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Click 1st Image to create the before snapshot, install the application and click 2nd Image to create the after snapshot. Multiple drives or folders can be scanned by separating them in the box with a semi colon. If you don’t extract the program to the C drive it will popup an error on start, simply change the Output path to stop it appearing again. bat file, both of which can be used to delete the monitored application installs or delete any leftovers after an uninstall. The program consists of 2 executable files, the Primo executable to take the snapshots and then save the differences file, and a tool called CHKUnin which creates a. Primo is actually a before and after snapshot utility based around Regshot 1.8.2 and users with experience of that utility will probably like Primo as well because it has a few additions. There are separate versions for XP, and 32/64 bit Windows. The running service could also be considered a drawback if you don’t want monitoring on all the time as you would have to stop it manually.Īlthough it isn’t bundled with any adware, Install Monitor does require the Visual C++ Redistributable and SQL Server Compact Edition to function which can be downloaded automatically if you don’t have them already.

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Software removal is a 2 step process with the standard uninstaller running 1st and then the program will tell you if there are still leftover entries it tracked which you can then remove using the Cleanup button.

The selected software’s created content and startup entries can be viewed using the tabs below. Then when you click on the installed program in the Install Monitor window it will give you information about the size of the install and all the registry and file changes that it created. This is achieved by a service running in the background (MspySvcHost.exe) that constantly watches for installations.

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On the plus side everything is monitored in real time so you don’t have to create before and after snapshots which saves a lot of time.

Mirekusoft Install Monitor has a few advantages and possible disadvantages over some other install tracking tools. Watch out for the AVG search bar adware being offered on install.

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Even if you never use the uninstaller functions on offer, Advanced Uninstaller Pro still has a ton of other features you might find useful. Uninstalled software can be backed up and restored again at a later date. We were quite surprised at how long the program took to create the snapshots and then the log file, nearly 3 minutes reading from the in built clock. This second option requires you to start the installation monitor tray component and then you can right click on it to start a monitored install using the before and after snapshot method. The program has a Revo like Uninstall Programs option that does a standard removal and then scans for leftovers and a Monitored Installations option. Registry cleaning, optimizing, backup and restore, file cleaning and optimizing, Services, Startup, Control Panel and Font managers, several different tools for IE, Chrome and Firefox, and there are many more. These 7 utilities below can monitor the install and then uninstall the software again removing all the changes the original uninstaller might have missed.Īdvanced Uninstaller Pro is definitely trying to be the complete all-in-one utility because in addition to the uninstalling functions, it also boasts a whole host of other useful tools. There are many tools around that can watch your system for certain changes and we’ve written about ones that can track changes during an installation in another article. The best way to make sure nothing gets missed after removing an application is to monitor and track the file and registry changes when you install the software so when it comes to removal, you have the chance to delete anything the original installer left behind. Many of us have third party uninstall tools to help scan for and get rid of this leftover data such as Revo Uninstaller, but although they can do a fine job, these are after the event tools and sometimes not quite as accurate as they need to be. Security software is a prime example which can often leave a ton of redundant data behind and in many cases this causes system instability until all traces have been removed. Most of us know that when you install an application, it’s not that uncommon for it leave bits of itself behind on your system after you uninstall it again, even using the official uninstaller utility that came with it.

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