Revo Uninstaller - User's Guide

Revo Uninstaller - User's GuideIn Revo Uninstaller we have implemented a lot of protections to make it safer and secure,trying to increase its accuracy in searching for leftovers to the maximum, but of coursekeeping the system and other programs safe.Basically you can easily distinguish the leftovers (by name, by install path) and in most ofthe cases Select All button could be safely used! There are GUIDs and CLSIDs(alphanumeric items) which are correct leftovers in 99% of the cases, so you can deletethem!Note that Revo Uninstaller creates Windows system restore point before every uninstall.After finishing Registry leftovers removal you can press Next button and continue with thefile and folder leftovers.Revo Uninstaller shows you found leftover files and folder so you can check the results anddelete them. Deleted files and folders are moved to the Recycle Bin by default, so later youcan recover them from there.You can use Select All button to select all found leftover files and folders at once and thenuse Delete button to delete them.9 Page

Revo Uninstaller - User's Guide4.Hunter ModeHunter mode is an innovative and flexible feature of Revo Uninstaller, which givesyou ability with one click to uninstall, stop or delete only by aiming applicationsicon on the desktop, quick launch toolbar, system tray or opened application. Thiscan be very useful because a lot of applications are loading on start up and stay in thesystem tray without your agreement or you don’t even know which that application thereis.When you press “Hunter mode” button on the main toolbar of Revo Uninstaller currentwindow will disappear and a small blue target window will appear at the right uppercorner of your screen. Hunter mode is now activated.Another mode available when Revo Uninstaller is in Hunter mode is Drag and Drop mode.Using it you can uninstall, stop or delete applications just by drag and drop their shortcuticons over the fire window of Revo Uninstaller. This is a very fast way for you to uninstall ifyour desktop is full of icons and you don’t want to lose time browsing a long list of installedapplications to find and uninstall them.There are some main options in Hunter mode, which are available on its context menu(right-mouse click):Open main window – open Revo Uninstaller’s main window and exits Huntermode;Hunter mode – if there is a check mark in front this option hunter mode isactivated. Select it to activate that mode;Drag and Drop mode – if there is a check mark in front this option Drag and Dropmode is activated. Select it to activate that mode;Auto Start with Windows – sets Hunter Mode to start automatically on Windowsstartup;Window's size – there are three available size of current window – Small, Middleand Large;Transparency - sets the Hunter Mode window’s transparency – 50% by default;Help – opens current help page;EXIT – exit Revo Uninstaller;To operate in Hunter Mode you have to do the following steps:1. Press the left mouse button over the blue target window and hold it pressed2. Move the mouse over an item supported by Hunter mode (desktop shortcut, openwindow, icon etc.), while doing this, a tool tip is shown with information about theapplication you will select if you release the button3. Release the left mouse button and a menu will show up10 P a g e

Revo Uninstaller - User's Guide4. Select desired command from that menu:Uninstall – start the uninstall of selected application with Revo Uninstaller;Stop Auto Starting – disable the application from auto start when Windows starts;Kill – stop the application;Kill and Delete – stop and delete the application;Open Containing Folder - open a new instance of Windows Explorer and explorethe directory, where the application is located;Search at Google for - use it to search with Google for the application name, filename or the company name - producer of selected application. This command will openyour default web browser and load the result of current search in the Google web site;Properties - show application's executable file's properties;Cancel – cancel the operation;Drag and Drop mode – to operate in Drag and Drop mode you have to do thefollowing steps:1. Press the left mouse button over an icon on the desktop or quick launch toolbar and holdit pressed.2. Drag the mouse over the window with burning flame.3. Release the left mouse button and a menu appears showing you available commands.4. Select desired command:Uninstall – start the uninstall of selected application with Revo Uninstaller;Stop Auto Starting – disable the application from auto start when Windows start;Kill – stop the application;Kill and Delete – stop and delete the application useful if the application is notinstallable;Open Containing Folder - open a new instance of Windows Explorer and explorethe directory, where the application is located;Search at Google for – use it to search with Google for the application name, filename or the company name - producer of selected application. This command will openyour default web browser and load the result of current search in the Google web site;Properties - show application's executable file's properties;Cancel – cancel the operation;11 P a g e

Revo Uninstaller - User's Guide5.ToolsRevo Uninstaller gives you 8 handy and powerful tools to clean up your system. To accessthe Tools you have to press the Tools button on the main toolbar. Then on the left side ofthe main window appears the Tools panel. It contains the tools included in Revo Uninstallerdivided in two categories shown as buttons: "Optimization" and "Tracks Cleaner".The first category - "Optimization" is opened at the moment and it consists of AutoRunManager, Junk Files Cleaner, Windows Tools, you can see their buttons in the Tools panel.So to have access to Browsers Cleaner, MS Office Cleaner, Windows Cleaner, EvidenceRemover, and Unrecoverable Delete which are in the second category - "Tracks Cleaner"you should press the button "Tracks Cleaner" at the bottom of the gradient panel of Toolsat the left side of the window. Then you will see the buttons of aforementioned tools(maybe you will need to scroll the buttons - to press the small white arrows in the top andbottom part of the Tools panel to see all the buttons)12 P a g e

Revo Uninstaller - User's Guide5.1. AutoRun ManagerAuto Run Manager allows you to manage auto running programs on Windows startup. Withthis tool you can not only enable or disable applications from auto starting on Windowsstartup but also you can get more information about a particular application which is set torun when Windows starts. You can get information about the publisher of the auto startingprogram, its description, its launch path - where it is saved on your computer or the statusof the application - if it's running or not. If this information is not enough to decide whetherto enable or disable the program from auto starting, you can get more information aboutthe publisher and the executable file name directly from Google with just one right-mouseclick.When you buy a brand new computer it has no or few applications which are loaded atWindows startup. During the time when you install new applications to your PC some ofthese applications are installed as auto starting on Windows startup. You can see some ofthem in the "system tray" (near the clock) as small icons. Often such applications aremessengers, adware, advertisement programs and applications you do not need to startautomatically.13 P a g e

Revo Uninstaller - User's GuideWhen an application is started it takes resources such as RAM, CPU time. The amount ofthese resources depends on started applications, but no matter how much memory andresources it takes when the number of started applications is bigger the slower is yourcomputer.Some applications as anti-virus, firewalls and system programs must be started onWindows startup to keep your system running smoothly and without problems. Getinformation for an auto running program as much as possible and decide to enable ordisable it.The most common task you would like to do is to disable/enable an application from autostarting when the Windows operation system is started. This can be done with a singleclick; all you have to do is to uncheck/check the check box in front of the application.There are several commands you can use in AutoRun Manager:Run - You can run an application, which status is “NOT RUNNING” just by selectingthe application in the list of applications and press “Run” button on the toolbar.Kill - You can stop an application, which status is “RUNNING” just by selecting theapplication in the list of applications and press “Kill” button on the toolbarRemove - If you want to remove an application from the list and prevent its autoloading when Windows is starting then you have to select the application and press“Remove” button from the toolbar. Note that it is better to uncheck mark it only, because inthat way it will be removed from startup but will remain in the list of AutoRun Manager soyou can check mark it again if you need it in future.There are more commands which you can execute over a selected application:Run Process - run selected application;Kill Process - stop selected application;Search at Google for - use it to search with Google for the selected start up name,file name, publisher name or description. This command will open your default webbrowser and load the result of current search in the Google web site;Open containing folder - opens a new instance of Windows Explorer and explorethe directory, where the selected application is located;Go to Location - opens "Registry Editor" and open the registry key with autostarting information of selected application;Open Registry Key - opens "Registry Editor" and the registry key with the uninstallinformation of selected application;Remove selected - remove selected application from the list;Remove all not valid - remove all applications with status "not valid" from the list;Remove all not running - remove all applications with status "not running" fromthe list;Remove all disabled - remove all disabled applications from the list;Properties - show application's properties;14 P a g e

Revo Uninstaller - User's Guide5.2. Junk Files CleanerJunk Files Cleaner allows you to find and remove various types of junk and unnecessaryfiles from your computer. Many of the Windows applications create junk files. Normally,such files are deleted by the application that had created them as soon as it did not needthem. However they may remain permanently on your hard drive if there is an unexpectedtermination of the parent application, a system crash, etc. If this happens, it will causereduction of free disk space (even hundreds of megabytes) or may slow down systemspeed and performanceWith Junk Files Cleaner you can select which of your drives to scan and what extension offiles to scan for. The most common temporary and junk files extensions are built-in, but youcan also add whatever extension you want.Commands of Junk Files CleanerScan - to start scanning for junk files just press button "Scan" from the currenttoolbar or from Command menu. This action will perform a scan operation with yourcurrent options. A small window appears to wait until the scan is complete. There is a"Cancel" button on that window, if you press it the scan process will be interrupted and youwill only see the junk files found until that moment.15 P a g e

Revo Uninstaller - User's GuideDelete - after the scan process is completed all found files are loaded in the list withtheir full path and name and their size. To delete any file of shown press "Delete" buttonand all checked files will be deleted.There are more commands which you can execute over selected file(s):Open – open selected file;Search at Google for – use it to search with Google for the name of the selected file.This command will open your default web browser and load the result of current search inthe Google web site;Open containing folder - open a new instance of Windows Explorer and explorethe directory, where the selected file is located;Properties – show file’s properties;Check all items – set a check in front of all items in the list;Uncheck all items –remove the check in front of all items in the list;Check all selected items - set a check in front of all selected items in the list;Uncheck all selected items - remove the check in front of all selected items in thelist;You can adjust settings on Junk Files Cleaner by pressing “Options” button in the toolbar.5.3. Windows ToolsThere are a lot of handy and useful tools and components bundled with every Windowsoperating system. Some of them are with complex command line options, others aredifficult to access. Windows tools give you a fast - one click - access to more than ten toolsof Windows, which you use in your daily work. Almost all of them are included in WindowsXP, Windows Vista and Windows 7.System RestoreSystem Restore is a component of Windows operating system that you can use to restoreyour computer to a previous state, if a problem occurs, without losing your personal datafiles (such as Microsoft Word documents, browsing history, drawings, favorites, or e-mail).System Restore monitors changes to the system and some application files, and itautomatically creates easily identified restore points. These restore points allow you torevert the system to a previous time. They are created daily and at the time of significantsystem events (such as when an application or driver is installed). You can also create andname your own restore points at any time.Network Diagnostics16 P a g e

Revo Uninstaller - User's GuideNetwork Diagnostics is a component of Windows operating system that you can use togather and display information about your computer hardware and operating system, yourinternet configuration, and your modem and network adapter configuration. With theNetwork Diagnostics tool, you can perform a scan of your system and test networkconnectivity and whether or not your network-related programs and services arefunctional. It gathers a variety of basic information about the computer system which canbe helpful when given to a support person trying to help you troubleshoot your systemNetwork InformationNetwork Information use a component of Windows operating system that you can use todisplay all current TCP/IP network configuration values and refresh Dynamic HostConfiguration Protocol (DHCP) and Domain Name System (DNS) settings, Displays the fullTCP/IP configuration for all adapters including IP address, MAC address, subnet mask,default gateway, Windows Internet Naming Service (WINS) and DNS configuration.Adapters can represent physical interfaces, such as installed network adapters, or logicalinterfaces, such as dial-up connections.Security CenterSecurity Center is a component of Windows operating system that you can use to check thestatus of your computer for the three security essentials - Firewall, Virus protection17 P a g e

Revo Uninstaller - User's Guidesoftware and Automatic Update. If a problem is detected with any of the three essentials(for example, if your antivirus program is out of date), the Security Center sends you analert and provides recommendations for how to better protect your computerSystem PropertiesSystem Properties is a component of Windows operating system that you can use to do thefollowing:* View basic information such as your CPU type and RAM memory.* View and change settings that control how your computer uses memory and findscertain information.* Find information about hardware and device properties, as well as configure hardwareprofiles.* View information about your network connection and logon profile.* Report system and program errors to Microsoft or your system administrator whenthey occur.System InformationSystem Information is a component of Windows operating system that collects anddisplays system configuration information for local and remote computers. This includesinformation about hardware configurations, computer components, and software,including signed drivers and unsigned drivers. System Information is a support tool thatyou can use to quickly locate information about your computer and its operating systemTCP/IP Nets

Remove Entry – Use the command to remove the name of an application from the list. This command will remove the entry from the uninstall section in the Registry. The next time you start the Revo Uninstaller, this application will not appear in the list. After an item is removed with "Remove Entry" command, a backup Registry file (*.reg) is .