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#181058 30-Sep-2015 20:30

I've recently installed some software on a computer running Win 7. This software uses some USB peripherals and one item isn't working correctly. Apparently I should have left the USB devices disconnected until the software had been installed and this may be the cause of my problem.

I've tried uninstalling the software using the Windows Uninstall function. However I know it cannot have fully uninstalled the software as some default settings I'd changed were still present on the re install.

I see there are a few choices, what recommendations are there for software removal tools so that I can do a clean re install?

Thanks in advance for your help.

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#1397594 30-Sep-2015 20:59

This software may help: http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/usb_devices_view.html We use it to tell Windows to forget about USB devices that have been connected in the past when drivers are no longer installing or running correctly.

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#1397597 30-Sep-2015 21:00

I have had this many times. A lot of software is poorly programmed and does not do a proper job of cleaning up after itself. you might try using the Windows Restore function to roll your system back to the state it was in before the software was installed. This won't clean up file or folder remnants but it will restore the Registry, which is usually what is important.

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#1397598 30-Sep-2015 21:00

System restore to before you uninstalled the program and then use: http://www.revouninstaller.com/revo_uninstaller_free_download.html

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#1397691 1-Oct-2015 04:46

lNomNoml: System restore to before you uninstalled the program and then use: http://www.revouninstaller.com/revo_uninstaller_free_download.html

I can vouch for Revo Uninstaller too - does a good job of rooting out Registry changes but gives you control/options over what it's doing.

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#1402050 7-Oct-2015 22:20

lNomNoml: System restore to before you uninstalled the program and then use: http://www.revouninstaller.com/revo_uninstaller_free_download.html

Thanks for all replies. I did as suggested and it worked like a charm

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