Total Uninstall question
ncSkeet
Windows, and it tried to surreptitiously install itself into my startup
folder. Thankfully WinPatrol caught it and I denied permission, and of
course when I did so WinPatrol closed the program. (I'm using Total
Uninstall 3, reportedly the last freeware version.) Before I uninstall
Uninstall, I thought I would check here to see if there's a way to
prevent this behavior. There's nothing in TU's "Options" that addresses
this. And I like the program, I just don't want it eating up RAM by
starting itself every time I start Windows...I may not use it that
session and would prefer to start the program only when needed.
Am I missing something? Any suggestions?
Thanks...ncSkeet
HVS
Under XP, if you go Start>Run>services.msc, you'll be given a
list of what's running as services at start up.
You could see if the Total Uninstall background launcher is in
there; then double click it and choose "disabled" from the three
choices under the drop-down menu for "Startup Type".
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Cheers,
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burnr
@southeast.rr.com:
The last freeware version is Total Uninstall 2 ver.2.35 It does not
plant itself in any auto start position. I've never used 3, so don't
know about that.
I've had a copy archived here for quite awhile....
http://freeware4u.com/modules/mydownloads/singlefile.php?lid=234
HTH
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dadiOH
You said you ran it. Were you monitoring something with it? If so, it is
perfectly normal - nay, desireable - for it to implant itself to run after a
reboot. That is so it can *continue* monitoring any app that you are
installing that may require a reboot (and which may add stuff afterwards).
Once it finishes monitoring and you close the program it won't run again
until you start it.
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> I just ran Total Uninstall for the first time since re-installing Windows.
ncSkeet
> The last freeware version is Total Uninstall 2 ver.2.35 It does not
> plant itself in any auto start position. I've never used 3, so don't
> know about that.
Yep, you're right. It actually says "Try Total Uninstall 3" on the
bottom left. I read it wrong. My version is actually 2.35, just as it's
supposed to be. Maybe yours didn't, but it did try to install itself in
my startup.
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ncSkeet
ncSkeet
> You said you ran it. Were you monitoring something with it? If so,
> it is perfectly normal - nay, desireable - for it to implant itself
> to run after a reboot. That is so it can *continue* monitoring any
> app that you are installing that may require a reboot (and which may
> add stuff afterwards). Once it finishes monitoring and you close the
> program it won't run again until you start it.
I started it only to monitor a program install, so it was monitoring
that, but it wasn't running beforehand. I was just using it the way I've
always used it. This was the first time I'd started it since
re-installing it. That only made it worse in the sense that after I
denied it permission to add itself to startup, WinPatrol shut it down,
so it was unable to finish monitoring the install. And I don't remember
it ever doing that before (starting itself with a reboot in order to
monitor a program)...I'd been using it for a year or so before having to
reinstall Windows.
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ncSkeet
ncSkeet
> Under XP, if you go Start>Run>services.msc, you'll be given a
> list of what's running as services at start up.
>
> You could see if the Total Uninstall background launcher is in
> there; then double click it and choose "disabled" from the three
> choices under the drop-down menu for "Startup Type".
I am running XP. Good idea, but no dice. Thanks for the suggestion.
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ncSkeet
dadiOH
So you weren't paying attention. So?
Clif Notes
ncSkeet wrote:
> I started it only to monitor a program install, so it was monitoring
> that, but it wasn't running beforehand. I was just using it the way I've
> always used it. This was the first time I'd started it since
> re-installing it. That only made it worse in the sense that after I
> denied it permission to add itself to startup, WinPatrol shut it down,
> so it was unable to finish monitoring the install. And I don't remember
> it ever doing that before (starting itself with a reboot in order to
> monitor a program)...I'd been using it for a year or so before having to
> reinstall Windows.
>
> _____
>
> ncSkeet
TUN is supposed to put itself as a "run once" autostart. This is a
required function when the application install you are monitoring makes
you reboot your PC.
It's not dangerous, it's needed, and it only starts at reboot one time.
I failed to mention this in my tutorial / review.
Thanks for reminding me of that feature.
DS 007
ncSkeet wrote:
> I just ran Total Uninstall for the first time since re-installing
> Windows, and it tried to surreptitiously install itself into my startup
> folder.
...
>
> Am I missing something? Any suggestions?
>
> Thanks...ncSkeet
Failing all else, you could always RTFM (Read The Fine Manual).
>From the help file that comes with TUN 2.35 ....
Many install utilities requires that you restart Windows to complete
the process. Don't worry - Total Uninstall will close with Windows and
will restart when the Windows is restarted. Then you can continue to
take the second snapshot.
.....
it has always done that, luckily.