I did a Search On this Because I know Good and Well you have to Uncheck Some Options During the Initial Install to Avoid Un-Wanted Programs and/or Browser Add-ons. I have done Program and Virus Definition Updates Before and this Has never Happened. I Swear there Was Never a Screen to De-Select Optional Apps. There was a Similar Post to My Present Posting from way Back in 2013 from crustyasp, with the Subject - Google Chrome automatically installed no option to not do so… He/She Got many Replies Saying that it was Just a Matter Of Deselecting Install Options. But The Post was Describing doing an Update Not a Fresh Install, just like this, my Present Post…
What the H*ll is Going on Here. I know there were No Options Presented to me When I did The Update.
That is why I always uninstall older version first. You have no choice select what will be installed during program update. Unistalling previous version first is also better for compatibility. New program version come with new uninstaller so you will not be able uninstall remains from previous version. For example update from v.12 to 17. There will be no way uninstall Avast Screensaver by this new uninstaller, although if you uninstall v12. first, screensaver is deleted. There is also utility called Avastclear, which should delete everyting but i never tested it.
So is there any reason of use Avastclear? Can be used after program was uninstalled trough control panel? I want only new verison of Avast, so normal uninstall should be enough or not?
Yes a normal upgrade will (or at least should) work fine.
Fact is that removing avast through control panel doest’t remove everything.
Fact is also that avast clear removes some leftovers, it also doesn’t remove everything.
Only way to really completely remove everything from avast is to do it manually.
And this is not only the case with avast, but also with many other applications unfortunately.
Thanks for answer. I never used avastclear. I usually remove C:\ProgramData\Avast Software , HKCU/Software/Avast Software and jobs from Task Sheduler. It is enough for “clean” installation of new version?
Yeah, maybe not 100% clean, but deleting something in registry can be very dangerous. Registry is not good place for experiments. There should be list of registry entries, which can be safely deleted or something like manual for removing leftovers by hand if uninstaller is not able doing this. I don’t want delete something only because has Avast in name. Also i will install the same product but newer version, so why more “clean” installation? What is the point here?
Also i will install the same product but newer version, so why more "clean" installation? What is the point here?
Several reasons.
1] Systems get slower over time because of (not limited to) remnants of "removed" things.
2] It will remove leftovers that can cause problems.
If you want to lay new carpet, you don't leave parts of the old one (e.g. the glue) on the floor before laying the new carpet, right ?
Deleting things in the registry is not dangerous at all.
It is only software, and so what if a system doesn’t boot because you made a mistake…
Simply put back a image or install everything from scratch.
And ofcourse there is the option to create a backup of the registry so you can simply restore things if it turns out you have made a mistake.
Anyway i must agree with you leaving something old is bad idea. That is why i don’t use Windows 10, which automaticaly install new build and reinstall it. This mess up everyting, but this is another story.
Cleaning registry is not recommended and it cannot speed up PC.
That article has a lot of contradictions.
They say something is not working and at the same time time they say it will.
It is plain and simple.
Windows read the entire registry at boot time.
Does it make a difference on how many lines it needs to read ?
Ofcourse it does !
What they say is, it doesn’t matter how many lines there are in a book.
It will always take you the same time to read all lines.
There is a real easy and simple way to test it.
Get a system.
Install Windows on it with all drivers that are needed.
Install the applications you want.
Time how long it takes to boot, start the applications etc.
Use that system for e.g. 2 years.
Update things and do all other things you would do normally.
Time things again and you will see that everything is slower.
You sure will notice a (huge?) longer loading time and such.
Yes, but deleting few lines in registry is few (kilo)bytes, it makes boot difference on toady PCs with SSD? I think source of system slowdown will be elsewhere, probably some programs incompatibility.
My system is installed about 1,5 year and i still not see Windows 7 welcome screen, because that fast boot. But i know Windows is known for being slower over time.
Hey, Thanks for all Your Replies(TheOwner and Eddy). I just had time to read the First Few. Will Read thru all of them later. Very Good Info for Future Use. I really Appreciate the Attention You People Gave to My Post…