Mcafee UNINSTALLER 6.0 User Manual

McAfee UnInstaller

User’s Guide

Version 6.0

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Welcome to UnInstaller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

When should I use UnInstaller? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

About this manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

Chapter 2. Installing UnInstaller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

What happens when I install UnInstaller? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

Why do I have to create the SmartLinks database? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

What does the Interview do? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

How do I put UnInstaller to work? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

What do the UnInstaller wizards do? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

What is PowerClean? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

How do I change UnInstaller defaults? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

What is McAfee Guardian? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Chapter 3. Freeing Disk Space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

How do I keep my computer free of unnecessary files? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

How do I set up QuickClean to run automatically? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

How do I schedule QuickClean to run at a specific time? . . . . . . . . . . .14

How do I free a specific amount of disk space on a drive? . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

How do I change defaults for SpaceMaker? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Chapter 4. Managing Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

How do I get rid of an application? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

How do I make a copy of an application to rebuild on another computer? .19

How do I rebuild a transported application on another computer? . . .20

How do I archive an application so I can use it again later? . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

How do I move an application from one location to another? . . . . . . . . . . . .22

How can I monitor installation? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

How do I set BackTrack Monitor to run in the background? . . . . . . . . .23

How do I monitor installation of a single application? . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

How do I undo an application installation that I monitored? . . . . . . . . .25

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Chapter 5. Restoring Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

Restoring applications and files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

How do I restore an archived or backed-up application? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

How do I restore deleted files? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

How do I get rid of backup copies I no longer want? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

How do I see what UnInstaller has done? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

Chapter 6. Using PowerClean . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

What can I do when I use the PowerClean feature? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

Why does the PowerClean feature open in read-only mode? . . . . . . . .34

How do I work with the PowerClean feature? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

What are the default file groups? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

How can I create a custom group? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

What commands are on the PowerClean menus? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38

How do I use the tab panes? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

What do the color codes mean? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

How do I change the defaults for the PowerClean feature? . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41

How can I see what I have done using the PowerClean feature? . . . . . . . . .43

Appendix A. About Windows 98 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

Windows 98 Applications and Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

How does an application keep track of its configuration settings? . . . . . . .45

What is the Windows Registry? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

How are computer files named? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

What are file name extensions? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

What is an associated file? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48

What are junk files? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49

What are Internet cookies and how are they used? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50

What are compressed files? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51

What is an autoexpanding compressed file? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51

Appendix B. Product Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53

How to Contact McAfee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53

Customer service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53

Technical support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54

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1Welcome to UnInstaller

UnInstaller™ can be used for many more purposes than simply uninstalling

old applications.

For example, UnInstaller can clean up junk files that have built up on your

computer as you browsed the Internet, and it can do this cleanup

automatically on a schedule that you specify. UnInstaller can also move

applications from one hard disk to another— even to another computer—and

change all references to the application at the same time.

Consider the following questions for more suggestions.

When should I use Un Installer?

Think about how you use your computer to see how useful UnInstaller can be.

Do you….

• Have programs that you don’t use anymore, for example games that you
don’t play frequently?

Use the Archive wizard to create an archive of programs or games by
compressing them. Then when you want to play a game again, click the old
shortcut to the game and let UnInstaller restore it to its original location.

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• Use the Internet?
When you surf the Internet, your computer can collect megabytes of

Internet junk files. Images, plug-ins, and other files you won’t need again
are downloaded to your computer. QuickClean can delete these files
quickly and reclaim disk space.

®

• Have a Zip

UnInstaller’s Archive and Transport wizards can compress entire
applications to a large removable disk. When you wa nt the applications
again, you restore them to the original computer or rebuild them on a
different computer without losing a ny setup information.

Perhaps more importantly, you ca n specify that UnInstaller backups
should be stored on a large removable disk to save space on your internal
hard drive.

• Have a new, second hard disk?
Use the Move wizard to relocate applications on the new disk and free

space on the old disk without losin g any setup information.

drive or other large-capacity removable disk drive?

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• Have outdated applications that you will never use again?
If you have old applications that you no longer use, the Remove wizard

will remove all traces of them from your computer.
Of course, if you think you might use an appli c ation again in some

circumstances, you can use the Archive wizard to create a compressed
backup copy and keep shortcuts to the application on your computer so
that you can restore it easily.

About this manual

This manual contains general information about using UnInstaller. It does not
describe step-by-step use of the UnInstaller wizards.

More detailed procedural information and step-by-step information about the
wizards are contained in the online help. In any dialog box, click Help for
specific information about the dialog box. When using the PowerClean
feature, click PowerClean Help on the Help menu.

For information on new additions to UnInstaller, you can also open the
Readme.txt file located in the UnInstaller folder on your computer to view
additional information.

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2Installing UnInstaller

The installation program on the UnInstaller CD lets you install the program
easily on your computer. Installation should start automatically when you put
the CD in the CD-ROM drive. The information in the following paragraphs
will help you install and start using UnInstaller.

What happens when I i nstall UnInstaller?

You can install and run UnInstaller if your computer is running Windows® 95
or later, or Windows NT 4.0 or later.

NOTE: To install UnInstaller on Windows NT, you must be logged in as

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a user who has Administrator privileges.

To install UnI nstaller :

1. Insert the UnInstaller CD into your CD drive. The installation wizard should start automatically. If it does not, click the

drive letter of your CD drive in Windows Explorer, and double-click the
file named Setup.exe in the file list.

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2. In the first installation wizard page, click Install UnInstaller.

3. Follow the instructions in the wizard pages to choose the drive and
folder where UnInstaller should be installed.

After each step, click Next.

4. Use the Interview wizard to specify some initial UnInstaller defaults, as

described in “What does the Interview do?,” on page 5.
As part of completing installation, UnInsta ller builds the SmartLinks

database for your computer while you provide information in a user
interview. When the interview is complete, the installation program
might still be building the SmartLinks database. Building the database
takes a few minutes. The larger your hard disk and the more data files it
contains, the longer it takes.

5. Click Finish in the final setup screen.

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Installing UnInstaller

By default, the Readme file appears in Notepad. If you do not want to
read the release notes in the Readme file, clear the check in the View
release notes? check box before you click Finish.

Why do I have to create the SmartLinks database?

The SmartLinks database stores information about the relationship between
files on your computer. It stores the names and locations of all files needed by
the operating system. For each application, th e Smar tLinks database stores
information about all of the files that the application needs to run correctly,
including icons, dynamically linked libraries (DLLs), and other executable
files, as well as operating system files that are used by the application. This
information makes the SmartLinks database a complete, cross-referenced
record of how executable and system files are used on your computer.

It is this information that makes using UnInstaller quick and safe. It ensures
that applications can be moved, archived, deleted, and transported safely and
completely, and it determines the files that can be safely deleted without
damaging an application or the operating system.

The SmartLinks database is created when you install UnInstaller. Because
building the database the first time can take several minutes, it is created in the
background as you provide some default information in an interview wizard.

When is the SmartLinks database updated?

After UnInstaller has created the SmartLinks database for your computer,
updating it takes much less time. Only records for files that have changed are
updated.

UnInstaller updates the SmartLinks database in the following circumstances:

• Each time you start UnInstaller, the old version of the da tabase is compared
with new information on your computer.

• After you restore files or applications from UnInstaller backup copies,
UnInstaller records changes that it has just made.

• After you delete or archive files or applications, UnInstaller records
changes.

• After you manually select a wizard from the main UnInstaller screen,
UnInstaller records changes that the wizard makes.

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What does the Interview do?

As you install UnInstaller, you answer a few questions about how you use files
on your computer, and whether you want to schedule some UnInstaller
events.

To run the interview again, click Customization Interview on the Options
menu in the main UnInstaller screen.

The Settings dialog box pages also let you view or change all settings that you
specified in the interview. For information about using the Settings dialog box,

see “How do I change UnInstaller defaults?,” on page 8.

How do I put UnInstaller to wo rk?

UnInstaller uses safe and simple wizards to perform its major tasks. Whe n you
use an UnInstaller wizard to clean up your hard disk or manage applications,
at each step you see exactly what you are specifying, and you can go back to
previous screens and change options if you change your mind.

Even if you are an expert computer user, UnInstaller wizards can automate
tasks, such as removing junk files, that would otherwise be time-consuming or
error-prone.

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Figure 2-1. The UnInstaller Application window

To run an UnInstaller wizard, click its button in the main UnInstaller w indow.

What do the UnInstaller wizards do?

UnInstaller wizards simplify cleaning up disk space and managing
applications. The wizards are listed and described in Table 2-1.

NOTE: Wizards are designed to be easy to understand and to use. Each

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wizard screen tells you what you need to know to enter information or
choose options. If you want to know more about a wizard, click Help.

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By default, SpaceMaker and Remove wizards create backup copies of files
before they are deleted. Although you can turn off backup creation when you
run the wizard, it is a good idea to make backups. Later, when you are sure
that you do not want to undo any UnInstaller actions, you can delete the
backup copy.

Table 2-1. The UnInstaller wizards

This wizard... Does this...
QuickClean Deletes various kinds of junk files and unconnected items in

the Windows Registry. QuickClean can be scheduled to run
automatically at any interval you specify.

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Remove Deletes any application you specify, and removes all related

shortcuts and Registry entries.

Archive Compresses an application into a backup file that you can

restore whenever you need it again. You can a lso in cl ude data
files that are associated with the application, if there are any.

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Move Relocates an ap plication. Complete ly moves an applicatio n

from one drive or folder to another—even to another
computer—and adjusts shortcuts and Registry entries to refer
to the application in its new location.

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Transport Packages an application so that you can rebuild it with the

same option settings on another computer. You can also select
and include data files that are associated with the application.

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Restore Restores deleted applications or files if backup copies were

created.
You can restore an entire application, a few files from an

application, or a few miscel lan eous fi les, such as th ose d e leted
by Remove or SpaceMaker—but only if backup copies were
created before the files were deleted.

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Table 2-1. The UnInstaller wizards (Continued)

This wizard... Does this...
BackTrack Monitors application installation.

SpaceMaker Deletes old files in specific categories until it has freed the

What is PowerClean?

PowerClean is not a wizard. It is a feature that lets you see files on your
computer, organized into categories, such as Internet Junk, Duplicate Files,
Archives, Multimedia Files, and so on. The feature also displays application
information that is stored in the Windows Registry.

If you are an experienced computer user, you can use Po werClean to manage
files manu ally . If yo u ar e in te re sted in trac ki ng s pe cif ic file s o r fi le s in spe cif ic
folders, you can even create custom files groups.

Lets you undo the installation of any application if it was
monitored by BackTrack.

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amount of disk space you specify.
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How do I change UnInstal ler defaults?

As you install UnInstaller, you have the chance to change some basic defaults
in the Interview. Later, after UnInstaller is installed, you can use the Settings
dialog box to review or change all default settings.

To see exactly what the default settings are, or to change them, click Settings
on the Options menu in the main UnInstaller screen. Then click the Settings
dialog box tabs for each wizard or option category.

The SpaceMaker, BackTrack, and QuickClean wizards and the PowerClean
feature all have Settings dialog box pages where you specify their default
behavior, including the age that files must be before they can be deleted.

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You can change most option settings temporarily when you run a wizard, and
you can open the Settings dialog box page for the wizard and make permanent
changes to the default.

Figure 2-2. The General page of the Settings dialog box

Table 2-1 on page 10 provides a brief description of each Settings dialog box
page and tells you where to find more information.

NOTE: For information about any Settings dialog box page, click Help.

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Table 2-1. Options in the Settings dialog box

Options on this page... Set this default behavior to determine...

General Which drives are tr ac ke d by t he SmartLinks database,

and which files and folders are excluded from all
wizard or PowerCle an lis ts.

Click Help in the General page of the Settings dialog
box for infor mation about these options.

SpaceMaker How old files must be before they can be deleted, and

which kinds of files can be deleted.

PowerClean Whether backups are created for deleted f iles, how ol d

files must be before they can be deleted, and other
delete protection options.

BackTrack Whether BackTrack’s I nsta llation Monito r runs as y ou

work, which kinds of installatio ns it monit ors, and
how long BackTrack archives are kept before they are
deleted.

QuickClean How old files must be before they can be deleted, and

what kinds of files can be deleted.

Folders The default backup, Archive, BackTrack, and

Transport compressed file locations.
Click Help in the Folders page of the Settings dialog

box for infor mation about these options.

What is McAfee G uardian?

You use McAfee Guardian to schedule the QuickClean wizard that keeps your
computer free of junk files and to set up Installation Monitor so that it either
does or does not run in the background as you work.

TIP: If the Guardian icon does not appear in the taskbar, start Guardian

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by clicking McAfee Guardian from the UnInstaller menu in the
Windows Start menu Program s list.

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McAfee Guardian is the program that all McAfee Software applications use to
manage scheduled and as-you-work events.

To schedule an UnInst aller ev ent:

1. Right-click the Guardian icon in the clock area of the Windows taskbar,

and choose What’s Scheduled from the popup menu.

Figure 2-3. Scheduling events

The What’s Scheduled dialog box appears.

2. Select QuickClean or Installation Monitor from the list of scheduled
events in the Events window and click Schedule to open the Event
Schedule dialog box. The default scheduled events are:

• Qclean.exe

• Rebuild the Smartlinks Data base

• Run Installation Monito r in the Background

3. Choose the time or interval when you want the event to run, or choose

Never to turn off an as-you-work or scheduled event.

TIP: If you are running UnInstaller, you can schedule events selecting

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Settings on the Options menu on the main UnInstaller screen and
choosing QuickClean. For more informa tion about scheduling, click
Help.

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3Freeing Disk Space

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Windows applications and the Internet can clutter your hard disk with large
unused files that take up disk space. Set up and schedule the automatic
QuickClean wizard to clean up these files at specified intervals, or use the
SpaceMaker wizard to clean up more kinds of files.

How do I keep my computer free o f unnecessary files?

Use the QuickClean wizard to perform any of the following actions to keep
your computer free of unused files and invalid shortcuts:

• Remove unused files in the cache folder of your Internet browser.

• Remove any temporary files in folders that are used by applications and
Windows.

• Clean up shortcuts, Registry entries, and remove references in operating
system files that are not connected to an y application.

• Empty the Recycle Bin.

When you click QuickClean in the UnInstaller window, the QuickClean
wizard appears. You select the kind of cleaner action you want it to perform
and then click Next to run the cleanup.

You can also schedule QuickClean to run automatically, as described in the
following section.

To remove more files of different kinds and free a specific amount of disk
space, use the SpaceMaker wizard, which is described in “How do I free a
specific amount of disk space on a drive?,” on page 15.

How do I set up QuickClean to run automatically?

You can run QuickClean whenever you need it, or you can set up QuickClean
to get rid of unnecessary files and junk on your computer at regular intervals
while you work.

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To set up QuickC lean:

1. Click Settings on the Options menu in the main UnInstaller window and select the QuickCle an tab.

Figure 3-1. Setting QuickClean options

Make sure that the QuickClean options are set the way you want them.
The defaults in the QuickClean page of the Options dialog box specify
what kind of files and settings can be removed. You can also click
Schedule to specify the schedule for running QuickClean automatically.

2. Click QuickClean in the main UnInstaller window and run the wizard
manually once to see the default settings in action.

How do I schedule QuickClean to run at a specific time?

Events for McAfee applications are managed by the McAfee Guardian. Each
McAfee application adds to the list of events that the Gua rdian can run at a
scheduled time.

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To change the QuickCl ean sched ule:

1. Right-click the red and white McAfee Guardian icon in the clock area of
the taskbar, and then select What’s Scheduled on the menu.

2. In the What’s Scheduled dialog box, select QuickClean and click

Schedule.

3. In the Event Schedule dialog box, choose the time interval for
QuickClean to run from the dropdown list box.

How do I free a specific amount of disk space on a drive?

If you need a specific amount of disk space on one of your drives, click
SpaceMaker in the UnInstaller screen and tell the SpaceMaker wizard how
much space you want, what kind of files it can delete, and whether you want
it to make compressed backup copies of the files. Then let it free space for you.

NOTE: By default, files are backed up before they are deleted. The

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compressed backup uses less disk space than the deleted files, and gives
you a chance to recover deleted files later. Each time you run the
SpaceMaker wizard, you can turn off backups or specify a different
location for the backups.

Choose the SpaceMaker wizard to:

• Quickly create free space on one of your drives.
You can specify the drive and the amount of space you want to free. As

soon as SpaceMaker frees the specified amount of space, it stops deleting
files. If you choose to free as much space as possible, the wizard continues
to delete files until it can find no more files that are old enough to delete in
the categories you have chosen.

• Delete files from more categories than QuickClean.
SpaceMaker lets you delete files that some users might need, such as

bitmap and multimedia files, backup files that have the .BAK extension,
temporary files that Windows or Windows applications generate, screen
savers, online help files, and so on.

No file is deleted if it has been modified or accessed within the period
specified by the SpaceMaker page of the Settings dialog box. The default
period is 180 days.

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How do I change defaults for SpaceMaker?

The preset SpaceMaker defaults are shown in Figure 3-2.

Figure 3-2. Setting SpaceMaker options

To view or change SpaceMaker defaults, click Settings from the Options
menu, and click the SpaceMaker tab in the Settings dialog box.

Each time you run SpaceMaker you can change most defaults temporarily.
The one default that you cannot change when the wizard is running is the age
that files must be before they can be deleted.

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4Managing Applications

The UnInstaller wizards that manage applications are simple and extremely
safe. They will not damage your computer or destroy data by removing
important operating system files or files required by any application except
the one you are removing, archiving, or moving.

To use an UnInstaller wizard you must have enough free disk space on your
computer for the wizard to work in and enough space to store any backup
copies of files or applications that the wizard may make. Even though a
backup is compressed to its smallest pos sible size, it will take up some space
on your hard drive.

When you click one of the application management wizard buttons—Remove,
Archive, Move, or Transport—the wizard opens and guides you through three
or four quick steps to perform the action.

NOTE: By default, applications are backed up before they are deleted.

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The compressed backup uses less disk space than the deleted application
files, and gives you a chance to recover the application or some of its files
later. Each time you run the Remove wizard, you can turn off backups or
specify a different location where the backups are stored.

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In the first screen of the Remove, Archive, Move, and Transport wizards, you
choose an application by expan d ing the list of applications with shortcuts o n
your desktop, or in the Windows Start menu, as shown in Figure 4-1.

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Ð TIP: If any associated files are open when you move, tra nsport, remove,

or archive an application, UnInstaller asks you to reboot your computer
so that it can run Application Cleanup to close and back up those files
gracefully.

Figure 4-1. Choosing an application to remove

If the application does not appear in these list s, click Browse to find
application programs, which have the extension .EXE, and choose the one you
want.

How do I get rid of an ap plication?

The Remove wizard gets rid of all traces of the application, including shortcuts
and Registry entries. If the application has associated data f iles, you can
remove those at the same time if you want to. If UnInstaller detects that an
application has an uninstall program of its own, you will be given the choice

to use the application’s uninstall program or the UnInstaller Remove wizard.
To start the Remove wizard, click Remove in the UnInstaller window.

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Managing Applications

Choose the Remove wizard to completely remove:

• An application that you no longer use.
As you buy new programs, old programs become obsolete or no longer

useful. The Remove wizard keeps your computer up-to-date by deleting all
old applications and cleaning up the Registry and operating system
settings associated with them.

• A demo application that you downloaded and decided not to purchase.
Demo applications usually cannot be used after a specified date, but they

still remain on your disk, taking up space. Use the Remove wizard to clean
them up.

• An application that you want to reinstall because it is behaving incorrectly.
Sometimes reinstalling a program from scratch fixes minor problems. The

Remove wizard can uninstall the program and remove all references to it
in the Registry and operating system files so that you can perform a clean
reinstallation.

WARNING: Make sure that you let the Remove wizard create a backup

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copy of the application before it is removed. Then you can restore it if you
change your mind in a few minutes or a few days later. When you are
sure that you do not need the backup, delete it to free disk space, as
described in“How do I get rid of backup copies I no longer want?,” on
page 30

How do I make a copy of an appl ication to rebuild on another computer?

Use the Transport wizard to package an entire application and its
configuration settings so that you can rebuild the application with exactly the
same option settings on a different computer. To start the Transport wizard,
click Transport in the UnInstaller window.

You can also include associated data files in the Transport package. For
example, if you are transporting your spreadsheet program from your work
computer to your laptop computer, you can include the spreadsheets that you
have created.

To recreate the application, run the package file from the new computer, as
described in the next section, “How do I rebuild a transported application on
another computer?”

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+ WARNING: Make sure that the application license permits you to run a

copy of the application on more than one computer. Some application
licences now permit you to use a single copy of the application on more
than one computer as long as only one computer is in use at a time.

Choose the Transport wizard to:

• Create a copy of an application on a different computer.
The Transport wizard creates a compressed file that contains an entire

application, including its option and Registry setting information. You can
use this file to rebuild an application with the same settings on your office
and laptop computers.

• Move an application to a new computer.
Avoid time-consuming application setup when you buy a new computer.

Use the Transport wizard to reinstall your old applications with the same
option settings.

How do I rebuild a transported application on another computer?

An application that you package w ith the Transport wizard can be rebuilt on
another computer that can access the disk or the network where you stored the
Transport package file, and that is running Windows 95 or later. Simply
double-click the name of the Transport package file in a Windows Explorer file
list, and follow instructions that appear on the screen.

You do not need to have UnInstaller installed on the machine where you
reinstall the transported application. You do need to make sure that the
application license agreement permits you to use the application on more than
one computer.

A package file created by the Transport wizard contains:

• The applica t io n itself.

• Registry entries that store application default settings, and other
information needed to set up the application exactly as it was on the
original computer.

• The part of the Transport wizard that rebuilds the application.

• Any data files, spreadsheets, document files, and so forth, that you have
chosen to include.

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To rebuild a transported application on a new computer:

1. If you created the Transport package on a removable disk, insert the disk
that contains the package file.

If you created the Transport package on a network drive, make sure that
the computer where you want to build the transported application is
connected to the networ k drive.

2. In the Windows Explorer, click the letter of the drive that contains the Transport package file.

3. Double-click the name of the packa ge file in the Explorer file list. The Transport wizard opens.

4. Follow the wiz ard instructions to build the application on the new computer.

How do I archive an application so I can use it again later?

Use the Archive wizard to create a compressed backup copy, called an archive ,
of an application and remove it from your computer until you need it again.
To start the Archive wizard, click Archive in the UnInstaller window.

To free the most hard-disk space, store the archive on a removable disk, such
as a Zip
compressed files reduce the amount of space the application takes up.

After the Archive wizard creates the compressed archive file, it removes the
application from the folder where it was installed, but leaves the shortcuts to
the application in place. When you click a sho r tcut to the application in the
Windows Start menu Programs list, or on your Windows desktop, taskbar, or
elsewhere, a message box appears, explaining that UnInstaller has archived
the application and asking if you would like to restore it.

Choose the Archive wizard if you:

• Want to store useful applications that you rarely use.

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disk. But even if you store the archive on your hard drive, its

NOTE: You can also use the Restore wizard to restore archived

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If you have old games or specialized programs, archive them to free disk
space, but keep the shortcuts and other entry points available from your
desktop.UnInstaller keeps track of applications that you have archived.
Their shortcuts and Start menu Programs list entries remain in place. If you
click a shortcut or Programs list entry for an archived application, you can
choose whether to restore the application.

• Think you might need an application again.
If you are not sure that you want to get rid of an application entirely,

instead of using the Remove wizard and creating a backup file, use the
Archive wizard and retain information.

• Want to free space on your computer by removing an application
temporarily.

If you need disk space to perform a task that requires a large amount of
temporary space, for example, you can archive applications to free the
space. Then you can quickly restore the applications when you no longer
need their disk space.

How do I move an application from one location to another?

Use the Move wizard to copy an application to a ne w location , either on your
local computer or to another computer, and remove the application from its
old location. To start the Move wizard, click Move in the UnInstaller window.

After the application is moved, the wizard changes all shortcuts and Registry
entries to refer to it in its new location.

Choose the Move wizard to move an application:

• From a crowded hard disk to a new, second hard disk with more space.
If you have installed a second hard disk, relocate some applications from

your primary hard disk to create more space there.

• From your local computer to a drive on another computer.
If you have more than one computer at your disposal, you can manage how

you use the available disk space by moving applications between hard
drives.

• From one folder to another.

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You can reorganize application folders on your computer by combining
applications in subfolders of a single folder. For example, if you have
several Adobe applications, you might move them into individual
subfolders in a main Adobe folder.

Moving an application does not change its position in the Windows Start
menu Programs list.

How can I monitor installation?

The UnInstaller BackTrack wizard can restore your system to the state it was
in before you installed a monitored application.

You can use the UnInstaller Installation Monitor to watch applications as they
install making a record of every file that was added, deleted, or changed
during installation. Then, you can use the BackTrack wizard to completely
remove the monitored application from your computer and return all settings
to their previous values before the application was installed. You can set up
Installation Monitor in one of two ways:

• Set up BackTrack Monitor to run in the background continuously, waiting
for you to run an installation file with a specific name or from a specific
folder, or to install an application from a self-expanding compressed file
with the .EXE extension.

Managing Applications

• Start BackTrack Monitor just before you install an application, and specify
the program that runs the application installation, as d escribed in “How do
I monitor installation of a single applicatio n?,” on page 25.

How do I set BackTrack Monitor to run in the background?

To keep BackTrack M onitor act ive whi le yo u work on yo ur co mputer:

1. Click Settings on the Options menu in the main UnInstaller screen.

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2. Click the BackTrack button, and specify what you want to monitor.

Figure 4-2. Setting BackTrack Monitor options

To run Installation Monitor automatically in the background while you
work, you must select either or both of the options on the BackTrack
page. When BackTrack Monitor detects an installation program, it
displays a message box where you can choose whether to monitor the
installation.

TIP: Many installation programs start automatically as soon as you insert

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a CD disc into your CD drive. To make sure that installations fro m CDs
are monitored, open the Settings dialog box and set BackTrack to monitor
setup files before you insert the CD disc into the drive.

How do I monitor installation of a single application?

If you’d prefer to run BackTrack Monitor only when you are actually installing
applications, follow these steps:

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1. In the Windows taskbar, right-click the Guardian icon, point to

UnInstaller, and click Launch Installation Monitor. (By default, the icon
is located in the lower-right corner of your screen near the clock.)

2. In the dialog box that appears, click Browse to find and select the

installation program that y ou want to monitor.
Installation programs are usually named Setup.exe, CDsetup.exe, and so

on.

3. Click Monitor to start installing the application.

Before installation actually starts, BackTrac k Monitor saves Registry
settings and other information on your computer so that its original state
can be restored later if you choose to remove the application from your
computer.

How do I undo an application installation that I monitored?

Use the UnInstaller BackTrack wizard to undo the installation of an
application that was tracked by BackTrac k Monitor.

WARNING: You cannot use the BackTrack wizard to undo the

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installation of an application that BackTrack Monitor did not monitor. In this
situation, use the Remove wizard.

To undo an applic atio n ins tallati on:

1. Click BackT rack in the main UnInstaller screen to start the BackTrack

wizard.

2. In the first BackTrack wizard screen, click Next.

3. Select the BackTrack archive from the list and click Next again.

The BackTrack wizard processes the archive to determine what it needs

to undo. At this point if you’re interested, you can click Details to see
what BackTrack will do to individual files, and when you’re fi nished
reviewing this information, click OK to return to the BackTrack wizard
screen.

WARNING: Do not change the sele ction of any of the files. Let

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BackTrack use its judgment to decide which files you still need and
which files should be removed or replaced.

4. Click Next.

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5. Click Close to return to the main UnInstaller screen.

The BackTrack wizard removes the application and returns Registry
settings to the values that were in effect before the application was
installed. The wizard displays a message telling you when it successfully
completes the job.

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5Restoring Information

Restoring applications and files

Removed applications and files that have been backed up by UnInstaller can
be restored by the Restore wizard. The Restore wizard also restores archived
applications.

The Restore wizard does restore:

• Archived applicat ions.

• Removed applications that the Remove wizard backed up.

• Files that were removed by the SpaceMaker or Remove wizards, or that
you deleted using the PowerClean feature, if backup copies were made.

The Restore wizard does not restore:

• Move wizard actions.

• Installation of an application that was tracked by Installation Monitor.

• Transported applications.

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• Files and Registry settings removed by QuickClean.

How do I restore an archived or backed-u p application?

The Restore wizard can completely restore any application if you have
archived it or let the Remove wizard make a backup copy of the application
before you removed it. The backup copy or the archive must still be available.

To restore an appl ication :

1. Click Restore in the UnInstaller main window.

2. On the Restore wizard screen, click the arrow by the dropdown list and
select the backup or archive folder (Figure 5-1).

• If you do not see the archive you are looking for, you might have

stored it in a different folder. Click Browse to find archives or
backups in other folders. When you select a folder, the archives or
backups that it contains appear in the Restore wizard list.

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• The information in the Restore wizard list includes the name of the
backup or archive file, such as “Archive of Glaxian,” the name of the
wizard that created the backup, and the date the backup was
created.

Figure 5-1. Selecting an application to restore

3. Select an archive or backup f r om the Restore wizard list and click Next.

4. On the second wizard screen, the names of all files that will be restored

5. In the second wizard screen, you can select files to restore, and click Next.

6. In the third Restore wizard screen you can choose:

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are displayed.

WARNING: Do not deselect any files if you are restoring an entire

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application. If you deselect files, critical application files may not be
restored and the application may not run correctly, or at all.

• How to replace files in restoration folders. You can choose to:
Only replace older files with newer files.

Always replace existing files.
Never replace existing files.

The default is “Only replace older files with newer files”.

• Whether to confirm restoring each file.
If you choose to confirm files as they are restored, you must click

OK for each file in a message box. To restore remaining files without
confirming them, you can click Yes to All at any time.

7. Click Restore to begin restoring the application.

When the wizard restores the application, it displays a message that the
job is completed. You can click Report to view details of restoration
activity.

How do I restore delet ed files?

The Restore wizard can also restore individual files that the SpaceMaker
wizard has deleted, or that you have deleted using the PowerClean feature, if
UnInstaller made backup copies of the files.

Restoring Information

To restore individ ual fi les:

1. Click Restore in the main UnInstaller window.

2. On the Restore wizard screen, click the arrow by the dropdown list and
select the backup or archive folder (Figure 5-1).

To see a list of the files contained in the backup or archive, click Next.

3. Select the files you want to restore from the list that appears in the next
wizard screen; then click Next.

4. In next wizard screen, you can choose:

• How to replace files in restoration folders. You can choose to:
Only replace older files with newer files.
Always replace existing files.
Never replace existing files.
The default is “Only replace older files with newer files”.

• Whether to confirm replacing each file.

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If you choose to confirm files as they are replaced, you must click
OK for each file in a message box. To restore remaining files without
confirming them, you can click Yes to All at any time.

5. Click Restore to begin restoring the files.

When the wizard restores the file, it displays a message that the job is
completed. You can click Report to view details of restoration activity.

How do I get rid of backup copies I no longer want?

UnInstaller backs up deleted files and applications so that you can restore
them if you change your mind later.

Backup files, which are compressed files containing copies of all deleted files,
are stored on your computer in a location you can specify in the General page
of the Settings dialog box or in other locations that you can specify when you
run one of the UnInstaller wizards.

But note that although backup copies are compressed, eventually they will
take up a lot of disk space. When you are sure that you will no longer want or
need a backup of a deleted application or group of files, delete the backup file.

To delete a backup fil e:

1. Select the backup file in the first Restore wizard page list.

2. Click Report and select the Report Log tab to see a list of files contained
in the backup. Click Close to return to the first Restore wizard page.

3. If you are sure that you will not need any of these files, click Delete. You are prompted to confirm deleting the file.

How do I see what UnInstaller has done?

The Reports dialog box displays numeric and graphic information about
actions performed in the PowerClean feature and by UnInstaller wizards.

When you first open the Reports dialog box, you see summary information
from the Master Log in all pages. To see information about a specific action,
click Open. Then choose the action from the list that appears, and click OK.

The information that appears depends on whether you are viewing Master
Log totals, or have chosen a specific action report.

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Action report logs display a complete list of files that were deleted or modified
by each individual action. These reports can be useful in tracking down old
versions of files that were deleted but backed up, or were archived.

Figure 5-2. The Report Summary

• Report Summary tab
This page shows numeric data about the total number of files affected, the

total size of files moved, compressed, or deleted, the disk-space savings,
and so on. The pie chart on the right shows the percent of disk space
regained by the selected action if you are viewing a specific action report,
or by all UnInstaller actions, if you are viewing Master Log information.

• Report Log tab
This page lists all changes made by the individual wizards or in the

PowerClean feature if you are viewing a specific action report.
If you are viewing Master Log information, you see a list of available action

reports. Click Open to chose an action report to view.

• Disk Analysis and File Analysis tabs

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If you only want to see what UnIns taller has done, you can review the list of
actions displayed in the Reports window. However, if you want to keep a
record of UnInstaller actions for later reference, you can print the report
information or save it as a file.

The Disk Analysis page displays the percent of total disk space regained by
deleting, moving, or archiving files in each file category. The File Analysis
displays the total number of files in each category.

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If you are an experienced computer user, you can use the PowerClean feature
for custom file and Registry manag e ment.

Using the PowerClean feature you can view, move, copy, delete, and archive
files from the UnInstaller default categories, which are usefully organized into
groups of duplicate files, non-critical files, disconnected shortcuts, and so on.
In addition, you can create custom file groups of your own to make it easier to
manage specific kinds of files in specific locations.

NOTE: To protect you against deleting files unintentionally, and remind

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you that you use PowerClean at your own risk, the PowerClean feature
opens in read-only mode. To turn off read-only mode, clear the check
next to Read-only mode in the PowerClean page of the Settings dialog
box.

What can I do when I u se the PowerClean feature?

The PowerClean feature provides manual file man ag e ment and Registry
management for experienced computer users.

Use the PowerClean feature to perform these file-management tasks:

• Delete, archive, move, rename, or copy selected files or defined groups of
files.

You can perform the same actions on individual files or groups of files that
the UnInstaller wizards perform on entire applications.

• Find out what application uses a selected file.
Right-click File Links from the popup menu to see what application uses a

selected file. If the selected file is an executable file, such as a .DLL or .EXE
file, the File Links dialog box displays a list of the files that are used by the
executable file itself.

• Create custom file groups that contain only files that you specify.
Set up custom file groups to archive or delete files from specified folders on

your computer. For information about creating custom file groups, see
“How can I create a custom group?,” on page 37.

• Add programs and files to the Start menu.

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When you install applications or executable files, you can often choose not
to add them to the Programs list. These application f iles appear in the
Disconnected Executables file group list.

To add an executable file to the Windows Programs list, select the file name
in the PowerClean list. Then click Connect to Start menu on the Tools
menu and specify where you want to add the file in the Programs list.

Why does the PowerClean feature open in read-only mode?

When you click PowerClean in the UnInstaller main window, the PowerClean
feature opens in read-only mode.

You see a message box explaining that you cannot delete an y files. This feature
protects you from deleting files or making other changes unintentionally.

Even in read-only mode, however, you can use the PowerClean feature to:

• Explore the file links and Registry entries on your computer.
This is a good way to learn how yo ur computer works and what files it

uses.
You can select a file, and then choose File Links from the popup menu to

see what application uses the selected file.

• Create a custom file group.
Although you cannot delete, move, copy, or archive any files in read-only

mode, you can still define a custom file group to manage specific files
quickly. Creating custom file groups is described on pa ge 36.

When you want to use PowerClean to manage files, clear the check next to
Read-only mode on the PowerClean page of the Settings dialog box. Open the
Settings dialog box by clicking Settings from the Options menu.

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How do I work with th e PowerClean feature?

The PowerClean feature opens in a dialog box that works like the Windows
Explorer. Like the Explorer window, it has a menu bar, a status bar, and a
toolbar that you can customize. Each pane also has a shortcut menu that pops
up when you right-click an item in the Cleanup Types or file list pane. The file
list shortcut menu is shown in Figure 6-1.

Figure 6-1. The PowerClean shortcut menu

The left pane displays an expandable list of default file groups. Click the + next
to the group name to expand the group list. For information about the default

groups, see “What are the default file groups?,” on page 36. For information
about creating a new file group, see “How can I create a custom group?,” on
page 37.

The right pane displays the names of files in the selected default group. Files
are color-coded to indicate how important they are to your computer and its
applications. For information about the color codes, see “What do the color
codes mean?,” on page 41.

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What are the default file groups?

In PowerClean, files on your computer are grouped into category lists that
make it easy to ma nage fi les of cert ain type s on all dr ives and folders. You can

add your own file groups, as described in “How can I create a custom group?,”
on page 37.

When you start using PowerClean, the major file groups appear in the tree list
in the dialog box. Click the plus sign (+) next to a file group to display
subgroups and files.

NOTE: For more information about the default groups, click Help. Then

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click the What files are in the default file gro ups? topic in the What do
you want to know about PowerClean? section.

The major file groups are described briefly in the following table. A
description of the selected group or subgroup appears in the Advice tab pane.
Note that some files appear in more than one group. For example, the
Non-Critical Files group contains an Archive subgroup which contains the
same files as the Internet Stuff group Archive subgroup

Table 6-1. The PowerClean default file groups

Category Description

Non-Critical Files Files that can be deleted without causing your

computer to crash or fail to operate correctly.
Note, however, that this group includes several

subgroups that contain files such as backup files with
the .BAK extension, and archive files, including all files
with the .ZIP extension, as well as bitmap files (.BMP)
and other image and multimedia files.

Internet Stuff Files downloaded from the Internet with an archive

extension, such as .A RC, .CA B, a nd .ZIP, a s we ll as fil e s
that your Internet browser caches for future use,
including .GIF and .JPG files.

The Internet Documents category includes all .HTM
and .HTML files found on your computer. If you are
developing Web-based information, these files should
not be removed without careful examination.

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Table 6-1. The PowerClean default file groups (Continued)

Category Description

Duplicates Duplicated files on your computer. By default,

duplicate files must have the same file name, size, and
date.

To define duplicate files simply as files that have the
same file name, or the same file name and date, change
the option setting in the Advanced page of the Options
dialog box.

Disconnected Items Two kinds of files are included in this group:

Files that are assoc iat e d wit h ap plic a tions that are no
longer on your computer.

Programs that are not on the Start menu Programs list
or on the Windows desktop.

Files that are asso c iated with programs you have
removed can safely be deleted. Progr ams that are not on
the Start menu list, however, might be valid programs
that you decided not to include on the Programs list, or
executable files that are used only by other applications.

Windows Shell Items All items on the Start menu Programs list or the

Windows desktop.
Windows Registry Important Registry entries for applications.
Registered File Types Files in each file-type categor y that is associated with an

application.
Custom File Groups This group contains file groups that you name and

define. For information about creating your own file

groups, see the following section.

How can I create a custom group?

Custom file groups make it easy for you to manage collections of files that you
define. After you create a custom file group, you can easily change its
definition to find a different set of files, or to find files in a different location.

To create a custom fil e grou p:

1. Click Create Custom Group on the Tools menu. The Custom Group

dialog box appears.

2. Enter a name for the new group.

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3. Specify the files that the group should include. You can enter complete

file names, or file names that contain wildcard characters, such as * and ?.
To enter more than one file name, separate the names with semicolons (;).

For example, to find graphics files with specific extensions, you might
enter

*.bmp;*.tif;*.jpg
or to find spreadsheet files for January and February, you might enter
jan*.xls;feb*.xls

4. Enter the top level of the path to search for files.

For example, you might enter:
C:\My Documents
Click Browse to select a path instead of typing a path name.

• To search subfolders of the paths you enter, select the Search
Subfolders check box.

5. Click OK to save the new group.

To change the definition of a custom file group:

1. Select the file group in the Cleanup Types list.

2. Click Edit File Group from the Tools menu. The Custom Group dialog

box appears.

3. Change the information in the dialog box. You can change any
information that appears, including the nam e of the custo m group.

4. Click OK to save the changes.

What commands are on the PowerClean menus?

All of the shortcut menu commands shown in Figure 6-1 on page 35, and
other, less often used commands, are available from the menus in the menu
bar.

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The menu bar categories and the commands that they contain are listed in
Table 6-2 .

Table 6-2. PowerClean menu commands

This menu... Contains these commands...

File All of the file management commands

on the popup menu as well as Print List,

View Report, and Exit.
Edit Select all, Invert Selection, and Undo.
Tools Archive, Connect to Start Menu, Find

Target, Refresh SmartLinks Database,

Refresh Internet Folders, Create Custom

Group, Edit Custom Group, Delete

Custom Group
View List, Details, Arrange Icons
Options Settings, Customize Toolbar, Toolbar,

Cleanup Tabs, Status Bar, Save

Preferences on Exit, Save Preferences

Now

NOTE: For more information about the menu commands, click Help and

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click What do the PowerClean menu commands do? in the What do you
want to know about PowerClean? section.

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How do I use the tab panes?

The tab panes below the group and file lists display information, either about
the selected file or about the actions that you have performed during this
PowerClean session.

Table 6-3. Information in the PowerClean tab panes

Click this
tab...

Advice Information about the selected default group of files,

Report The list of files you have backed up and deleted in the

Viewer The contents of the selected file, if your computer has a

To see...

including suggestions about what you should or should
not do.

If you select a custom group that you created yourself,
the defining characteristics of the group are displayed,
such as

Search for *.xls
Search in C:\MyFiles
Search subfolders: TRUE

current PowerClean session.
For a full list of Event Logs, click V iew Report on the

File menu.

viewer that can display files of this type. You can view
most graphics and icon files, word processing and
spreadsheet files, and other common file types.

You can also view technical information about
executable files.

To remove the tab panes from the PowerClean dialog box window, clear the
check next to Cleanup Tabs on the Options menu.

What do the color codes mean?

The colored icon next to each file name in the PowerClean d ialog box indicates
the how important the file is to the operating system or to an installed
application.

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In some cases, the color code is determined by your default settings. For
example, if you specify that files of a specific type in a specific location should
never be deleted, those files are marked with a red circle.

Table 6-4. Descriptions of PowerClean color codes

Code Description

Red circle with a
diagonal line across it

Red circle Critical files used by applications, and files th at ar e

Yellow square Important files.

Green triangle Files that are not important to the operating system

Files marked with this code are necessary for your
computer to run correctly.

You cannot delete these files from the PowerClean
dialog box.

not old enough to be deleted.
The original default is set to prevent you from

deleting these files. We strongly recommend that
you keep this default setting. Files used by
applications should never be deleted.

To change the age files must reach before they can
be deleted, change the accessed and/or modified
age specified in the Settings dialog box.

These files might be used by applications on your
computer. They might also be linked to
applications on a removable disk that is not
currently available.

Read information in the Advice tab before you
delete these files and ma ke su re that deleting them
will not cause operating system or application
problems.

or applications.
They might be very important to you, however.

Make sure that you know what they are used for
before you delete them, and create backups in case
you need them again.

How do I change the defaults for the PowerClean feature?

If you have started the PowerClean feature and are working in the
PowerClean dialog box, click Settings on the Options menu. The Settings
dialog box opens with the PowerClean page open.

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If you have started UnInstaller, but are not are not working with the
PowerClean feature, click Options in the main UnInstaller window, then click
Settings in the menu that appears. When the Settings dialog box opens, click
the PowerClean tab.

Figure 6-2. Setting PowerClean options

The original default settings are shown in Figure 6-2. These settings:

• Turn on read-only mode.

• Specify that files must be 180 days old to be deleted.

• Create backups of all deleted files.

• Prevent you from deleting files marked by a red circle as well as files

• Set the strictest criteria for duplicate files.
You can also specify the folder where you intentionally download files from

the Internet, if you have such a folder on your computer. If you are using one
of the most common Internet browsers, such as AOL, Internet Explorer, or
Netscape Navigator, UnInstaller automatically finds the folder where the
browser caches files that it downloads as you open a page on the Internet.

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marked by a red circle with a diagonal line across it.

If you are using an unusual browser, click Cache Folders... to specify the folder
where cached files are stored.

NOTE: For more information about the setting PowerClean opti ons,

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click Help and click How do I set options? in the What do you want to
know about PowerClean? section.

How can I see what I have don e using th e PowerClean feature?

The Report tab contains information only about actions that you’ve taken
during the current PowerClean session.

For detailed information about all actions you have performed using the
PowerClean feature, including use of the Undo command, click View Report
on the File menu.

The Reports dialog box appears. Choose events to view as described in “ How
do I see what UnInstaller has done?,” on page 31.

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Windows 98 Applications and Files

This appendix provides background information for computer users who a re
curious about how Windows 98 applications keep track of information, and
how computer files are named and used.

You don’t need to know the information in this appendix to use UnInstaller
wizards, but if you are an inexperienced computer user, read ing this appendix
might give you the information you need to use the advanced features of the
UnInstaller PowerClean feature.

How does an application keep track of its configuration settings?

In Windows 3.1 and earlier, applications usually stored option setting s in text
files called .INI files.

Primarily for backward compatibility and other historical reasons, some
applications still store information in .INI files. You can see the list of all .INI
files on your computer if you open the Windows folder in the Windows
Explorer, and click the Type column header in the file list pane. Then look for
files with the .INI file name extension.

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NOTE: If you do not see file name extensions, see “How can I see

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extensions in the Windows Explorer file list?,” on page 47 to find out how
to set up the Explorer to display extensions. If you do not know what file
name extensions are, see “What are file name extensions?,” on page 47.

One advantage of storing options in .INI text files is that it is easy for anyone
to open the file in Notepad or another text editor, and view or change the
settings. But this advantage can be a disadvantage if users make changes
incorrectly. Furthermore, the .INI files have size and other constraints, lack a
standard for organization and change, and are often left behind when you use
the Windows Add/Remove Programs to get rid of an application.

For these reasons and others, in Windows 98 and Windows NT 4.0 and later,
Windows and applications store option settin gs in the Windows system
Registry.

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What is the Windows Registry?

The Registry is a database that stores system and applica tion configuration
information. The database file format protects system and application
information from uninformed tampering, and ensures that information is
stored according to specific and well-defined standards so that it can be
accessed reliably by applications.

Registry data is stored in a file called System.dat. It can be viewed or edited by
the Registry editor, which is called Regedit.exe. The Registry editor is not
meant for casual use. You can seriously damage your computer system if you
edit the Registry. To examine important Registry entries safely, use the
UnInstaller PowerClean feature.

Some applications, especially older applications, do not remove all of their
entries from the Registry when you use Windows Add/Remove Programs to
get rid of an them.

UnInstaller cleans up the Registry and gets rid of unconnected .INI files either
when you use the Remove wizard to uninstall an application, or when you run
the QuickClean wizard to get rid of junk files and unconnected Registry
entries.

How are computer files named?

All of the files on your computer have names that the operating system uses to
keep track of them.

In DOS and Windows 3.1 and earlier, all file names have to meet the
eight-dot-three file-name convention. This convention specifies that the first
part of the file name can have as many as eight characters. These characters are
followed by a dot, or period. Then the seco nd part of the file nam e, which can
have as many as three characters, follows the dot. For example, a file might be
called Mydoc.txt, but it could not be called Mydocument.txtfile.

In Windows 98 and Windows NT, files can have much longer names, names
that describe them better so that you can see immediately what the file
contains or does. You can name a file Gas Mileage.xls, or Acme Computer
Let.doc.

Occasionally, however, you might have an application that does not use the
long file names. Then you will see a truncated version of the long file name,
such as Gasmil~1.xls. If you ha ve many such applications, you might still
prefer to use the eight-dot-three convention for file names.

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What are file name extensions?

The last three characters of a file name, the characters that follow the dot, are
called the file name extension, or extension.

Extensions can have more than three characters, but th ey usually have three or
fewer characters because most current applications have historically used
three characters to identify different kinds of files.

The extension is used by Windows to identify the application that opens or

runs the file by default, as described in “What is an associated file?”

How can I see extensions in the Windows Explorer file list?

By default, you do not see the file name extension in the Windows Explorer file
list.

To turn on displa y of ext ension s in old er versi ons of Windows:

1. In the Windows Explorer window, click any folder name.

2. In the View menu at the top of the Explorer window, click Options.

3. Clear the check next to Hide MS-DOS file extensions fo r file types t hat

are registered.

4. Click Apply.

5. Click Like Current Folder to make all folders display file names with

extensions.

6. Close the dialog box by clicking Cancel or OK.

If you have installed I nternet Ex plorer 4.0 in Win dows, f ollow these steps:

1. In the Windows Explorer window, click any folder name.

2. In the View menu at the top of the Explorer window, click Folder

Options, then click the View tab in the dialog box that appears.

3. In the Advanced Settings list in the View page, clear the check next to

Hide file extensions for known file types to make the folder display
files names with their extensions.

4. Click Apply.

5. Click Like Current Folder to make all folders display file names with

extensions.

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6. Close the dialog box by clicking Cancel or OK.

What is an associated file?

An associated file is a file whose extension is registered as belonging to a
specific application. These files are opened or run automatically by that
application when you double-click the file name in the Windows Explorer file
list.

For example, a file with the extension .TXT will open in Notepad, even if the
contents of the file is not readable by a text editor. The file name extension is
the only way Windows can tell wha t application should open a file.

If you double-click a file name that has an extension that is not registered for
any application, a dialog box appears asking what application you want to use
to open the file.

You can choose an application from the list in the dialog box or click Other to
find an application that you think might be able to read the file. To register the
extension permanently to the application you choose, make sure that the
Always use this program to open this file option is checked.

An application can have more than one associated extension. For example,
Microsoft Word has associated several extensions, including .DOC, . DOT,
.WBK, and .RTF.

What are some common associated extensions?

In addition to .TXT, which is associated with Notepad, there are many other
extensions associated with applications. To see a list of these applications and
associated files, click the Registered Files group in the UnInstaller

PowerClean dialog box. Using the PowerClean feature is described in “How
do I work with the PowerClean feature?,” on page 35.

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An application always has the .EXE extension. Table A-1 lists the extensions of
files you might download from the Internet.

Table A-1. Extensions of files commonly downloaded from the Internet

This extension... Indicates this kind of file...

ARC, .ARJ, .CAB,
.GZ, .LZH, .TAR,
.TAZ, .TGZ, .Z, .ZIP,
and .ZOO

.HTM or .HTML Internet files. They will be

.MPG, .AVI, .FLC,
and .MOV

.JPG and .GIF Graphics files that are usually

What are junk files?

Junk files are files that you did not create on purpose, but that accumulate on
your computer as you use applications, and, particularly, as you browse the
Internet.

Applications often create temporary files as you work, either to store
intermediate versions of files that you are creating, or to keep track of status
changes. If the application exits unexpectedly, it cannot remove these files in
the usual way, although they are not used the next time you start the
application. The files stay on your disk and take up disk space.

Compressed archive files
created by different
compression programs.

opened by your default
browser.

Multimedia files. They can be
opened by a multimed ia p lay e r.

opened by your Internet
browser.

If all temporary files were stored in the same folder with the document files,
you might be able to find them and delete them yourself, but these files are
often stored in the Windows temporary folder, or in application-specific
temporary folders.

TIP: To make sure that you have deleted all unusable temporary files,

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schedule UnInstaller’s QuickClean wizard to run regularly, as described
in “How do I s chedule Q uickCl ean to r un at a spe cific t ime?,” o n page 15.

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The more serious source of junk files is the Internet. When you open a page on
an Internet site, all of the files that are used by that page are downloaded to

your computer and stored in the Internet browser’s cache folder. The browser
stores these files in case you return to the same page, so that it can display the
graphics and text immediately instead of downloading them again.

Nevertheless, unless you return often to an Internet page that uses these files,
the cached files are not very useful, and they can take up a lot of disk space.
Graphics files in particular take up a lot of disk space. After you have been
browsing the Internet for a while, you might have several megabytes of disk
space used just by cached files.

These files can be deleted without damaging your system, or even making
your Internet connection run more slowly.

Schedule UnInstaller’s QuickClean wizard to get rid of these junk files
regularly, as described in “How do I schedule QuickClean to run at a specific
time?,” on page 15.

What are Internet cookies and how are they used?

A cookie is a small file that contains information. The information in the cookie
varies, depending on its purpose. One thing a cookie does not contain is a
program that can be executed on your computer.

For example, when you use an Internet site to buy computer equipment, you
may add items to a “shopping basket.” Information about the items you add
to the shopping basket is stored in a cookie on your computer because the
Internet browser cannot retain information that you entered in one Internet
page when you switch to another Internet page. The cookie saves information
about your purchases and allows the site to create a final order form for you.

Another example is the cookie that an electronic version of a newspaper stores
on your computer to keep an encrypted copy of your user n ame and password
so that you do not need to enter this informa tion each time you con nect to the
site.

The newspaper probably also uses the cookie information to record each time
you connect to the site, what pages you use, and whether you click an y of the
advertiser’s banners. Reputable sites provide privacy information to tell you
how the information that is gathered is used.

These examples of cookies are clearly useful to you, at least in some way.
However, other sites might download cookies just to collect information about
your Internet use. These cookies are clearly not useful to you at all.

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To block cookies selectively, so that only cookies you want use Guard Dog. To

delete old cookies, open UnInstaller’s PowerClean feature and click Cookies
in the Internet Files group.

What are compressed files?

Compressed files are files that have been recoded to remove extra space and
use less disk space than the expanded, usable version of the file. You cannot
use a compressed file until you expand it to its origin al f ormat.

Files that contain text can often be compressed to less than half of their
uncompressed size.

You can also create a compressed file archive by compressing more than one
individual file into a single compressed file container. UnInstaller uses this
method of storing backup copies of files deleted by SpaceMaker and using the
PowerClean feature.

You use the same program to expand a compressed file as you used to
compress the file. There are many file compression programs available. One of
the best known compression programs for Windows is WinZip

program that is available from the Internet.

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What is an autoexpanding compressed file?

An autoexpanding compressed file immediately expands all of the files that it
contains when you double-click the file name. The extension of an
autoexpanding compressed file is .EXE, just like the extension of an
application. These files are also called self-extracting compressed files.

When you cre ate a com pressed f ile arch ive, you can make it an autoex panding
file. The file compression program adds executable code to the compressed
archive file, and this code is run to expand all of the files contained in the
archive.

The disadvantage of using an autoexpanding compressed file is that you
cannot select the files to be expanded, or the folders to which they are
expanded. The advantage of an autoexpanding compressed file is that you do
not need to have the file compression program on the computer where the files
are expanded.

Application installation programs that you download from the Internet are
usually autoexpanding comp ressed files.

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Index

A

applications

archiving
monitoring installation of
moving to new location
rebuildi ng transporte d
removing
transporting

Archive wizard

described
restoring archived applications
when to use

autoexpanding compressed files, described

21

23

22

21

18

19

21

27

21

B

BackTrack

how to use
setting defaults for
See also Installation Monitor.

backup and archive files

specifying default location for

23 to 25

10

10

custom file gr o u p s, in PowerClean feat ure

dialog box

36

D

database, SmartLinks described 4
defaults

how set
list of Settings dialog box page s

See also Settings dialog box.
deleted files, restoring
disk space

freeing

51

DOS file names, described

8 to 10

29

13

46

E

extensions

associating files with applications

displaying in Windows Explorer file list

47

file name defined
of files from Internet

47

49

10

48

C

color codes, in PowerClean feature dialog box

40

compressed files

autoexpanding, described
described

cookies

defined
deleting old
how used by Internet

51

50

51

51

50

F

features

listed and described

1

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file groups, in PowerClean feature dialog box

36 to 37

45

files

associated, defined

48

autoexpanding compressed files

described
compressed, described
cookies, deleting
deleting manually
deleting unused by using wizards

51

51

51

33

13

displaying extensions in Explorer file list

47

extensions described
junk files described
naming conventions for
removing junk files
removing to free disk space

47

49

46

13

16

G

Guardian

how to start
scheduling QuickClean

Guardiant

scheduling an event with

11

15

11

M

McAfee Guardian. SeeGuardian.
monitored installation, undoing

25

Move wizard

described
when to use

22

22

O

options, setting. See Settings dialog box.

P

PowerClean feature dialog box

cache folders, when to specify
color codes, interpreting
custom file gr o u p

changing definition
creating

36

file groups described
original default settings listed
read-only mode, turning off
setting defaults for
tab panes, using

40

40

38

36 to 37

34

10

43

42

I

.INI files, how used 45
installation

of UnInstaller
requirements

Installation Monitor

monitoring a specific installation
running while you work
See also BackTrack.

Internet

cookies, how used
extensions of files downloaded
junk files downloaded

3

3

50

50

49

24

Q

QuickClean wizard

how to use
scheduling
setting defaults for

13
14

14

R

read-only mode, turning off for PowerClean

feature dialog box
rebuilding transported applications
Registry, described
remove Installation Monitored application
Remove wizard

described
when to use

34

20

46

25

18

19

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Reports dialog box

described
tab pages described
viewing event details

30

31

30

Restore wizard

described
restoring archived applications
restoring deleted files

27

27

29

restoring

deleted application
deleted files

29

transported applications

27

20

undoing a monitored application

installation

25

S

scheduling

events run by Guardian

QuickClean to run automatically
self-extracting compressed files, described
Settings dialog box

BackTrack (Installation Monitor) options

24

BackTrack options
Folders page

10

General page described
PowerClean options
QuickClean options
setting defaults in
SpaceMaker options

SmartLinks database

described
when updated

4

4

SpaceMaker wizard

setting options for
when to use

15

11

14

10

10

10, 42

10, 14

10

10, 16

10, 16

T

tab panes, in PowerClean feature dialog box 40
Transport wizard

described

19

rebuilding transported applications
when to use

20

U

undo

installation of application if monitored

25

W

Windows Registry, described 46
wizards

21 to 22

7

22

13 to 15

18 to 19

27 to 30

15 to 16

19 to 21

51

Archive
listed and described
Move
QuickClean
Remove
Restore
SpaceMaker
Transport

20

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