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Uninstall Java

Posted by admin on September 8th, 2009

To uninstall Java from Windows computer, you can first to uninstall it from Add/Remove Programs utility in the Microsoft Windows Control Panel.

1) Click Start Menu.
2) Go to Add/Remove Programs within Control Panel.
3) Highlight Java and then click Remove to begin the removal.

4) Click Next when the below window appears.


5) Follow the on-screen prompts to finish the uninstall process.

If the normal method (described above) fails to get rid of it from the computer, please go to use Perfect Uninstaller. Perfect Uninstaller can forcibly uninstall corrupted programs thoroughly without nothing associated left in the drives or registry.


1. Run Perfect Uninstaller.
2. Find the folder directly in the hard drives where you locate Java such as C:\Program Files\Java.
3. Right click the folder to select “Force Uninstall” to begin the removal. (Note: If you cannot start from the right-click menu, please firstly launch Perfect Uninstaller from Start->All programs->Perfect Uninstaller->Perfect Uninstaller, then go to Options from its main panel. In the General Settings, tick up Right-click to Force Uninstall. If your system is Windows Vista or Win7, also check Disable User Account in Change Vista Account Control.)

4. Press Next when Perfect Uninstaller has found all associated entries both in the drives and registry.

5. Follow the on-screen steps to finish the removal.

Note: If Java is listed in the Display Name list after you run Perfect Uninstaller, it is much better to uninstall it there. For Uninstall is the safer way to uninstall programs.





How to uninstall and remove all traces of iTunes

Posted by admin on September 4th, 2009

iTunes is a digital media player application that developed by Apple Inc and used for playing and organizing digital music and video files. When it is installed on the computer, some other components come together such as Apple Mobile Device Support and Apple Software Update, which you can confirm in the first screenshot below. That is why it becomes difficult to thoroughly uninstall this application with normal uninstall method. Here, we take iTunes 8.2.1.6 as an example to tell how to easily uninstall and remove all trace of iTunes programs with Perfect Uninstaller.

Method One: Uninstall iTunes 8.2.1.6
. Run Perfect Uninstaller
. Find iTunes 8.2.1.6 and press “Uninstall” to begin the removal.


. Follow the on-screen steps to finish the removal.

As what I said above, there are other parts coming along with the installation of iTunes. So to completely uninstall all traces of iTunes, it is necessary to uninstall the applications in red circle above one by one.

Method Two: Force Uninstall iTunes 8.2.1.6
. Navigate to the directory of iTunes such as C:\Program Files\iTunes, right click the folder “iTunes” and select “Force Uninstall” from the right-click menu, Perfect Uninstaller will launch instantly as follows, press “Next” to go. (Note: If you cannot start from the right-click menu, please firstly launch Perfect Uninstaller from Start->All programs->Perfect Uninstaller->Perfect Uninstaller, then go to Options from its main panel. In the General Settings, tick up Right-click to Force Uninstall. If your system is Windows Vista or Win7, also check Disable User Account in Change Vista Account Control.)

.Follow the on-screen prompts to finish the removal.

When using Force Uninstall to thoroughly uninstall iTunes from the computer, please also remember to uninstall the following directories in order to completely uninstall iTunes:  C:\Program Files\Bonjour; C:\Program Files\Apple Software Update

After the uninstallation processes above, iTunes will be completely uninstalled from the computer.





How do you uninstall Ad-Aware 2009

Posted by admin on September 1st, 2009

Ad-Aware 2009 is a free anti-spyware program which is highly thought of by lots of people. It provides us with advanced protection against spyware that secretly attaches and takes control of our computer. But when searching the internet, we will find others complain that it will slow down the computer and difficult to be uninstalled when it is not listed in the Add/Remove Programs applet or there is something corrupted with its built-in uninstaller. But with Perfect Uninstaller, no matter it is located in the Control Panel or not, you  can relaxingly get rid of it from your computer.

With Perfect Uninstaller, we can completely uninstall this program with two methods: Uninstall and Force Uninstall

Method One: Uninstall it with “Uninstall” function
1) Run Perfect Uninstaller.
2) Highlight Ad-Aware 2009 on its main interface.
3) Then click “Uninstall” button and then “Next” to begin the removal as you can see in the screenshot.


4) Click “Uninstall” when the following window appears.


5) Follow the on-screen prompts to finish the removal.

Method two: Uninstall it with “Force Uninstall” function

If the program you want to uninstall is not in the “Display Name” list after you run Perfect Uninstaller or it still functions well after “Uninstall”, please go to use “Force Uninstall” which is the most powerful way to uninstall software.

1) Find the folder directly in the hard drive where you locate Ad-Aware 2009.
2) Click its directory and then select “Force Uninstall” to begin the removal. (Note: If you cannot start from the right-click menu, please firstly launch Perfect Uninstaller from Start->All programs->Perfect Uninstaller->Perfect Uninstaller, then go to Options from its main panel. In the General Settings, tick up Right-click to Force Uninstall. If your system is Windows Vista or Win7, also check Disable User Account in Change Vista Account Control.)

3) Then follow the on-screen steps to finish the uninstallation processes.

After the uninstallation steps above, Ad-Aware 2009 will be completely removed from your computer. And the method above is available in uninstalling any version of Ad-Aware programs.





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