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Version history for Total Uninstall

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Changes for v6.0.2 - v6.1.0

Analysis optimizations
Button caption was added in Modules toolbar
Improved the detection of install location and will discard the unreliable information
Added detection of the program's publisher, if missing. This information increase the analysis accuracy.
Fix for an error while processing an exclusive png icon
New translation for Hebrew language

Changes for v6.0.1 - v6.0.2

Crash when trying to show a message on program start in Windows XP
Seldom error when the program is trying to save some program settings
Notes not saved for installed programs without a group
Hang while creating an empty system snapshot (without scan targets)
Minor cosmetic fixes
Interface translation updated for Montenegrin and Korean languages

Changes for v6.0.0 - v6.0.1

Shorter time for processing programs at startup
The unfriendly "corrupted installation" text was removed. These entries are just removable partial installations or remains that are not shown in any competing product
Better detection of the name of the partial installed programs or remains
Improved detection of registry and file system items for programs with similar names
Fix for missing tray icon
Fix for selected item display problem
Other several fixes and optimizations

Changes for v5.10.3 - v6.0.0

General
native 64 bit support
interface improvements
decreased memory usage
faster uninstall of programs
other contless improvements
Monitored programs module
option to scan and detect created/modified/deleted alternate data streams
drag and drop a setup program in the monitored programs list to start the monitoring process
Merge logs dialog will use selected logs from the list
Installed Programs module
analysis up to five times faster than previous version
more accurate installation analysis that takes into account all the rest of installed programs
new system areas analyzed
Install history information in summary
drag and drop a shortcut in the installed programs list to locate the program or to add it to the list
detects and uninstalls corrupted installations
Cleaner module (new)
configurable cleaning profiles

Changes for v5.10.1 - v5.10.2

Fix for an error during installation analysis.
Armenian translation.

Changes for v5.10.0 - v5.10.1

Several translations updated
Short application closing time.
Improvements in the installation analyzer.
Improvement in the Installed programs list.

Changes for v5.9.3 - v5.10.0

Accurate progress for restore process.
Restore process can be canceled without delay.
Can backup and restore programs bigger than 4GB.
Several interface translations are updated.
Main form can be resized to a smaller size.
Extra safety checks in the program analyzer.

Changes for v5.9.2 - v5.9.3

Settings to improve support for 32 bit text and hex viewers on a 64 bit operating system. Will be able to open files from system32 folder.
Improved the programs instant filtering.
About 20% faster analysis for approximately 60% from programs.
Can create an empty system snapshot. Useful to be able to build a log containing the system snapshot.

Changes for v5.9.1 - v5.9.2

Automatic backup and restore of user settings to overcome data corruption that occurs particularly during a BSOD.
Fixed a potential error while taking the snapshot of installed services.
Some translations updated
Minor fixes

Changes for v5.9.0 - v5.9.1

Monitored programs: Improvements in the "Merge logs" dialog [PRO].
Monitored programs: Important bug fixed in the scanning engine that affected only when running in a Windows XP 64 bit system.
Installed programs: built in groups with updates can be moved in the user defined groups [PRO]
Translation fixes including a black label problem. New Indonesian and Montenegrin interface translation
Other important fixes

Changes for v5.8.0 - v5.9.0

Improvements in the "Add program to list" dialog.
Edit action for installed programs.
Major changes in the installation analyzer to increase analysis accuracy
Swedish and Persian interface translation
Other important fixes and improvements

Changes for v5.7.0 - v5.8.0

Notes for programs and groups in program list.
Improvements in the installation analyzer.

Changes for v5.6.1 - v5.7.0

Multi core support in registry scanner.
Improvements in the "Merge logs" dialog [PRO].
Several improvments in the "Restore program" dialog.
Improvements in the "Options" dialog.
Improvements in the installation analyzer.

Changes for v5.6.0 - v5.6.1

Improvements in the uninstall process.
Fix for a seldom start error after reboot to continue the uninstalling or monitoring process.
Merging the install logs was improved.
Improvements in the installation analyzer.
Other fixes and improvements

Changes for v5.5.1 - v5.6.0

Program interface is now DPI aware
Changes in the registry scanner for a better support of 64 bit Windows editions (old system snapshots are not compatible and are not loaded in this version)
Uses the Windows 7 Taskbar progress feature
Improvements in the Restore from backup feature and dialog
On 64 bit Windows editions the 64 bit Regedit is launched
On Windows Vista and 7 the Scheduled tasks manager is used to avoid the User Account Control dialog on startup
Undo and Redo an entire branch: Undo depth/Redo depth
Restore from backup a selection of folders and files
Some system components are automatically merged in the related main program to avoid duplicating entries in the Installed programs list and to improve analysis
Other several improvements and optimizations

Changes for v5.5.0 - v5.5.1

Error processing installations when a MSI installation is corrupted.
Some translations updated.
Other fixes and improvements.

Changes for v5.4.2 - v5.5.0

Revised program interface implementation (uses fewer resources, is faster, better integration with the operating system interface).
Color schemes for main program interface (Blue, Silver, Black etc).
System snapshots are saved compressed at 20% from the uncompressed size.
New lists for Protected folders and Protected keys to protect the monitored shared locations.
Several improvements in the installation analyzer.
Create the backup for a program.
Restore the program from backup.
Backup automatically the uninstalled program (optional).
Revised default program settings.
Improvements in the uninstall process.
Edit action to redo registry change.
Open action for folders uses the default handler.
Renaming the monitored program will rename the log file name.
Specific fixes for Windows 2000.
Bulgarian interface translation.
Option to auto select all items in "Delete items ?" uninstall dialog.

Changes for v5.4.1 - v5.4.2

Improved analysis of .inf based installations.

Changes for v5.4.0 - v5.4.1

Added German help file.
Improved Windows 7 compatibility.
Added Ukrainian translation.
Updated Polish help file.
Improved uninstallers launching (pre-launch preparations and launch order if more than one uninstaller are registered).
Updated several translations.
Open registry key with Regedit not working on some systems.
Other several improvements and optimizations.

Changes for v5.3.0 - v5.4.0

New uninstall profile for monitored programs. Pre-selected automatically, if necessary.
When uninstalling, if the launched provided uninstaller asks for reboot, this is allowed and recommended. Total Uninstall will start with Windows to continue the uninstall process.
Added Spanish and Arabic translations.
Updated English help file.
Progress in status bar for installed programs cache building.
Analysis can be re-started without waiting for the previous to finish.
Print installed or monitored programs.
Export installed or monitored programs to HTML.
Improved installation analyzer.
The selection in changes tree is preserved when changing from a program to another.
Improved installed programs listing.
Other several improvements and optimizations.

Changes for v5.2.0 - v5.3.0

List, analyze and uninstall corrupted MSI installations.
Multiselect in all lists from Options dialog.
Button added in status bar to show/hide system components.
Polish translation and help file.
Error message during analysis on a XP 64 bit system or rarely on a clean Windows install.
Non default scanning profile was not used after restart to continue the monitoring process
Unnecessary horizontal scroll in program lists on refresh.
Other improvements

Changes for v5.1.0 - v5.2.0

Adaptive compare snapshots algorithm. Compare time reduced in all cases to a few seconds (before the compare time could take in some cases up to 5 minutes).
Items from changes tree can be renamed [Professional edition].
Analysis progress in status bar
Reload action to cancel unsaved changes from installation log.
Improved installation analyzer.

Changes for v5.0.2 - v5.1.0

Detect system files of analyzed program (configurable).
Detect scheduled tasks of analyzed program.
Exact install time detection instead of date.
MSI based installations are analyzed 30% faster.
The possibility of settings file corruption was eliminated.
Faster export.
Other several improvements, optimizations and fixes.

Changes for v5.0.1 - v5.0.2

Support for paths longer than 260 characters.
Windows 2000 compatibility is restored.
Better display for icons when desktop has a low color depth.
A low limit for snapshot folder size could ruin the monitoring process.
Improved French translation.
Unnecessary error dialog while uninstalling an in use shared file.

Changes for v5.0.0 - v5.0.1

All reported issues are fixed.
Several translations updated.

Changes for v4.9.5 - v5.0.0

Enhanced program interface.
Improved support for multiuser systems.
Improved installation analyzer.
Configurable analysis profiles.
Faster program startup, decreased used resources.
Program has now two editions: Standard and Professional.
Other important improvements.

Changes for v4.9.4 - v4.9.5

New Turkish translation.
Improved support for registry editors.
Important fixes in language files.
Other improvements and bug fixes.

Changes for v4.9.3 - v4.9.4

New Turkish translation.
Improved support for registry editors.
Important fixes in language files.
Other improvements and bug fixes.

Changes for v4.9.2 - v4.9.3

Services can be removed from log.
Other improvements and bug fixes.

Changes for v4.9.1 - v4.9.2

Improved Installation Analyzer
New Brazilian Portuguese translation.

Changes for v4.9.0 - v4.9.1

Improved Installation Analyzer.
Several translations updated.

Changes for v4.8.0 - v4.9.0

Vista style dialogs.
Improved Installation Analyzer. Specific analysis of install information of a new install builder.
Up to 10 times performance increase for big installations (compare, uninstall, merge, save, analysis).
Some fixes specific for Windows Vista.

Changes for v4.7.0 - v4.8.0

Pre-defined and custom uninstall profiles for Installed Applications. New uninstall option.
Improved Installation Analyzer. Specific analysis of install information of two new installer types.
Opening a key in Regedit is now faster.

Changes for v4.6.2 - v4.7.0

New column in detected changes for current properties, default disabled in view profiles
Improved Installation Analyzer. Special handling of specific installers information.
Programs installed with Microsoft Installer and with unusual uninstall information were not listed.
Check for updates will not interfere with other program functions.
Other fixes and improvements

Changes for v4.6.0 - v4.6.1

Msi based uninstallers are launched properly even when the defined uninstall command is wrong.
Less resources used by Total Uninstall Agent.
Improved Installation Analyzer.
Total Uninstall is no longer blocked to start on Windows Vista start up.
Total Uninstall Agent is now elevated on Vista so it can detect elevated processes like installers.

Changes for v4.50 - v4.6.0

Add a program to installed applications list using only a shortcut. After addition the program is analyzed and ready to be uninstalled. Useful for not installed programs (only copied) or those that are not registered in Add/Remove Programs
Application grouping with Send To Group.
Refresh (F5) for monitored applications list.
Option to create a system restore point before uninstall.
Smarter logs merging.
New Norwegian translation.

Changes for v4.42 - v4.50