Uninstalling programmes

emerald21

Hi I currently have 87 programmes installed on my pc and im sure i dont need half of them. Is there any rule of thumb of what to uninstall eg ones dated 2009 ? I dont want to do anything i shouldn t and im not too sure what i need or dont. Thanks

TakeThis

Download, install and run CCleaner
Go to Tools > Start up and click on the save to text file button in the bottom right hand corner. Save the text file to your Desktop. Go to Tools > Uninstall and repeat the exercise.
Paste the contents of the .txt files here and we can advise.

emerald21

TakeThis wrote: »

Download, install and run CCleaner
Go to Tools > Start up and click on the save to text file button in the bottom right hand corner. Save the text file to your Desktop. Go to Tools > Uninstall and repeat the exercise.
Paste the contents of the .txt files here and we can advise.

Thanks but i dont think im capable of doing all that. Ive got ccleaner on my pc but i dont really know much about it. I dont usually run the analyze bit just the other one and just hope for the best. Sad isn t it but ive not long learned how to use pc s.

TakeThis

emerald21 wrote: »

Thanks but i dont think im capable of doing all that. Ive got ccleaner on my pc but i dont really know much about it. I dont usually run the analyze bit just the other one and just hope for the best. Sad isn t it but ive not long learned how to use pc s.

It is really simple.

emerald21

TakeThis wrote: »

It is really simple.

Yes simple when you know how lol

free4440273

emerald21 wrote: »

Hi I currently have 87 programmes installed on my pc and im sure i dont need half of them. Is there any rule of thumb of what to uninstall eg ones dated 2009 ? I dont want to do anything i shouldn t and im not too sure what i need or dont. Thanks

the dates have no correlation whatsoever with what u should remove; i.e. with what is important. that tells u nothing of value .

mart44

Have a look at SlimCleaner. It's a cloud-based cleaner and optimiser that examines installed programs and gives information and advice about what they do and whether they are necessary.

http://www.softpedia.com/get/Tweak/System-Tweak/SlimCleaner.shtml

Edit: Opt out of the AVG toolbar option during the installation procedure if you don't want it.

giraffe69

Yes simple when you know how lol

1. Open up the program
2. Update if you are asked to
3. There are 4 buttons down the left and "Tools" takes you to your list of programs
4. You can now delete what you don't want(by right clicking the program and selecting uninstall" but the best route here is "if in doubt do NOT delete" until you have done some checking

TakeThis

giraffe69 wrote: »

1. Open up the program
2. Update if you are asked to
3. There are 4 buttons down the left and "Tools" takes you to your list of programs
4. You can now delete what you don't want(by right clicking the program and selecting uninstall" but the best route here is "if in doubt do NOT delete" until you have done some checking

That's not quite it, but close.


1. Open up the program
2. There are 4 buttons down the left and "Tools > Uninstall" takes you to your list of programs.
3. Tool > StartUp takes you to a list of the programs that startup with your computer.
4. Save to text file on both of these options produces a dialogue box where you can choose to save a text file list of what is there.
5. Save it, open it and then Copy & Paste the contents in to your next post.

Very simple.

emerald21

mart44 wrote: »

Have a look at SlimCleaner. It's a cloud-based cleaner and optimiser that examines installed programs and gives information and advice about what they do and whether they are necessary.

http://www.softpedia.com/get/Tweak/System-Tweak/SlimCleaner.shtml

Edit: Opt out of the AVG toolbar option during the installation procedure if you don't want it.

Hi I ve run this and the results are

System related errors 70 High
Com and active errors 227 High
User related errors 5 Low
Start up and uninstall errors 378 High.

SYSTEM HEALTH STATUS - POOR.

There was no mention of opting out of anything just do i want to pay to have it cleaned. Is that what i need to do ? Thanks

Humphrey10

emerald21 wrote: »

There was no mention of opting out of anything just do i want to pay to have it cleaned. Is that what i need to do ?

No need to pay, just run CCleaner like multiple posters have told you to. TakeThis has posted step by step instructions.