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Transcript of REVO UNINSTALLER PORTABLE - Tucson …Revo Uninstaller Portable" lets ... uninstallation process,...
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Web location for this
presentation:
http://aztcs.org
Click on “Meeting
Notes”2
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SUMMARY
"Revo Uninstaller Portable" is
a free software program that
helps you clean up your hard
drive and the Windows
"Registry" after it runs the
uninstall wizard that is part of
all "desktop app" programs
that run in "Windows..".3
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TOPICS
• When You Use "Programs and
Features" To Remove a Program..
• "Revo Uninstaller Portable" Cleans
Up the Hard Drive and the Registry
• "Revo Uninstaller Portable" Is a
"Portable Application"
• Programs That "Revo Uninstaller
Portable" Can Remove4
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TOPICS (continued)
• Programs That "Revo Uninstaller
Portable" Cannot Remove
• Requirements for "Revo Uninstaller
Portable
• Getting "Revo Uninstaller Portable"
• Using "Revo Uninstaller Portable"
• Appendix 1: Failed Test of "Geek
Uninstaller"5
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WHEN YOU USE "PROGRAMS AND
FEATURES" TO REMOVE A PROGRAM..
o When you use "Programs and
Features" in the Windows
"Control Panel" to remove a
"Desktop App" program, it only
runs the "uninstallation wizard"
that is bundled with the
"Desktop App" program
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WHEN YOU USE "PROGRAMS AND
FEATURES" TO REMOVE A PROGRAM..
(continued)
o The "uninstallation wizard" of
most "Desktop app"
programs leaves all sorts of
unneeded junk on your C:
hard drive and in the
Windows.. "Registry".
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"REVO UNINSTALLER PORTABLE"
CLEANS UP THE HARD DRIVE AND THE
REGISTRY
o When you use "Revo Uninstaller
Portable" to remove a "desktop
app" program, it does the
following:
Step 1:
"Revo Uninstaller Portable" starts
up the "uninstall wizard" that is
bundled with the "desktop app"
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"REVO UNINSTALLER PORTABLE"
CLEANS UP THE HARD DRIVE AND THE
REGISTRY (continued)
o Step 2:
"Revo Uninstaller Portable" lets
you initiate a scan for leftover hard
drive files/folders and registry
entries
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"REVO UNINSTALLER PORTABLE"
CLEANS UP THE HARD DRIVE AND THE
REGISTRY (continued)
o Step 3:
"Revo Uninstaller Portable" lets
you select which leftover hard
drive files/folders you want to
remove. (Usually you will select all
and then click on the "Delete"
button.)
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"REVO UNINSTALLER PORTABLE"
CLEANS UP THE HARD DRIVE AND THE
REGISTRY (continued)
o Step 4:
"Revo Uninstaller Portable" lets
you select which leftover registry
items you want to remove. (Usually
you will select all and then click on
the "Delete" button.)
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"REVO UNINSTALLER PORTABLE" IS A
PORTABLE APPLICATION
o A "Portable application" runs as
an executable without needing
for you to "install" it into a
Windows.. computer. It does
not take up any space in the
Windows "Registry".
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"REVO UNINSTALLER PORTABLE" IS A
PORTABLE APPLICATION
o You can take a copy of "Revo
Uninstaller Portable", put it on
an external flash drive or
external hard drive and move it
to any "Windows.." computer.
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PROGRAMS THAT "REVO UNINSTALLER
PORTABLE" CAN REMOVE
o "Revo Uninstaller Portable" can
remove any 64-bit and any 32-
bit "desktop app" program in
your computer.
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PROGRAMS THAT "REVO UNINSTALLER
PORTABLE" CAN REMOVE (continued)
o "Desktop app" programs are
legacy programs that show up
in "Programs and Features"
inside the Windows "Control
Panel" (but do not use
"Programs and Features" to
remove "Desktop app"
programs)
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PROGRAMS THAT "REVO UNINSTALLER
PORTABLE" CAN REMOVE (continued)
o Version 2.0.0 (August 4, 2016)
and later versions of "Revo
Uninstaller Portable" can
uninstall 64-bit "desktop app"
programs.
Prior versions can only uninstall
32-bit "desktop app" programs.
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PROGRAMS THAT "REVO UNINSTALLER
PORTABLE" CAN REMOVE (continued)
o Examples of "Desktop app"
programs are
Microsoft Office..,
GeoClock 2,
LibreOffice,
OpenOffice,
Adobe Photoshop Elements,
Adobe Acrobat Reader,
etc.
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PROGRAMS THAT "REVO UNINSTALLER
PORTABLE" CANNOT REMOVE
o "Revo Uninstaller Portable"
cannot remove "Universal
Windows Platform" apps
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PROGRAMS THAT "REVO UNINSTALLER
PORTABLE" CANNOT REMOVE
(continued)
• More information about "Universal
Windows Platform" apps can be
found at
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Univers
al_Windows_Platform_apps
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PROGRAMS THAT "REVO UNINSTALLER
PORTABLE" CANNOT REMOVE
(continued)
• Most "UWP apps" tend to have
simpler, less-cluttered user
interfaces with hidden vertical
and/or horizontal scroll bars, if
any vertical and/or horizontal
scroll bars exist at all
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PROGRAMS THAT "REVO UNINSTALLER
PORTABLE" CANNOT REMOVE
(continued)
• "Revo Uninstaller Portable"
and other "uninstaller"
programs cannot remove
"UWP apps"
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PROGRAMS THAT "REVO UNINSTALLER
PORTABLE" CANNOT REMOVE
(continued)
• "UWP apps" do not show up in
"Programs and Features" in the
"Control Panel"
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PROGRAMS THAT "REVO UNINSTALLER
PORTABLE" CANNOT REMOVE
(continued)
• "UWP apps" are uninstalled from
either a Start Menu sub-menu
option or, in some cases, they
are uninstalled from the pop-up
menu that is displayed when you
right-click on the tile of the "UWP
app"
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REQUIREMENTS FOR "REVO
UNINSTALLER PORTABLE"
• According to
https://portableapps.com/apps/
utilities/revo_uninstaller_portabl
e#download_details
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GETTING "REVO UNINSTALLER
PORTABLE"
• Getting Step 1:
Use a Web browser to go
to
https://www.revouninstaller
.com/revo_uninstaller_free
_download.html
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GETTING "REVO UNINSTALLER
PORTABLE" (continued)
• Getting Step 2:
Scroll or page down and look
for the "FREE PORTABLE"
button:
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GETTING "REVO UNINSTALLER
PORTABLE" (continued)
• Getting Step 3:
Double-click on the "FREE
PORTABLE" button:
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GETTING "REVO UNINSTALLER
PORTABLE" (continued)
• Getting Step 4:
Go to the Downloads folder
and double-click on the
RevoUninstaller.zip
file:
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GETTING "REVO UNINSTALLER
PORTABLE" (continued)
• Getting Step 4:
The contents of the
RevoUninstaller.zip
file will be displayed
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GETTING "REVO UNINSTALLER
PORTABLE" (continued)
• Getting Step 5:
Use the left mouse button to
drag the
"RevoUninstaller_Portable"
folder to the Desktop:
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USING "REVO UNINSTALLER
PORTABLE"
• Using Step 1:
Locate the
"RevoUninstaller_Portable"
folder:
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USING "REVO UNINSTALLER
PORTABLE" (continued)
• Using Step 2:
Use the left mouse button to
double-click on the
"RevoUninstaller_Portable"
folder to open it up:
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USING "REVO UNINSTALLER
PORTABLE" (continued)
• Using Step 3:
Once you are inside the
RevoUninstaller_Portable
folder,
locate the
RevoUPort.exe
file and double click on it:
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USING "REVO UNINSTALLER
PORTABLE" (continued)
• Using Step 5:
Click on the "OK" button of the
"..License Agreement" window:
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USING "REVO UNINSTALLER
PORTABLE" (continued)
• Using Step 6:
The application window of "Revo
Uninstaller Portable" will be
displayed:
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USING "REVO UNINSTALLER
PORTABLE" (continued)
• Using Step 7:
Locate the "Desktop app" that
you would like to remove and
use the RIGHT mouse button to
click on it:
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USING "REVO UNINSTALLER
PORTABLE" (continued)
• Using Step 8:
Click on "Uninstall" in the pop-
up context menu:
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USING "REVO UNINSTALLER
PORTABLE" (continued)
• Using Step 9:
If a warning message pops up,
read it and then click on its
"Yes" button:
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USING "REVO UNINSTALLER
PORTABLE" (continued)
• Using Step 10:
"Revo Uninstaller Portable" will
start running the "uninstaller" that
is part of the unwanted "desktop
app":
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USING "REVO UNINSTALLER
PORTABLE" (continued)
• Using Step 11:
Go down to the Taskbar of your
Windows.. computer and click
once on the right-most "Task
button":
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USING "REVO UNINSTALLER
PORTABLE" (continued)
• Using Step 12:
Click on the "Yes" button to
acknowledge to the "uninstaller"
that you really want to remove
the program:
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USING "REVO UNINSTALLER
PORTABLE" (continued)
• Using Step 13:
The "uninstaller" of the "desktop
app" will run for a while:
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USING "REVO UNINSTALLER
PORTABLE" (continued)
• Using Step 14:
If any of the "Task buttons" on
the "Taskbar" start blinking, click
on the blinking "Task button" to
determine what the "uninstaller"
of the "desktop app" is trying to
tell you.
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USING "REVO UNINSTALLER
PORTABLE" (continued)
• Using Step 15:
If the "uninstaller" of the
"desktop app" tells you that you
need to reboot, select "I want to
reboot manually later" and then
click on the "Finish" button:
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USING "REVO UNINSTALLER
PORTABLE" (continued)
• Using Step 16:
Click on the "Close" button of the
"uninstaller" of the "desktop
app":
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USING "REVO UNINSTALLER
PORTABLE" (continued)
• Using Step 17:
Select the "Advanced" option
button:
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USING "REVO UNINSTALLER
PORTABLE" (continued)
• Using Step 18:
Click on the "Scan" button:
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USING "REVO UNINSTALLER
PORTABLE" (continued)
• Using Step 19:
"Leftover Registry items" will be
displayed:
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USING "REVO UNINSTALLER
PORTABLE" (continued)
• Using Step 20:
Click on the "Select All" button:
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USING "REVO UNINSTALLER
PORTABLE" (continued)
• Using Step 21:
All of the "Leftover Registry
items" will now be checkmarked:
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USING "REVO UNINSTALLER
PORTABLE" (continued)
• Using Step 22:
Click on the "Delete" button:
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USING "REVO UNINSTALLER
PORTABLE" (continued)
• Using Step 23:
Click on the "Yes" button of the
dialog box:
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USING "REVO UNINSTALLER
PORTABLE" (continued)
• Using Step 24:
A list of "Leftover files and
folders" will be displayed:
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USING "REVO UNINSTALLER
PORTABLE" (continued)
• Using Step 25:
Click on the "Select All" button:
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USING "REVO UNINSTALLER
PORTABLE" (continued)
• Using Step 26:
All of the files and folders in the
list will be checkmarked:
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USING "REVO UNINSTALLER
PORTABLE" (continued)
• Using Step 27:
Click on the "Delete" button:
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USING "REVO UNINSTALLER
PORTABLE" (continued)
• Using Step 28:
Click on the "Yes" button of the
warning box:
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USING "REVO UNINSTALLER
PORTABLE" (continued)
• Using Step 29:
If you get a pop-up message that
says "Selected, but remaining
files will be deleted the next
system restart", reboot the
computer after completing "Step
31".
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USING "REVO UNINSTALLER
PORTABLE" (continued)
• Using Step 30:
No news is good news:
The unwanted "desktop app" will
disappear from the list of
"desktop apps" in the application
window of "Revo Uninstaller
Portable".
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USING "REVO UNINSTALLER
PORTABLE" (continued)
• Using Step 31:
Click on the "x" button in the
upper-right corner to exit out of
"Revo Uninstaller Portable":
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USING "REVO UNINSTALLER
PORTABLE" (continued)
• Using Step 32:
If you were told by "Revo
Uninstaller Portable" back in
"Step 29" to reboot your
computer at the end of the
uninstallation process, reboot
your computer
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APPENDIX 1:
FAILED TEST OF "GEEK UNINSTALLER"
• We installed "Geek Uninstaller" into
a "Windows 10 Pro" computer but it
failed to remove the unwanted files,
folders, and registry entries that
"Revo Uninstaller" was able to
remove:
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APPENDIX 1 (continued):
FAILED TEST OF "GEEK UNINSTALLER"
(continued)
• We do not recommend that you do
this but this is what we did:
We downloaded "Geek Uninstaller"
at
https://www.geekuninstaller.com/do
wnload
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APPENDIX 1 (continued):
FAILED TEST OF "GEEK UNINSTALLER"
(continued)
• The installation file that we
downloaded was called
geek.zip
• We double-clicked on it to extract a
geek.exe
file
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APPENDIX 1 (continued):
FAILED TEST OF "GEEK UNINSTALLER"
(continued)
• We double-clicked on
geek.exe
to install "Geek Uninstaller" into our
computer:
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