McAfee UnInstaller User’s Guide Version 6.
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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? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Table of Contents 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? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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1 1 Welcome 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.
Welcome to UnInstaller • Have outdated applications that you will never use again?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 application 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.
2 2 Installing 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 install UnInstaller? You can install and run UnInstaller if your computer is running Windows® 95 or later, or Windows NT 4.0 or later.
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.
Installing UnInstaller 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.
Installing UnInstaller Figure 2-1. The UnInstaller Application window To run an UnInstaller wizard, click its button in the main UnInstaller window. 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 wizard screen tells you what you need to know to enter information or choose options.
Installing UnInstaller 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.
Installing UnInstaller Table 2-1. The UnInstaller wizards (Continued) This wizard... Does this... BackTrack Monitors application installation. Lets you undo the installation of any application if it was monitored by BackTrack. . SpaceMaker Deletes old files in specific categories until it has freed the amount of disk space you specify. . What is PowerClean? PowerClean is not a wizard.
Installing UnInstaller 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.
Installing UnInstaller Table 2-1. Options in the Settings dialog box Options on this page... Set this default behavior to determine... General Which drives are tracked by the SmartLinks database, and which files and folders are excluded from all wizard or PowerClean lists. Click Help in the General page of the Settings dialog box for information about these options. SpaceMaker How old files must be before they can be deleted, and which kinds of files can be deleted.
Installing UnInstaller McAfee Guardian is the program that all McAfee Software applications use to manage scheduled and as-you-work events. To schedule an UnInstaller event: 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.
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3 3 Freeing Disk Space 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.
Freeing Disk Space To set up QuickClean: 1. Click Settings on the Options menu in the main UnInstaller window and select the QuickClean 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.
Freeing Disk Space To change the QuickClean schedule: 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.
Freeing Disk Space 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.
4 4 Managing 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.
Managing Applications Ð TIP: If any associated files are open when you move, transport, 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 lists, click Browse to find application programs, which have the extension .EXE, and choose the one you want.
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.
Managing Applications + 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.
Managing Applications 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 network drive. 2. In the Windows Explorer, click the letter of the drive that contains the Transport package file. 3.
Managing Applications 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.
Managing Applications 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.
Managing Applications 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.
Managing Applications 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 you want to monitor. Installation programs are usually named Setup.exe, CDsetup.exe, and so on. 3. Click Monitor to start installing the application.
Managing Applications 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. 5. Click Close to return to the main UnInstaller screen.
5 5 Restoring 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 applications. • 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.
Restoring Information • 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 from the Restore wizard list and click Next. 4. On the second wizard screen, the names of all files that will be restored are displayed. 5.
Restoring Information 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.
Restoring Information 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.
Restoring Information 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.
Restoring Information 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. If you only want to see what UnInstaller 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.
6 6 Using PowerClean If you are an experienced computer user, you can use the PowerClean feature for custom file and Registry management. 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.
Using PowerClean When you install applications or executable files, you can often choose not to add them to the Programs list. These application files 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.
Using PowerClean How do I work with the 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.
Using PowerClean What are the default file groups? In PowerClean, files on your computer are grouped into category lists that make it easy to manage files of certain types on all drives 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.
Using PowerClean 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.
Using PowerClean 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.
Using PowerClean 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.
Using PowerClean 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 To see... Information about the selected default group of files, including suggestions about what you should or should not do.
Using PowerClean 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 Files marked with this code are necessary for your computer to run correctly. You cannot delete these files from the PowerClean dialog box.
Using PowerClean 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.
Using PowerClean 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 options, 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 done using the PowerClean feature? The Report tab contains information only about actions that you’ve taken during the current PowerClean session.
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A About Windows 98 A Windows 98 Applications and Files This appendix provides background information for computer users who are 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, reading this appendix might give you the information you need to use the advanced features of the UnInstaller PowerClean feature.
About Windows 98 What is the Windows Registry? The Registry is a database that stores system and application 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.
About Windows 98 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 they usually have three or fewer characters because most current applications have historically used three characters to identify different kinds of files.
About Windows 98 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.
About Windows 98 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 Compressed archive files created by different compression programs. .HTM or .HTML Internet files. They will be opened by your default browser. .MPG, .AVI, .FLC, and .
About Windows 98 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.
About Windows 98 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 original format.
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Index A applications archiving 21 monitoring installation of 23 moving to new location 22 rebuilding transported 21 removing 18 transporting 19 Archive wizard described 21 restoring archived applications 27 when to use 21 custom file groups, in PowerClean feature dialog box 36 D database, SmartLinks described 4 defaults how set 8 to 10 list of Settings dialog box pages 10 See also Settings dialog box.
Index file groups, in PowerClean feature dialog box 36 to 37 files 45 associated, defined 48 autoexpanding compressed files described 51 compressed, described 51 cookies, deleting 51 deleting manually 33 deleting unused by using wizards 13 displaying extensions in Explorer file list 47 extensions described 47 junk files described 49 naming conventions for 46 removing junk files 13 removing to free disk space 16 G Guardian how to start 11 scheduling QuickClean 15 Guardiant scheduling an event with 11 I .
Index Reports dialog box described 30 tab pages described 31 viewing event details 30 Restore wizard described 27 restoring archived applications 27 restoring deleted files 29 restoring deleted application 27 deleted files 29 transported applications 20 undoing a monitored application installation 25 T tab panes, in PowerClean feature dialog box 40 Transport wizard described 19 rebuilding transported applications 20 when to use 20 U undo installation of application if monitored 25 W Windows Registry, de
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