D Bone Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 W7 x64 Home Pemium SP1. I have the latest version of CCleaner installed, and it has been updated from many, many previous versions as I have had CCleaner installed on this machine for about 2yrs. I have never done a uninstall / re-install, just updates over the top. I installed WinPatrol Plus several months ago, but I eventually uninstalled it. I used Revo to remove WP and all of its remains, yet CCleaner still shows WP as one of the utilities to be cleaned..........Why? Also, would a uninstall / re-install fix this issue? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winapp2.ini Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 It would seem Revo missed something. Namely this registry key: HKCU\Software\BillP Studios\WinPatrol winapp2.ini additions thread winapp2.ini github Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norel Posted August 14, 2011 Share Posted August 14, 2011 When you uninstall software, inevitably files, folders, and registry keys get left behind. Unless you go through your system and manually remove all these leftovers, CCleaner still sees them and acts like the uninstalled program is still installed. Registry keys are usually the culprit, but I've had it happen with folders too. Why oh why someone can't figure out a way that will reliably remove everything when you uninstall is beyond me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators hazelnut Posted August 14, 2011 Moderators Share Posted August 14, 2011 Why oh why someone can't figure out a way that will reliably remove everything when you uninstall is beyond me. This is really what the developers of software should be doing. Quite a few of them write uninstaller routines for their software that are sloppy and do not clear up after themselves. Support contact https://support.ccleaner.com/s/contact-form?language=en_US&form=general or support@ccleaner.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Andavari Posted August 14, 2011 Moderators Share Posted August 14, 2011 Quite a few of them write uninstaller routines for their software that are sloppy and do not clear up after themselves. Allot of them seriously need to more thoroughly study the installation compile programs they're using such as Inno Setup and NSIS to learn exactly how to remove the registry keys their products create. That's why I much prefer 100% portable or standalone software which doesn't use the registry or dump files outside of the path they're extracted/installed in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norel Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 Yeah I agree. Portable's definitely the way to go if it's available. Especially if you're just experimenting and not sure you're gonna keep it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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