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SoftCollector A great piece of software! One of the two best uninstallers I have come across (the other being Total Uninstall). I own both.

Also, I was very proud to learn that it has been developed by a Bulgarian company! Way to go guys!

Here is what I would like to see developed in future versions:

1. More control over what Revo has found and considers for deinstalling – a list that the user can check and verify. A list of leftovers is already at hand, but I hope one can be offered at an earlier stage (before the deinstallation).

2. The ability for Revo to follow installations that require a restart of the computer (Total Unistall has that).

Kind Regards,
SC

Jan 29 at 10:21am

Stefan Hauber Great discount for 3 licenses (3 are less expensive than 2 :-) )!

So, when buying more than one license, is there a way to give away some of the licenses to other users?

If yes:
How to let RevoGroup letting know the new user names?
Can this be done sometime later (or has it be done quite immidiately after the buy)?

Jan 31 at 12:12am

Vasil Georgiev Hi Stefan,
When you buy more than one license at once you get only one serial number that let you register Revo Uninstaller Pro on the same number of computers as the bought licenses number.
So you can share received serial number with your relatives or friends and they can use it to register Revo Uninstaller Pro on their computers, but there is no way at our side to associate your serial number with more than one names. So you can share the serial number, you make that decision, but the serial number and account is connected only to your name

VS Revo Group Ltd. Vendor - Jan 31 at 12:35am

Brian H SoftCollector, I am always grateful for your excellent reviews, product suggestions and insights on the programs being offered here on BDJ. Just to see an alternative, I took a look at "Total Uninstall" on their website, and I liked what I saw, as well. Question for you- although not an easy one, I know, if you had to choose between the two products, which would you choose? Does "Revo Uninstaller Pro" do anything that "Total Uninstall" does not? Because it seems that with the added benefit of being able to "follow installations that require a restart of the computer ", "Total Uninstall" might have an edge over "Revo Uninstaller Pro"? Or am I missing something in the equation? Thanks, as always, for your great advice. :-) -Brian

Jan 31 at 12:50am

Jaap Aap Well, maybe the developer could react to Brian's question too? Is Softcollector's wishlist under consideration for future versions?

Jan 31 at 2:00am

Vasil Georgiev About Total Uninstall and Revo Uninstaller Pro, both products have a lot of differences and their monitoring modules works in completely different way. Both methods have their advantages and disadvantages. Yes, Revo Uninstaller Pro can't handle the reboot during the monitoring (it saves its log automatically when the computer is rebooted, if the user hasn't done that before), but many programs request a reboot mainly to load their data on Windows start up as it is stored by their installation, so in these cases the installation has completed before the reboot. Also Revo Uninstaller Pro has some algorithms that after the uninstall of trace program completes, we tried to search for program's data that is probably part of the program, but is not caught in the log, because the data is written after the log is saved. That may be data written after a requested reboot during the installation or data written during the usage of the program. It is easy and logical for us to recommend ourselves in such comparison, but it is better the user to make its decision, which product will better suits him.

VS Revo Group Ltd. Vendor - Jan 31 at 2:33am

Tim Parsons Can the Pro version be used portably? Or is the only portable version the free one?

Jan 31 at 3:02am

Vasil Georgiev Hi Tim, only the Freeware version of Revo Uninstaller has a portable version, Pro version can't be used portably

VS Revo Group Ltd. Vendor - Jan 31 at 3:10am

Steve asp I would like to know an estimate date for the next major update. I the offer today is very good but I would rather wait if there is soon to be a new version knowing we can not update to this version with the current license.

Thanks

Jan 31 at 7:48am

Vasil Georgiev Hi Steve, the new major version will be probably released in the end of the third quarter of 2012 - end of August or September. However registered existing user of Revo Uninstaller Pro will get a significant discount on the regular price of the new major version if they decide to update to the new version

VS Revo Group Ltd. Vendor - Jan 31 at 8:09am

Tony Simpson As a user of ToTal Uninstaller, I can tell you one thing that it doesn't do and that is it does not remove the program files and folders created during install. I didn't notice this until recently and just to be sure before writing this comment I installed a program under Total Uninstall and then removed it again with TU.

Sure enough TU leaves all the program folders and files intact. This is particularly true if during the install you install the program in a location not on the default C drive. It remains to be seen if Revo does the same, I will see.

Jan 31 at 8:10am

Bennet Immanuel I am a long time user of "Your Installer". It is stable in my 3 machines.
Is Revo better than that?

@Vendor
Please confirm if you sell "lifetime upgrade" policy seperately. Thanks in advance.

Jan 31 at 8:10am

Tony Simpson Further to my last post about Total Uninstaller not removing installed program files and folders, I tried the same program install and removal with Revo Uninstaller and while it removed more of the test program than did TU it still left behind a significant number of installed files. Even forced uninstall did not remove the program files.

Jan 31 at 8:10am

Stefan Tester I would gladly join in if not where this policy:

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Online license activation is required with a hardware footprint,
and 1 installation per footprint..
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as i need to use my software from an thunp drive on several pcs
this promotion is nothing i can use :-(

Jan 31 at 8:10am

SoftCollector Dear Brian H,

Thank you for your kind words – and I apology for the late reply.

To answer your question:

1. What Total Unistall does is make a snapshot of the registry (and a list of the file system, if I am not mistaken) before and after the installation and compare them to find differences. This is a very good approach, as it does not rely on algorithms inside TU, but on simple comparison. That said, there are some software titles that write all the time to your disk, creating logs, updating, etc. – like antivirus programs, disk defragmenters, backup software, etc. and Total Unistall lists those as part of the installation as well. Then you have to manually go through the list and delete the entries that got there by mistake (the above mentioned). So: Total Unistall puts the control at your fingertips, and if you know what you are doing and choose wisely, this should give great results. Also, Total Uninstall continues to monitor a software installation after the restart of the PC, which is a plus.

2. On the other hand Revo offers a lot of different possibilities, as its developers were aiming at creating not just a great uninstall tool, but also an Autorun Manager, Junk Files Cleaner, several trace erasers, etc. I have never had any problems with Revo and it seems to be working fine with deinstallations (also having some excellent options like the Hunter Mode, etc.), but what it actually does as far as uninstalling is not as transparent as with TU. It also, at this point, cannot continue to follow the installation when a reboot is required.

I have both titles installed and use them regularly, and cannot say which one is better as they both develop dynamically. If you can spare the extra time and do not mind going through long lists of entries to check which ones to actually delete, TU should be your choice. If you want the job done quicker (and still reliably – from my experience) Revo will suit you better.

Then again, why not have both? :) Revo is unbelievably cheap at the price at which it is being sold today. The only concern is the date of the new version, as Revo is not currently sold with the lifetime upgrade option.

I hope this helps!

Kind Regards,
SC

Jan 31 at 8:12am

VLM Hi everyone, just my bit of input about Revo vs. Total Uninstall. I have been a Revo Pro user for years and I LOVE this program. It offers 2 modes of operation:

- Monitor during installation
- Scan and uninstall a program that was not monitored during installation

As far as I know, Total Uninstall only does the first, and that is reason enough to choose Revo, at least for me.

As SoftCollector has already pointed out, Total Uninstall works on a DIFF principle (before and after comparison), and it picks up activity from programs that have nothing to do with the installation in progress. Revo seems to me far more intelligent in this regard.

Someone, above, mentioned that Revo sometimes leaves some content behind. I have found this to be the case almost exclusively when it is removing a program that was not monitored during installation. For removal of monitored programs, I have found it to be almost perfect.

Vasil, I do suggest that you create some way for customers to break apart registrations and add separate serial numbers. There are situations where one buys in and for a group or community, but does not wish to give out the one and ONLY serial number. That makes it impossible to track abuse by someone in the group or community.

Jan 31 at 8:30am

Vasil Georgiev @Bennet Immanuel - No we do not offer a lifetime upgrade offer of Revo Uninstaller Pro

@Tony Simpson - Basically if the files are in use by Windows or other program Revo Uninstaller Pro puts them for deletion on the next reboot and most or all them should be deleted on the next reboot. If that does not happen, we will be grateful if you write a short report to our support emil with he name and the version of the program as well as your Windows version, so we can make some tests and investigate.

@SoftCollector - Thank you for your comments and suggestions, although I do not reply to your previous comments and suggestions here at BitsDuJour, we do not miss to take a record of them

VS Revo Group Ltd. Vendor - Jan 31 at 8:48am

Vasil Georgiev Hi VLM, thank you for your feedback and suggestion. In the next major version the registration algorithm will be changed and we will consider how to make such option easier, as you are right that in some specific cases it may be necessary

VS Revo Group Ltd. Vendor - Jan 31 at 8:53am

Overtkill I started using this uninstaller a few months back, and I can say its worth every penny. Its very thorough at removing applications. Plus it has many other features that you wouldn't expect to find in such a tool. Definite mufti-tasker!

One request: On your autorun programs (list of files that startup with your computer), please consider adding an option to reorder the startup list so a user can control which apps start up first at boot.

Thanks!

Jan 31 at 9:31am

Vasil Georgiev Hi Overtkill, thank you for your feedback and request.

VS Revo Group Ltd. Vendor - Jan 31 at 9:53am

VLM Vasil, I do have one additional suggestion for a future release. Most applications are updated from time to time, so it would be nice to have some way to link an update/upgrade with its original, underlying/prior installation(s). I'm not sure what might be the best way to do this, but it occurs to me that one approach is to append an update/upgrade installation to an existing installation file, rather than naming a new file from scratch. Just a thought to consider ...

Jan 31 at 9:56am

bethel95 I've used RU for several years, and consider it to be an invaluable tool for cleaning up after an app's uninstaller has run (that's the first part of the RU uninstall sequence). I that it gives me control over the delete decisions (in contrast to other uninstallers that run in "black box" mode) while still presenting a friendly user interface.

I've been using RU Pro since the last time it was on sale (about 8 months ago?). It's hard for me to say whether it really performs better than the free version, as I've not done any in-depth testing. If nothing else, though, I like that I was able to support the dev of one of my favorite sysadmin tools. If you're using the free version, please consider doing that, too (and if Pro really is doing the job significantly better, then that's a bonus for us).

Jan 31 at 9:59am

Robert Tardif I own Total Uninstall and let me say the way it really works.

You have two different modules in Total Uninstall : Installed Programs module and Monitored Programs module.

The Installed Programs module will show a complete list of all the installed programs on the computer (that include all the programs, monitored or not). When you select a program on this list, that launch an analysis (you have here the choice between 4 basic profiles of analysis, but you can create your owns) which will indicate all the changes done to the computer (in the registry and in the file system) by the selected program. If you uninstall a program through this module, the regular uninstall.exe of the program will be launched first and after that the leftovers will be uninstalled using the detected items during analysis. Before the uninstallation, you will have the opportunity to see clearly all the changes in the registry and in the file system made by the program and after the uninstallation you will see all the leftovers which will have been additionnally removed. Here, before the uninstallation, you may easily remove from that log anything you think is not belonging to the program to uninstall.

This first module make of Total Uninstall an uninstall tool very similar to Revo with the only exception that the scan for the leftovers is done before the uninstallation, not after as in the case of Revo.

With the Monitored Programs module you can create a snapshot of the registry and of the file system as they are before the installation of a program; you then install the program as you normally do and after the installation you do a post-install snapshot. The comparison between the pre-install and the post-install snapshots will create all the information concerning what has been changed in your computer by the installed program. The post-installation snapshot can be done after a reboot as it as been said earlier by someone.

The log concerning the installation of a program is very clear and you may easily see all what has been changed in the registry and in the file system. When you uninstall a program through this module, you have the choice to uninstall it with all the information contained in the installation log (and you may easily remove from that log anything you think is not belonging to the program to uninstall), or to uninstall with the regular uninstall.exe file first and then the leftovers with what remains in the log.

What is very interesting here about Total Uninstall is that you may use this program not only to monitor the installation of any program, but you may also use it to monitor any change done to the registry or to the file system when you do anything on your computer and that is a very valuable source of information...

That said, it is clear I'm in love with Total Uninstall but I would be also ready to buy a copy of Revo. There is only a little problem for me here : I really dont like the online activation (which you also have with Total Uninstall) but what I really hate is the limitation of 1 installation by footprint. I know it is ultimately not a problem because you may contact Revo to be able to register Revo Uninstaller another time (and maybe any number of times, I don't know), but only after having told them the entire history of your life (well, in fact I don't know if it's the case but I really hate to contact the software maker to be able to re-register a software I legally own)...

Jan 31 at 10:17am

Milan Topolic Revo rockz like hell !

Jan 31 at 10:18am

Prasad Paranjpe This is a great program. I just bought a license for another 4 copies. I bought 4 copies on BDJ back in July 2010. I also have TU. Both operate differently as per the details provided by SoftCollector.

Jan 31 at 11:04am

Silat If we buy multiple licenses today and the registration algorithm changes as requested previously, will we be able to get new numbers for each of our licenses?

Jan 31 at 11:20am

Brad Perrault This is really great software a must have tool for me. As a fan of BitsDuJour I am always downloading and testing software for purchase.
Revo does a fantastic job of cleaning things up after these multiple installs-uninstall routines.

At least to date I've never had Revo leave my PC in a flaky state. Some applications in an effort to clean every trace of an uninstalled application will inadvertently remove some important reference or files etc. from the system.

My thoughts are if your creating a tool which goes beyond the operating systems uninstall routine a mantra would be to first "do no harm" and while your doing that, make certain you maintain the efficacy of the system.

My experience with using Revo over the last two years is that they have these priorities in focus, striking a delicate balance between maintaining the health of the system and removing the clutter from sloppy uninstall operations.

At this price, its hard to pass up. However my enthusiasm is tempered by looking further down the line. From a marketing standpoint by offering the software at such a significant discount today, they appear to see a larger revenue bump down the road as all these discounted installs of version 2.57 today if a person wants to upgrade will of necessity per their policy be required to cough up some more cash in the third quarter of this year 2012, so roughly nine months if their projections hold. While I am not at all complaining about this apparent fact, nobody said they were a non-profit. For me it puts this discount into perspective.

The only thing which would sweet'n this deal were if buyers today were guaranteed a twelve month upgrade protection for the up coming third quarter upgrade. As all of us know this is not atypical in the software arena.

With this said I did purchase a three install license for my other PC's in the house primarily because of the discount offered. (Prior to this I only had one install) and depending on how deep I must dig into my checkbook to get the upgrade later this year I may go back to a single install. In the meantime though, I get to use the existing version 2.57 indefinitely, which is by the way did I mention is great software on two other PC's in the house.

My two cents, Brad

Jan 31 at 12:01pm

Vasil Georgiev @Prasad Paranjpe - Thank you for your feedback! But please update the product and do not hesitate to contact our support team for any problems related to the registration or usage of Revo Uninstaller Pro. Yes our current activation/registration algorithms has some weaknesses but as far as we know the update of the program should not cause any problems with registration, there should be other reason for example as you wrote a change of a hard drive or on some Windows versions restore of an image from a backup may also cause such request for re-registration. But I want to note again please do not hesitate to update the program and contact our support team if necessary. We try to solve such registration problems as faster as possible and we always advise you to use the latest version of the product.
@Silat - No, future changes will not affect current purchases. Otherwise we are considering how to make it possible for the future purchases.

VS Revo Group Ltd. Vendor - Jan 31 at 12:04pm

Vasil Georgiev Hi Brad, thank you for your feedback. I can assure you that with the discount that you have here now if you update your 3 licenses even with the regular update price when 3.0 is released you sill will be below the regular price for the new 3 licenses package, but you will be able to use the latest versions of the product probably for more than 2 years

VS Revo Group Ltd. Vendor - Jan 31 at 12:31pm

Joe McCormick I went to the web site to purchase the program. From what I saw it is cheaper to buy 3 licenses then 2? Am I reading this correctly?

1 for $13.74
2 for $27.48
3 for $20.60

Jan 31 at 12:36pm

Vasil Georgiev Hi Joe, it is correct, it appears that way as for 3 and more licenses the additional volume discount is active and it lower the price to $6.87 per license

VS Revo Group Ltd. Vendor - Jan 31 at 12:43pm

Prasad Paranjpe Folks no activation scheme is perfect. This one is not that bad. It is always a trade-off and the vendors do need to protect their products. And once again, support has always taken care of it.

@Vasil Georgiev, Thanks for previosu reply.It may be my changes to the environment.

Does each user account on a single machine need to activate the license? I usually login to my family machines as Administrator or myself and carry out admin type tasks. The family members login under their accounts and should be able to install/uninstall on their own machines without me having to reactivate for each user on on each machine.

Jan 31 at 12:49pm

VLM Robert Tardif - Just a point of law ... One generally does not buy title to software ... one does not own it. Rather, one buys a license to USE it in certain ways, for a certain period of time, and subject to certain conditions. I realize this does not change the feeling I imagine you have, but just to be technically correct, and I hope you don't mind. :)

Brad Perrault - I agree with your comment about the upcoming version 3. Our congregation has 3 Revo pro licenses now, and I would be VERY happy to purchase several more ... except that we don't really need them right now, it would be a purchase for the future. And if we need to purchase them again, effectively, before the future arrives, well, you get the picture. :)

Vasil, in your reply to Brad, are you suggesting that version 3 is more than 3 years away? I thought I read a comment from you saying it is 6-8 months away, and I wish to have a clear understanding of your present (and obviously changeable) plan.

Joe McCormick - If you can use the licenses now, even just 2 of them, this 3-pack is one step from free. It's a GREAT application, it works just as Brad described, above. Vasil always provides excellent and timely support. It would be hard to ask for more ... unless you want the program to wash your car for you. :)

Jan 31 at 12:57pm

Vasil Georgiev @Prasad Paranjpe - At the moment the licensing data is stored in the current user profile, so the answer is yes it should be activated for every user. Maybe an easier way is after a successful activation to copy the created license.dat file to the appropriate user folder.You can find more info where that file is store in our FAQ section (Registration subsection) or contacting our support team.

@VLM - I am sorry if I was not clear, yes our current plans are next major version to be released in September, I was trying to explain to Brad that the sum of money that he may pay - 3 licenses now from BDJ plus upgrade price for 3 licenses when 3.0 is released, will be for sure lower than the regular price that we will request for 3 new licenses when 3.0 is released. So with lower price he will be able to start using the product now on 3 computers and use it at least 2 years and few months until 4.0 is released.

VS Revo Group Ltd. Vendor - Jan 31 at 1:38pm

Robert Tardif @VLM

You're right : this does not change the feeling I have. :)

And I still have the same feeling because there has not been any answer from Vasil concerning this way to activate its software and the limitation of 1 installation by footprint.

He doesn't say if Revo intend to change this way of proceeding for the activation nor he gives an idea about what someone has to write in an email to the Revo's support in order to be able to activate another time the software, nor if there is a limit to the number of activation.

On this basis how can someone feel safe to buy such a software ?

An answer from Vasil would be much appreciated.

Jan 31 at 1:54pm

SoftCollector @ Robert

I have been using Revo for more than an year and I have never experienced any activation problems after updates or under any other circumstances.

I would not say that Revo activation is difficult or peculiar in any way.

I have "difficult" software installed on my machine and I know what you mean, but Revo is not one of those.

Kind Regards,
SC

Jan 31 at 2:03pm

Vasil Georgiev Hi Robert, our current activation scheme is clear - the activation is per computer and the activation is computer locked. Probably we will keep such type of registration algorithm for version 3.0, but we will change the algorithm itself trying to avoid current weaknesses.

We do not have a specific requirements for the information that should be provided if a reset of the activation is needed. We realize that there are a lot of possible reasons like: you have changed your computer, or a computer part related to our algorithm, or as I wrote before in specific cases there may be other reasons. We are basically liberal according to the reset of the activation, as after you have paid for the software you must be able to use it properly according to the license. So nobody should be worried or to hesitate to contact us if his legal copy of Revo Uninstaller Pro should be re-registered.

VS Revo Group Ltd. Vendor - Jan 31 at 2:19pm

Joe McCormick I already have one of the Revo pro version. But I did take advantage of the the 3 license pack because it is a great program to have. I think I now know why the price is so low. It is because in the new release in September. I will install it on 2 of my other computers and still have a spare.

I did try Total Uninstall a few months ago but it seem to be more complicated then Revo Pro.

Jan 31 at 3:20pm

Prasad Paranjpe @Vasil Georgiev - Thanks. I think it will be easier to run a sync job or batch script that just copies the license file to all the user directories.

Jan 31 at 3:26pm

Robert Tardif @SoftCollector and Vasil Georgiev

Thank you for your answers.

Jan 31 at 3:30pm

Bruce Looking to me like the product and the company support is very good, as I had just contacted devs recently with some questions and they provided prompt and useful answers.
(Even granted that my questions probably seemed a bit technical and off the usual path...)

So even though I have not had time to fully test the Pro version, my experience with the Revo Free for last few years is very solid and very good. And I don't want to miss the special price which is definitely good.

Plus, one last thought, is that I have gotten such good use from Revo Free over the last few years, that I am actually happy to be able to buy the Pro version, and thus contribute to the support and development of their good Uninstaller tools.

Jan 31 at 7:18pm

VLM Robert, I agree with SoftCollector, I've been using Revo Pro for at least 2 years and Revo FREE for at least a year before that. I've never experienced any problems with installations, reinstallations, upgrades, or the like ... not even a hint of a glitch. Vasil really does appear to have this handled quite well, given his current approach, IMO. And Vasil speaks the truth in this regard: his support is timely, on-target, and helpful in every way. And not just with respect to activations and the like.

Bruce, I agree, the pro version is worth it just to support Vasil & Co.

Jan 31 at 8:48pm

Nico Westerdale Due to the overwhelming response VS Revo Group Ltd. has agreed to extend this deal for another day - Enjoy!

BitsDuJour Admin - Feb 1 at 12:00am

Garry Camps i am a gamer and often change hardware to play the latest games or programs, how would i be affected by the hardware fingerprinting ? would i need to buy a NEW license each time i changed my hardware in my pc ?.

it says in the policy section that only minor updates are free, what does minor mean ?. you also say that major updates are discounted only if you have the latest major version, does this mean that if i was to buy today, then i would need to pay the FULL price for the next major upgrade which as you stated is sometime next year ?. this would mean that your not even giving FREE updates for a year, which is the norm for most other software.

Gazzer

Feb 1 at 2:14am

Vasil Georgiev Hi Garry, No of course you will not have to buy a new license on every hardware change, there is no problem to reset your activation when it is necessary to reactivate the software. And you will not have to contact us for a reset after every hardware change.
About the update policy, current major version is 2, so buying a license now you will be able to update the product for free until version 3.0 is released, that will be the next major version. Yes, our current plans are to release 3.0 before the end of that year, but if you buy a license for version 2.x you will be able to upgrade to 3.0 with a significant discount

VS Revo Group Ltd. Vendor - Feb 1 at 2:39am

Walter Lindrum I can see that the Pro version is currently at v2.57, but do you have any idea how long it will be before you upgrade to version 3.xx, is it already being planned or is it not even being discussed yet?

Are previous version owners offered an upgrade discount?

Feb 1 at 7:38am

Roger Thomasson @ Walter

The vendor actually answered this question earlier. We're getting a ton of comments though, so here is a quote:

"Hi Steve, the new major version will be probably released in the end of the third quarter of 2012 - end of August or September. However registered existing user of Revo Uninstaller Pro will get a significant discount on the regular price of the new major version if they decide to update to the new version"

BitsDuJour Admin - Feb 1 at 7:40am

Michael R. I'm not so experienced with these uninstallations. Mostly either I want to keep a program or, if I installed it, to try it out, I'll jump back to a former created backup.

On the other side this seems to be an opportunity today...

Can I see with Revo all the system-changes like adding directories/files and registry-changes, which occured during the installation of a program (in a comfortably way)?

Is it possible when having installed a program under Revo's supervision (some time later) to create kind of a setup-program which would allow to install this program on another computer (e.g. if the original setup-file was no more found)?

If yes,
(a) Is it necessary that Revo is also installed on this other computer?
(b) Can this be done (with a certain percentage of success) when the original program was installed before Revo?

Is Revo 2.x still working (with a minor update) with the upcoming Win8?

Is this not (yet) available continuation-of-logging-after-reboot -feature planned for the next major release? Can you tell what (else) did you plan for the next release?

Thanks a lot...

Feb 1 at 10:08am

Vasil Georgiev Hi Michael,
Yes, after the log is created using the "Custom Uninstall" command on the log you can review logged items as well as uninstall a single one or all of them
At the moment it is not possible to create such kind of a setup-program
We haven't made official compatibility tests with Windows 8 yet, we will deeply test and start working on the compatibility of Revo Uninstaller Pro with Win 8 after the official Beta is released, as far as I know later this month.

As there are still many months till the next major release I prefer not to reveal any of the significant improvements. Also the list of improvements is still updated
About the reboot handling, the technology that we are using at the moment limit us, but we haven't abandoned that feature as it is one of the main disadvantages of the product

VS Revo Group Ltd. Vendor - Feb 1 at 11:32am

Robert Tardif Today I was almost ready to buy Revo Uninstaller Pro but I suddenly realized that I have never tested the Pro version and that I was in fact only relying on the reputation of this software. I then said to myself : "Well, give it a try !".

After installation of Revo, I uninstalled a software which was never monitored by Revo and after the uninstallation with the regular uninstall.exe of the program I made an advanced scan for the remains and uninstalled all what was proposed which was clearly related to the uninstalled program.

I then opened Total Uninstall with which the initial installation of the just uninstalled program was monitored, just to look at the state of the log concerning the uninstalled program. There was full of entries (registry keys, files and folders) clearly related to the uninstalled program which was still there in the log but also in the registry and in the file system themselves : I scrupulously made all the necessary verifications in the registry and in the file system themselves.

First constatation : the alleged advanced algorythm of Revo for the after uninstallation scan still need to be perfectioned.

I then installed a program under the monitoring of both Total Uninstall and Revo (this thing is clearly possible without any negative interaction between the two uninstallers).

After the program was correctly installed, opened just one time and closed right away, I first completed the Revo's monitoring and after that the Total Uninstall's one.

Then I just checked the way Revo is working concerning the monitored programs. There is two basic ways to uninstall the monitored programs with Revo. First a regular uninstall process with which the user will not see anything about what is uninstalled : with this one, everything which was recorded by Revo is reverted back to its initial state. The second uninstall process is a custom one by which you will see all the changes done to the registry and to the file system, leaving you the choice to choose what will be reverted back to its initial state.

If you choose to uninstall a program without any interaction of your part, some changes not really related to the program will be reverted back to their initial state. If you want to revert back to their initial state only the changes really related to the program, you will have to proceed with the second way of uninstallation, which is the custom one.

Total Uninstall offers the two same ways to uninstall the monitored program but with a slightly different approach. The first big difference here is that with each monitored program, Total Uninstall will produce a log of all the changes which have been done in the computer. You may easily take a look at the produced log and clearly see all the changes which has occured during the installation of a program. If you want to uninstall a program without any interaction of your part you just have to uninstall the software straight ahead without consulting the log. If you want to verify by yourself what will be uninstalled by Total Uninstall, you just have to take a look at the log and remove from it the items you think are not related to the program and after that you proceed to the uninstallation of the program.

I prefer this way of proceeding because you may easily see all the changes which have occured in your computer by the installation of a program without initiating the uninstallation process, what you are obliged to do with Revo.

A second point is that you cannot change anything to the log of a monitored program with Revo but that you can with Total Uninstall.

This way of proceeding allows one to clear from the log what is really not related to a monitored program and this done, you have the option to create a backup of the monitored program which will allow you to reinstall the complete software with the only help of his backup : you don't need anymore the the regular setup.exe of the program to reinstall it if you wish.

With this short analysis, not all of which each of these uninstallators can do have been studied, but the most important points of the central uninstallation process have been.

I have tried to do the most objective analysis I was able of concerning these two excellent uninstallators, but my final choice still remains with Total Uninstall which, under these most central aspects, is clearly one or two notches over Revo.

Feb 1 at 2:33pm

Vasil Georgiev Robert, thank you for trying Revo Uninstaller Pro and for posting your analysis.
Your first constatation is true and we are improving our algorithms with every new version and we also advise our users to monitor their new installation and to use the logs for the uninstall, as the uninstall with a properly monitored log is always better or in worst case equal to the results from the uninstall with analysis. The reasons are that the analysis depends on the information that we are able to get and work with searching for the program's data and the analysis should balance between safety and accuracy.
Otherwise among our past and current priorities that probably mostly differs us from our competitors is that we are trying to make Revo Uninstaller easy to work with, with clear and reasonable, not over crowded user interface.

VS Revo Group Ltd. Vendor - Feb 1 at 3:34pm

bai bai The monitor feature is good. I have some ideas for you?

1. Can I call revo in the commanderline? i.e. revo -uninstall setup.exe.
So I can write a user command to setup everytime with monitor feature.

2. Can revo pro provide a "true" monior featue. I mean there is a agent in the tray. When files named with "install or setup" runs, the agent starts a dialog giving you a choice to monitor setup. Total Uninstaller has this feature. It make life easier.(I always forgot to use the monitor feature myself)

3. Make back and restore better. Revo pro has a basic backup feature. If develop can improve it, backup the installed program as a package which can restore in new system or new mechine. Revo will be greater than any other backup software (No backup software can backup installed program perfect today).

4. Background Analyzing. When uninstalling programs, it takes time to analyze the program. Why not analyze all installed programs in the idle time? (Such as defrag HDD program). It will save a lot of time.

5. Chinese Special Price. I am a Chinese and I found revo supports "Alipay Payment". But the price is high for Chinese people. The price in bitsdujour is ok, Why not a special price like this for china? If the price is nice, your software will be more popurlar.

Feb 1 at 8:49pm

Vasil Georgiev Hi bai bai,
Thank you for your suggestions and requests

1. Yes, Revo Uninstaller Pro has command line support. You can download the help file of the product from the support section of our web site and in section 8 of the file you will see supported commands and how to use them.
2. At the moment there no such agent but we may implement such one in the future
3. Such backup feature is considered too for the future
4. We are also considering how to improve the speed of the our analyzing algorithms
5. Recently we started working better with resellers, so in the future we will increase our reseller network for China too.

VS Revo Group Ltd. Vendor - Feb 1 at 9:52pm

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