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- MyUninstaller v1.30
- Copyright (c) 2003 - 2004 Nir Sofer
- Web Site: http://www.nirsoft.net
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- Description
- ===========
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- MyUninstaller is an alternative utility to the standard Add/Remove applet
- of Windows operating system. It displays the list of all installed
- application, and allows you to uninstall an application, delete an
- uninstall entry, and save the list of all installed applications into a
- text file or HTML file.
- MyUninstaller also provides additional information for most installed
- applications that the standard Add/Remove applet doesn't display: product
- name, company, version, uninstall string, installation folder and more.
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- Important Notice
- ================
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- When you uninstall a software, MyUninstaller utility is not directly
- responsible to the uninstall process. MyUninstaller simply run the
- uninstall module provided by the software that you want to uninstall. So,
- if from some reason the uninstall process fails, you should contact the
- author of the software that you want to uninstall, not to the author of
- MyUninstaller.
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- Versions History
- ================
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- 26/10/2004
- 1.30
-
- * New Column: Installer. Displays the name of the installer software
- that is used to install/uninstall the program.
- * New Column: Root Key.
- * New Option: Don't Load Icons. If you use this option, the icons of
- each uninstall entry won't be loaded, but MyUninstaller will load the
- entries faster than before.
- * New Option: Mark New Installations. Mark all new installations with
- yellow color. The mark is removed after making a refresh (F5). Works
- only in quick mode.
- * New Option: Advanced Mode - for power users only !!
- Allows you to delete and uninstall multiple items at once.
- * New Option: Select another font. Allows you to view all uninstall
- entries in any font you like.
- * Fixed translation problems: filters list, N/A string
- * A little improvement in analyzing algorithm.
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- 23/03/2004
- 1.20
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- * Quick Mode: Allows you to load MyUninstaller much faster, by saving
- all installed software information into a special ini file, and load it
- when it needed.
- * New column: 'Registry Key'. Displays the name of the uninstall
- Registry key.
- * Translation: Allows you to easily translate MyUninstaller to other
- languages.
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- 03/11/2003
- 1.11
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- * MyUninstaller now also displays the installed software of the current
- logged on user (under HKEY_CURRENT_USER key)
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- 20/10/2003
- 1.10
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- * Find dialog-box - allows you to easily find the uninstall entry that
- you are looking for.
- * When you save the installed applications information to text/HTML
- file, the order of fields in the saved file is the same as the order of
- columns that you select to display.
- * View HTML report of installed applications.
- * Choose Columns Dialog-Box.
- * Save installed applications information to XML file.
- * Added support for quiet uninstall. (QuietUninstallString in the
- Registry)
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- 07/06/2003
- 1.00
- First Release
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- License
- =======
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- This utility is released as freeware for personal and non-commercial use.
- You are allowed to freely distribute this utility via floppy disk,
- CD-ROM, Internet, or in any other way, as long as you don't charge
- anything for this. If you distribute this utility, you must include all
- files in the distribution package, without any modification !
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- Disclaimer
- ==========
-
- The software is provided "AS IS" without any warranty, either expressed
- or implied, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of
- merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. The author will not
- be liable for any special, incidental, consequential or indirect damages
- due to loss of data or any other reason.
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- Using MyUninstaller
- ===================
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- The MyUninstaller utility is a standalone executable. It doesn't require
- any installation process or additional DLL's. Just copy the executable
- file to any folder you want, and run it.
- After your run it, MyUninstaller loads the list of the installed
- applications from the Registry, and gathers information about each
- installation item. The loading and analyzing process might take between 5
- and 15 seconds and even more, depending on your hardware, operating
- system, and the quantity of the installed application on your computer.
- After the analyzing process is finished, MyUninstaller displays the
- details of all installed applications on your computer. Be aware that
- some columns, like version, product name, company and others, are
- displayed for most installed applications, but not for all of them. In
- rare cases, It's also possible that wrong information about an installed
- application will be displayed.
- The following table provides basic information about each available
- column:
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- Entry Name
- The entry name of the installed application as it appears in the Registry.
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- Registry Key
- The key name of the installed application in the Registry.
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- Product Name
- The name of the product. This information is extracted from the
- executable of the installed application.
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- Version
- The version of the product. This information is extracted from the
- executable or from the Registry entry of the installed application.
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- Company
- The company or the author that created the application. This information
- is extracted from the executable or from the Registry entry of the
- installed application.
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- Description
- The description of the product. This information is extracted from the
- executable of the installed application.
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- Obsolete
- If the value in this column is "Yes", the uninstall entry is probably
- obsolete, and the application is no longer installed on your computer.
-
- Uninstall
- Tells you whether the application provides an uninstall support. If the
- value in this column is "No", you cannot uninstall the application.
- entries with no uninstall support are displayed only if you check the
- "Show Items With No Uninstall" option in the View menu.
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- Installation Folder
- The folder that contains the installed application.
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- Web Site
- The Web site of the installed application. Be aware that most
- applications do not provide this information.
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- Installation Date
- This column is only available in Windows NT, Windows 2000 and Windows XP.
- It shows the date that the application has been installed. Be aware that
- this value is taken from Registry key of the installed application. If
- you modify something in the Registry key of the installed application,
- this column may contain wrong installation date.
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- Uninstall String
- The uninstall string as it appears in the Registry.
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- Quiet Uninstall
- Specifies whether this item supports Quiet Uninstall option. Be aware
- that most installed software do not support this option.
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- Installer
- Specifies the installer software that is used to install/uninstall the
- program. MyUninstaller can identify the following installers: Windows
- Installer, Inno Setup, Wise Installer, InstallShield, MindVision VISE
- Installer, Ghost Installer, Nullsoft Install System, Gentee Installer,
- and ZipInstaller.
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- Root Key
- Specifies the root key of the uninstall entry. most programs add the
- uninstall entries under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, but there are some programs
- that also allows you to install for the current user - under
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER.
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- You can change the location of a column by dragging the column header to
- another location. You can also increase or decrease the width of each
- column. these settings (the location and the width of all columns) are
- automatically saved for you and loaded in the next time that you run the
- MyUninstaller utility.
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- Uninstalling an application
- ===========================
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- In order to uninstall an application, select the desired entry, and from
- the File menu (or from the pop-up menu) select "Uninstall Selected
- Software". The uninstall applet of the selected application will be
- launched instantly
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- Removing an uninstall entry
- ===========================
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- In some circumstances, an application is not removed properly and the
- uninstall entry remains on your system. If you find an obsolete uninstall
- entry of an application that is no longer installed on your computer, you
- can remove the entry from the installed applications list. In order to
- remove an uninstall entry, select the item that you want to remove, and
- from the File menu (or from the pop-up menu), select "Delete Selected
- Entry".
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- Quick Mode
- ==========
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- By default, each time that you run MyUninstaller utility, it
- automatically scans and analyzes the installed applications on your
- computer. On computer with dozens of installed applications, this loading
- process may be quite slow. If you want to load MyUninstaller in much
- faster way, turn on the quick mode option. When quick mode is enabled,
- the information gathered by MyUninstaller is saved into a special INI
- file under your 'Application Data' folder, and in the next time you run
- MyUninstaller, the installed applications information will be loaded from
- that INI file, instead of reanalyzing your system. However, if you have
- installed new software since the last time you ran MyUninstaller, you
- have to refresh the software list by pressing F5 key.
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- In order to enable or diable the quick mode, select the 'Quick Mode'
- option from the View menu.
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- Advanced Mode
- =============
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- When Advanced Mode is turned on, you are allowed to select multiple
- items, and then delete or uninstall them at once. This option is turned
- off by default, and you should not turn it on, unless you're really a
- power user.
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- Translating MyUninstaller to other languages
- ============================================
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- Starting from version 1.20, you are allowed to easily translate
- MyUninstaller to other language.
- In order to do that, follow the instructions below:
- 1. Run MyUninstaller with /savelangfile parameter:
- myuninst.exe /savelangfile
- a file named 'myuninst_lng.ini' will be created in the folder of
- MyUninstaller.
- 2. Open the created language file in Notepad or in any other text
- editor.
- 3. Translate all menus, dialog-boxes, and string entries to the
- desired language. Optionally, you can also add your name and/or a link
- to your Web site. (TranslatorName and TranslatorURL values) If you add
- this information, it'll be used in the 'About' window.
- 4. After you finish the translation, Run MyUninstaller, and all
- translated strings will be loaded from the language file.
- If you want to run MyUninstaller without the translation, simply
- rename the language file, or move it to another folder.
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- Command-line options
- ====================
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- /stext <Filename>
- Save the list of all installed applications into a regular text file.
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- /stab <Filename>
- Save the list of all installed applications into a tab-delimited text
- file.
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- /stabular <Filename>
- Save the list of all installed applications into a tabular text file.
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- /shtml <Filename>
- Save the list of all installed applications into HTML file.
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- /sxml <Filename>
- Save the list of all installed applications to XML file.
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- /NoLoadSettings
- Run MyUninstaller without loading your last settings. (window position,
- columns size, etc. )
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- Feedback
- ========
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- If you have any problem, suggestion, comment, or you found a bug in my
- utility, you can send a message to nirsofer@yahoo.com
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