Comments on: Curse browser adblockers http://www.bangrocks.com/2007/02/15/curse-browser-adblockers/ "We'll be saying a big hello to all intelligent life forms everywhere ... and to everyone else out there, the secret is to bang the rocks together, guys." Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:49:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: WauloK http://www.bangrocks.com/2007/02/15/curse-browser-adblockers/#comment-834 WauloK Thu, 15 Feb 2007 11:58:51 +0000 http://www.bangrocks.com/2007/02/15/curse-browser-adblockers/#comment-834 Be careful with Registry Cleaners. Rarely do they do good and often will do bad. That said, the best one I've found so far is Crap Cleaner: http://www.ccleaner.com/ Even better yet is Ashampoo's Uninstaller Platinum Suite, but it's a pay-for one. They had a free copy on the front of a magazine last year. (Ashampoo has been giving away all their products via magazines). Whenever you install an application, it takes a snapshot of your hard drive directories & files. It also snapshots your registry. When you uninstall using the program's uninstaller, you next run the Uninstaller part of this application and it shows all the extra files and registry entries (numbering in the 100s!) the application's uninstaller left behind and asks if you wish to clear them out. Be careful with Registry Cleaners. Rarely do they do good and often will do bad.

That said, the best one I’ve found so far is Crap Cleaner: http://www.ccleaner.com/

Even better yet is Ashampoo’s Uninstaller Platinum Suite, but it’s a pay-for one. They had a free copy on the front of a magazine last year. (Ashampoo has been giving away all their products via magazines). Whenever you install an application, it takes a snapshot of your hard drive directories & files. It also snapshots your registry. When you uninstall using the program’s uninstaller, you next run the Uninstaller part of this application and it shows all the extra files and registry entries (numbering in the 100s!) the application’s uninstaller left behind and asks if you wish to clear them out.

]]> By: Beno http://www.bangrocks.com/2007/02/15/curse-browser-adblockers/#comment-833 Beno Thu, 15 Feb 2007 09:32:12 +0000 http://www.bangrocks.com/2007/02/15/curse-browser-adblockers/#comment-833 I downloaded another registry cleaner. The free version promised heaps of fixes but you had to pay for it to fix anything, so I deleted it. Think I'll stick with TuneUp Utilities. I downloaded another registry cleaner. The free version promised heaps of fixes but you had to pay for it to fix anything, so I deleted it. Think I’ll stick with TuneUp Utilities.

]]> By: WauloK http://www.bangrocks.com/2007/02/15/curse-browser-adblockers/#comment-832 WauloK Thu, 15 Feb 2007 05:47:48 +0000 http://www.bangrocks.com/2007/02/15/curse-browser-adblockers/#comment-832 Thanks Beno. Yer a true sport! I think if you click it is ok but you don't have to download software. Thanks Beno. Yer a true sport! I think if you click it is ok but you don’t have to download software.

]]> By: Beno http://www.bangrocks.com/2007/02/15/curse-browser-adblockers/#comment-831 Beno Thu, 15 Feb 2007 05:17:41 +0000 http://www.bangrocks.com/2007/02/15/curse-browser-adblockers/#comment-831 Well I just clicked on 4 ads displayed and actually downloaded a program. I guess that's my 2 cents worth (if you're really lucky...:-). Well I just clicked on 4 ads displayed and actually downloaded a program. I guess that’s my 2 cents worth (if you’re really lucky…:-).

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