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From: ftr on 20 Apr 2010 03:40
On 20/04/2010 01:54, Kat Rabun wrote:
> On Mon, 19 Apr 2010 19:16:45 -0300, Shadow wrote:
>
>> Help promote freeware. No beta testers, no new releases. I'm
>> testing it, no misshaps so far. WinXP SP3.
>
> Well, neither of the suggested change-tracking freeware is as intuitive as
> I'd like it to be. I'm sure with repeated practice, I'll get the hang of
> it, but, my first impressions are mixed and have not yet met with success
> on WinXP for my intent.
>
> To be fair, I'm not looking for an uninstallation insurance policy. What I
> need to do is understand why Thunderbird has so many "user" directories and
> where Thunderbird is storing the multitude of files it stores.
>

Why don't you ask the question at mozilla.support.thunderbird ?
-ftr
From: John Corliss on 19 Apr 2010 08:15
Kat Rabun wrote:
> Is there freeware similar to PC Magazine InCtrl5 for tracking new files on
> WinXP?

InCtrl5 was the final incarnation of a program which originated the idea
of tracking changes made by software installations AFAIK. The main thing
it lacked was the ability to *undo* those changes.

Then along came Total Uninstall. It's now payware, but the last freeware
version (2.35) is still available for download here:

http://www.aplusfreeware.com/categories/util/uninst.html

I still use it for every software installation I do.

Then there's the more recent ZSoft Uninstaller which is like TU but has
additional features:

http://www.zsoft.dk/index.php?goto=software_details&prog_id=4

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From: cully when on 20 Apr 2010 06:05
Kat Rabun wrote:
> On Mon, 19 Apr 2010 22:02:39 -0300, Shadow wrote:
>
>> See ? Wasn't hard, was it ?
>
> Actually I didn't hit upon those steps so I agree, once known, it isn't
> hard.
>
> I guess the drawback, compared to the other suggested program, is that the
> ZSoft Uninstaller has to be kept running all the time between the two
> events that we wish to track file and registry changes.
>
> The Total Uninstall program can be shut down between events and
> conceivably, even works across reboots and other long-time events to track
> file system changes.
>
> Yes, I know both programs are really intended as uninstallation insurance
> policies and not as file-system change trackers but my needs lean me a bit
> closer toward Total than ZSoft. YMMV. :)

ZSoft will handle shutdown and restart just fine. When you install an
app that may require a restart ZSoft notices and asks if you want to
finish a previous install.
From: Shadow on 19 Apr 2010 21:34
On Tue, 20 Apr 2010 03:07:33 +0200, Yrrah wrote:

> Shadow <Sh(a)dow>:
>
>> Zsoft Uninstaller
>
> An uninstaller which is not portable. How do you uninstall it?
>
> Yrrah

I would just click on the "uninst.exe" executable inside the
folder I unzip it to. Never needed to uninstall. So far. Why don't you try
it ?
(this is in the beta I posted the link to)
[]'s

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