to-monitor-software-installations/#comment-98000 Can you run this program for a program you already had installed and removed it? For example, it could scan registry files and then the program files folder and if there is a key in the registry that doesn't have a counterpart in the program files folder, then that means that key was left over from a previous installation and could be removed. Does it do that? Can you run this program for a program you already had installed and removed it? For example, it could scan registry files and then the program files folder and if there is a key in the registry that doesn’t have a counterpart in the program files folder, then that means that key was left over from a previous installation and could be removed. Does it do that?

]]> By: CoryC http://cybernetnews.com/cybernotes-how-to-monitor-software-installations/comment-page-1/#comment-97997 CoryC Thu, 07 Jun 2007 12:45:46 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2007/06/07/cybernotes-how-to-monitor-software-installations/#comment-97997 Ashampoo had (maybe still has it) a program that did the same thing. Problem was I didn't always remember to start it before installation. Since you have to be prompt with the Before/After scan, what about the files that are updated by Windows or other software that is running? Ashampoo had (maybe still has it) a program that did the same thing. Problem was I didn’t always remember to start it before installation.

Since you have to be prompt with the Before/After scan, what about the files that are updated by Windows or other software that is running?

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