revo uninstaller

bigjonnyauk · 2026-01-09T00:10:28+0000

Hi all

Came across this and it seems much better than the normal windows uninstaller especially for getting rid of deep rooted associated files . i just wondered if there is anything dodgy i should be aware of ?

aaronyuri · 2026-01-09T01:25:17+0000

It's been around forever. However, the leftovers from the standard uninstallation process is minimal and won't degrade performance. The days of lots of temporary files slowing down a PC are long behind us. This is like CCleaner and AV software - it's defunct in the modern Windows OS.

mrk · 2026-01-09T19:45:06+0000

They won't slow anything down but they will just leave clutter behind after removal without using stuff like Revo.

Nobody who is normal wants any clutter of old stuff no longer being used or installed on the OS.

darael · 2026-01-09T23:57:22+0000

aaronyuri said:
It's been around forever. However, the leftovers from the standard uninstallation process is minimal and won't degrade performance. The days of lots of temporary files slowing down a PC are long behind us. This is like CCleaner and AV software - it's defunct in the modern Windows OS.

No offence, but this is the sort of thing that irks me. For the minute or so it takes to run Revo Uninstaller, you're not losing anything. These leftovers that go otherwise undeleted can cause problems when reinstalling software later on.

If you use the classic version of CCleaner (v6.39.11548), with an updated Winapp2.ini file, you won't go far wrong. I won't use it's registry cleaner these days, but that's just me - your mileage may vary.

I'm from the era of when hard disks were only a few hundred megabytes in size and wasting space just wasn't an option. It's a good habit to keep your system's drive organised and clutter free.

bigjonnyauk · 2026-01-10T00:12:38+0000

darael said:
No offence, but this is the sort of thing that irks me. For the minute or so it takes to run Revo Uninstaller, you're not losing anything. These leftovers that go otherwise undeleted can cause problems when reinstalling software later on.

If you use the classic version of CCleaner (v6.39.11548), with an updated Winapp2.ini file, you won't go far wrong. I won't use it's registry cleaner these days, but that's just me - your mileage may vary.

I'm from the era of when hard disks were only a few hundred megabytes in size and wasting space just wasn't an option. It's a good habit to keep your system's drive organised and clutter free.

ha ha 53 here and jacked in pc gaming and buliding when the original xbox came out. been a console guy since but decided to make the switch back and built my own pc and am trying to play catch up lol

darael · 2026-01-10T00:58:45+0000

bigjonnyauk said:
ha ha 53 here and jacked in pc gaming and buliding when the original xbox came out. been a console guy since but decided to make the switch back and built my own pc and am trying to play catch up lol

If you can get used to running CCleaner, you're off to a good start. You don't actually have to do cleaning with it at first if you want to tinker with the options - you can also preview the changes that will be made, if any.

If you can't find the CCleaner version I mentioned, I'll happily upload it somewhere for you to download, complete with the latest Winapp2.ini file that you can delete if you decide not to use it or find all the options it provides overwhelming.

Windows is another story. I imagine the last version of Windows you might have been Windows XP or perhaps even Windows 98. So if you're running Windows 11 now, you'll have bound to have noticed massive changes in the user interface - and not all for the good.

aaronyuri · 2026-01-10T01:13:30+0000

darael said:
No offence, but this is the sort of thing that irks me. For the minute or so it takes to run Revo Uninstaller, you're not losing anything. These leftovers that go otherwise undeleted can cause problems when reinstalling software later on.

If you use the classic version of CCleaner (v6.39.11548), with an updated Winapp2.ini file, you won't go far wrong. I won't use it's registry cleaner these days, but that's just me - your mileage may vary.

I'm from the era of when hard disks were only a few hundred megabytes in size and wasting space just wasn't an option. It's a good habit to keep your system's drive organised and clutter free.

It can irk away at you... That's OK with me.

Running a third party installer achieves nothing more than wasting your time - the same goes for running CCleaner. Of all of the things that you can do to "look after things and they will look after you", this is the kind that is the most folly. These applications are defunct and have been for a very long time. The XP era of Windows ended a long time ago.

I say this as someone that ran enterprise environments based on Windows with thousands of clients and servers back in my infrastructure days. Uninstall these fossils of applications and let it go.

bigjonnyauk · 2026-01-10T01:14:12+0000

i quite like this revo to be honest quick clean and simple, thanks for the offer though . i did use to use crap cleaner back in the day. has it not had malware issues and new owners over the past tears though

ive always had a laptop for work but basic with no gaming or dedicated gpu or other stuff you accumilate on a pc and the pc at work is windows also so im use to it tbh. I change games a lot and now days you have ea app , gog , ubisoft , steam , xbox all with their own apps. if i delete a game or an app i like to know the whole lot of it has gone

bigjonnyauk · 2026-01-10T01:17:14+0000

aaronyuri said:
It can irk away at you... That's OK with me.

Running a third party installer achieves nothing more than wasting your time - the same goes for running CCleaner. Of all of the things that you can do to "look after things and they will look after you", this is the kind that is the most folly. These applications are defunct and have been for a very long time. The XP era of Windows ended a long time ago.

I say this as someone that ran enterprise environments based on Windows with thousands of clients and servers back in my infrastructure days. Uninstall these fossils of applications and let it go.

i get what ya saying and thanks for the reply , i suppose i just like to know everything is removed . im the kind of guy that hoovers and then moves the settee and chairs so i can hoover under them also.

if your going to do a job you may aswell do it properley if you can