Tip #4093 - A Vista Uninstall
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Vista Uninstall
Are you among the
many who are using Windows Vista now? If so, I have a question for you:
When you want to uninstall something from your Vista computer, how do
you do it? If you're going off the same rules you used in Windows XP,
I can probably guess what your answer is (Add/Remove Programs, right?)
Well, Vista actually has a new way of doing things when it comes to uninstalls
and I'm here to tell you all about it today!
When you're ready
to uninstall a program, etc. from your Vista computer, here's what you
should do from here on out. Go to Start, Control
Panel and then under the Programs section, choose
the option that says "Uninstall a program."
Once you click on that, you will see a list of programs you have on your
computer that can be uninstalled. Each one will have some information
next to it as well. For instance, you will be able to see the publisher's
information (who created the software), when it was installed on your
PC and the size of the program.
Once you look over
all of that information, just find the program you'd like to uninstall,
highlight it and then click the Uninstall button. It
will then go through the uninstall process and the program will be gone
from your computer for good. That's all there is to it. So, while this
procedure worked pretty well in Windows XP, it's just a little bit better
and easier to do in Vista. Don't forget to try it out the next time you
need to uninstall something. It's your best bet!
~ Erin
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