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Old 04-19-05, 11:05 AM   #1 (permalink)
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System Cleanup

After installing and then removing various trial programs (such as Pocket Plus) I have noticed quite a few files in the Windows Folder that appear to be Orphans. I have Pocket Mechanic and it doesn't really find anything. My question is how can I cleanup all the orphan files and if a Hard Reset is the only answer does it Really Remove everthing and put it back to Factory status?
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Old 04-19-05, 11:10 AM   #2 (permalink)
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I have never used PocketMechanic, but MemMaid seems to do a nice job for me. A hard reset seems pretty dramatic, but it will clean up your system. Good Luck~
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Old 04-19-05, 11:14 AM   #3 (permalink)
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THX,the files are NOT really hurting anything just bothering me because their there. I know just how well Microsoft's uninstall works and figured that this would be the same. Thus I find the files.
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If you know for sure they are for a program you removed you could try and just delete them Seeings as you are considering a hard reset anyway, if it does not work out you can do the reset then. Just a thought....
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Old 04-19-05, 11:33 AM   #5 (permalink)
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I have the same and use memMaid and it seems to do the trick.
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Old 04-19-05, 11:33 AM   #6 (permalink)
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Also check out SKTools, a very powerful system cleaner, plus lots of other great utils to boot :)
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I'm using SKTools to keep things cleaned up. So far, I haven't found any app as thorough as Unintsall Manager on the Palm for keeping the system pristine.
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Old 04-21-05, 03:27 PM   #8 (permalink)
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Use the uninstaller module in SKTools. Since I bought SKTools, I've used their uninstaller when I want to remove an app. Does a more thorough job @ removing the apps files and registry entries . . .
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I have used the uninstaller module in SKTools religiously, but some programs still cheat and leave stuff behind to garbage up the registry.
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