Total Uninstall is a complete uninstaller which include two working modes. Installed Programs module analyze existing installations and create a log with installation changes. It is able to uninstall programs even without the help of supplied Add Remove program. Monitored Programs module helps to monitor any changes made to your system during the installation of a new program. It allows you to perform a complete uninstall without having to rely on the supplied Add Remove programs which can leave files or changes behind.
Rated 50/50 by Flemens at Jan 15, 2008
@wodez: Prevx is partly a behaivour blocker. If you downloaded TU from here it is a false positive. The other part of Prevx is the community. If you find a FP you should report it to Prevx1. Then they will manually look at it.
Rated 20/50 by wodez at Jan 15, 2008
Why is this application considered so dangerous by Prevx? http://www.prevx.com/fil...506056234-0/TU.EXE.html
Rated 50/50 by why hello there at Jan 21, 2008
It takes 20 minutes for TU to scan your registry? Pardon me for calling BS on your claim. I just did a registry-only scan using TU 4.60, and it took literally 5 or 6 seconds--and my registry is not small (my system has been running WinXP without a reinstall for over five full years, and has a ton of software and hardware installed). My guess--and I've seen this happen before so this is an educated guess, though they always vehemently deny it--is that "Point Zero" is merely angry that the illicit serial he found for TU was blacklisted.
Rated 10/50 by Point Zero at Jan 21, 2008
So sorry I payed for this stupid thing. Sorry I have no time waiting 20 minutes before & after every installation for the slow thing scanning the registry at the pace of a snail...
Rated 30/50 by Point Zero at Jan 29, 2008
Sorry to pînch your bubble "why hello there", but I'm a legit registered owner, I pay for the programs I use (and stopped using because of bugs and bloat to keep sales comming in)... Looks like the author has finally seen the light, version 4.61 was able to cut the scanning time in half, next step forward ! Yet I can still read the registry out loud twice, back and forward in the time this tool has finished reading it.
Rated 50/50 by comeoffit at Feb 7, 2008
He with Zero Point to make... Methinks you have a circa-1992 P-90.
Rated 50/50 by jspratjr at Feb 7, 2008
Have never had a problem with this software (and this release is no different) - works as described...excellent program.
Rated 50/50 by Point Zero at Feb 17, 2008
The problem is fixed !!! Recommended application !
Rated 30/50 by HeyBlinkin at Mar 4, 2008
Good program, but I stick to v3.8. All these new 4.0 versions try to focus on the "uninstall" abilities of this program, abilities which are no different from Windows' uninstaller. This program is all about its ability to create snapshots before and after software installs (or after running a program to see what files it creates while running). I preferred when it opened directly to this interface and not the uninstaller - its one extra button to click which I can never seem to learn how to find. Just make it load up into the snapshot portion of the program, please.
Rated 50/50 by why hello there at Mar 21, 2008
HeyBlinkin seems to have no idea how Total Uninstall works or even what it is capable of. You can make it start out showing the list of "Monitored Applications", or you can even disable the "Installed Applications" feature entirely (i.e. Options > Installed Applications > (uncheck) Enable Installed Applications Module).
Rated 50/50 by steveso at Mar 21, 2008
Just gets better all the time. For a while after registering this software, I was using Revo (also very good) Uninstaller and liked the cleanup functionality of that app better. But since version 4.x, that functionality has improved in this one and the monitoring still can't be beat. Great app!
Rated 30/50 by ron_marz at Mar 21, 2008
This program would be perfect if it came with the ability to archive a new installation -- i.e., create a compressed file containing all the files and reg settings produced by installing an application -- like the old Remove It! 95 and 98 programs. This made it extremely easy to reinstall any program you might have had to uninstall for any reason. It was also incredibly handy in migrating apps to a new system. Unfortunately, Remove It! -- which was bought out by Symantec and discontinued to eliminate competition for CleanSweep -- doesn't work so well with Windows XP because of changes to the registry structure. Martau had said these features would be added to Total Uninstall starting with the 4.x series, but it seems not to be happening.
Rated 50/50 by comeoffit at Mar 22, 2008
You can restore changed or deleted registry items, but not changed or deleted file system items. In order to be able to do the latter, Total Uninstall would need to maintain a backup copy of every monitored file that ever got changed or deleted on your system--a pretty ridiculous expectation.
Rated 40/50 by De Julien at Mar 22, 2008
I really like this install monitor, very thorough. Only negative point is that you can't restore changed or deleted items.
Rated 40/50 by Roger Rabbit at May 23, 2008
It would be perfect if we could add willcards in folder exclusing list. Otherwise, great uninstaller, definably worth the money !
Rated 50/50 by Blaxima at Jul 2, 2008
Best uninstaller that I've used. Removes exactly what it should and doesn't leave countless empty folders any and every where like others I've tried. Runs circles around YourUninstaller 2000whatever thats for sure
Rated 30/50 by ron_marz at Jul 2, 2008
Still no ability to "uninstall" to an archive file.
Rated 40/50 by ron_marz at Aug 18, 2008
To Uninformed Username: yes, Total Uninstall *is* a great utility; probably the best at what it does, at least in today's market. But Martau years ago said TU would "soon" incorporate the Active Archiving feature once sported by the much-missed old uninstaller "Remove IT" (which was bought and buried by Symantec, so as not to compete with its own "CleanSweep" product). The Active Archive feature, since you seem unfamiliar with it, worked like this: when an app was selected for uninstall, "Remove It" would first look into its installation log to see what files and reg keys were added to your system during the install process, then compress them into a single zip file for later reinstallation -- reinstallation with a single click, yet. It was *incredibly* handy, and it shouldn't be that hard to implement. And for the record, no one said anything about spanning to floppies. Way to distort my concerns...
Rated 50/50 by Undesired Username at Aug 18, 2008
Still no ability to "uninstall" to spanned 1.4-MB floppy diskettes. Yes, I am being sarcastic (see ron_marz' post below). Great utility. Someone needs to learn to take a joke... Either that or be more diligent about the meds.
Rated 50/50 by Undesired Username at Oct 6, 2008
Oh mah gawd, it coths thurdy dowwahs! I think I'll giff it uh woah wating! The idiocy train keeps boarding passengers, but never stops. This utility is easily the best in its class, if you use it to scan the system before and after installing/using applications. If you can't be bothered to do that, then by all means save your money and use Revo Uninstaller instead. Your end results will not be as good, but you'll save your precious "thurdy dowwahs". My rating of 5 is rounded up from 4.5, since it still doesn't let me "uninstall" to an FTP server. (Joke--don't get upset, Ron.)