Even though Avast is one of the most famous antivirus programs, there has been times that we have to uninstall or remove it from our computers, for example, an incomplete update will make it not run properly so it needs to be uninstalled. To uninstall Avast thoroughly, it is necessary for us to boot the computer into safe mode before the removal. Then we can use the three methods below to begin the uninstall process.

Method One: Uninstall it from Add/Remove Programs
As we all know that it is very normal to uninstall a program from Add/Remove Programs list if it it listed there. We can follow the below instructions to accomplish this:
1)Click on “Start” Menu and then “Control Panel”.

2)Open Add/Remove Programs.
3)Find and highlight Avast in the programs list.

3)Click ” Change/Remove” button to remove it from your computer.
4)Follow the on-screen steps to finish the uninstall process.

Method two: Uninstall it with Avast uninstall utility
1)Download the Avast uninstall utility directlt here: http://files.avast.com/files/eng/aswclear.exe
2)Double click on the file and run it.
3)When the following window appears, click on ellipsis in red circle to log in the folder where Avast installed, such as C:\Program Files\AlWil\Avast

4)Click “Uninstall” to finish the removal.

In case that the above two methods fails to uninstall it from the computer, what should we do? We can uninstall it with Perfect Uninstaller. That is the third and the simplest way to uninstall programs.

Method three: Uninstall it with Perfect Uninstaller

Uninstall it with “Uninstall” function
Step 1: Run Perfect Uninstaller.
Step 2: Locate and highlight Avast antivirus in the “Display Name” list window.
Step 3: Click Uninstall button to begin the removal.

Step 4: Follow the on-screen steps to finish the removal.

In case that the program still functions well after the “Uninstall” function, please go to use “Force Uninstall” function. Force Uninstall is the most powerful way in uninstalling programs.

Uninstall it with “Force Uninstall” function
 Step 1: Run Perfect Uninstaller.
Step 2: Click “Force Uninstall” tab on its main interface.
Step 3: Click “OK” to skip the pop-up: First please try the “Uninstall” function!

Step 4: Locate the name of the program in the first blank (just select the quick time icon).

Step 5: Navigate the path of the program within the second blank.

Step 6: Click “Next” and follow the on-screen steps to finish the removal.

After restarting the computer as repuired, Avast will be completely uninstalled from the computer.

Yahoo! Messenger is a program that allows us to chat with friends at ease and fully enjoy stealth settings, make PC calls, share file/photo and so on, which makes our life more and more inconvenient and colorful.

However, when searching the internet, we will find that it also becomes a headache for many people to thoroughly uninstall it from their computer. Once it is installed on the computer, it will modify the PC registry so most of the time it won’t be completely uninstalled, even though by the standard Add/Remove Programs. It will still function well after a uninstall process from the Add/Remove Programs.

So is it impossible to uninstall this program easily and thoroughly? No! With Perfect Uninstaller, this program will be completely removed from the computer. Perfect Uninstaller will fully scan both the drivers and registry for leftover files during the uninstall process.

Download and install Perfect Uninstaller on your computer: http://www.perfectuninstaller.com/download.php

Uninstall Yahoo! Messenger with Perfect Uninstaller.
Step 1: Make sure that no Yahoo! Messenger in the right bottom of the desktop by clicking “Exit” to quit it.

Step 2: Run Perfect Uninstaller.
Step 3: Locate and highlight Yahoo! Messenger in the “Display Name” list window.
Step 4: Click Uninstall button to begin the removal.

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

Most of the time, the Yahoo! Software Update and Yahoo! Toolbar will come together with the installation of Yahoo! Messenger(see screenshot  above). To uninstall them, you can also follow the steps above to uninstall them from your computer.

In case that the program is not listed in the Display Name list after you run Perfect Uninstaller or it still function well after the above uninstall process, please have another try with “Force Uninstall”.

Step 1: Run Perfect Uninstaller.
Step 2: Click “Force Uninstall” tab on its main interface.
Step 3: Click “OK” to skip the pop-up: First please try the “Uninstall” function!

Step 4: Locate the name of the program in the first blank (just select the quick time icon).

Step 5: Navigate the path of the program within the second blank.

Step 6: Click “Next” and follow the on-screen steps to finish the removal.

 
The method above is available in uninstalling any version of Yahoo! Messenger from the computer.

Nero 7 is  an awesome trouble maker since many vista users are in trouble uninstalling or removing it to reinstall a older or newer version.

How to uninstall a part-installed or corrupted Nero 7 ?

First, we can go with another tool from Nero family–Nero Clean Tool.

1. Download Nero Clean Tool from the web and double click to unzip the EXE-file to start the Clean Tool.

2. Activate the checkboxes in the displayed Nero version. Then click the “Clean” button. A status window will open. The process of the tool may take several minutes.

3. Wait a moment until the whole process complete. 4. In the window “Nero General Clean Tool” click the “Exit” button as soon as the erasing procedure is completed.

5. Restart computer. 

IF it still helps nothing, we go with Perfect Uninstaller, which can easily force uninstall a corrupted product without leaving registry or files related.

1. Download and install Perfect Uninstaller within 2 minutes from http://www.perfectuninstaller.com/download.php 

2. Get a serial number for Perfect Uninstaller.

3. Exit the Nero process, navigate to the directory where you install Nero7 in hard drive, rigth click the folder to select “Force Uninstall” to start.

4. Follow the pop-up and click the “Next” to the end within 2 minutes, reboot your PC and everything about Nero 7 on your PC is gone.

Limewire is known as a P2P network program for sharing files and download things like music and video, it is fairly safe for itself. You might accidentally download spyware or virus through this program however. The uninstall of Limewire is a little bit different from the normal uninstall of other programs. To remove Limewire completely, there are two steps need to be done.

Step1: Remove Limewire from Add/Remove Program.
1. Click Start—–Setting—–Control Panel.

2. Double click Add/Remove Program.

3. Locate Limewire in the Add/Remove Program list and click Remove button.

4. Follow the on-screen instruction to finish the uninstall.

Step2: Manually delete the leftover folder of Limewire in the C:\Program Files directory.

Cursor Mania is an online application that changes the look of the mouse cursor which looks like a fun tool that can deliver personal style. However it has been proved to be a kind of adware by many third party anti-spyware programs. Once Cursor Mania is installed in the computer, it is able to track down the users’ browsing habit and collect personal information from the computers for unknown purposes, furthermore, this add-on also slows down the IE browser. It is suggested to uninstall it if you have this application installed in your computer.

As Cursor Mania does not provide self-uninstall feature alone with its installation, we need to remove it from the add/remove programs list:

A: Click “start”—-”setting”—”control panel”.

B: Double click Add/remove programs.

C: Locate “My web search(Cursor Mania)” in the list and click the remove button.

D: Tick the “Remove my personal product settings when uninstalling” button then click Yes to continue.

E: Restart the computer.

ZoneAlarm is a network security software utility created by Zone Labs, sometimes you might want to uninstall it as it is complained by many people that this program slows down the system running. If you fail to uninstall ZoneAlarm, we recommend you to try “Perfect Uninstaller” program which is designed to help you uninstall programs/applications that is hard to be removed by normal procedure.

Here is the detailed visual demonstration about how we can uninstall ZoneAlarm completely by Perfect Uninstaller:

Step1: Open Perfect Uninstaller.
Step2: Select ZoneAlarm in the list.
Step3: Click Uninstall button to start.

Step4: Follow the on-screen instruction to process.

Notice: If the system requied to restart as the below picture, please temporarily click Cancel to ignore and continue to delect the leftover in the registry.

Step5: Click the “finish” button and restart your computer.

Windows Search4.0 known as Windows Desktop Search is an indexed desktop search platform released by Microsoft for the Windows operating system. However your computer might slow down for this application, and many people found that it is hard to be uninstalled as the users would probably receive a generic warning that certain programs may rely on it and could fail to function if the uninstall is completed.

How do we completely and safely uninstall Windows Search without any complication? Perfect Uninstaller program is the right one that is designed to help you handle this kind of intricate task!
With few easy steps you can remove Windows Search from your computer completely by Perfect Uninstaller program:

Step1: (1) Quit Windows Search by right clicking its icon in the bottom right of the taskbar, then click “Exit”.

            (2) Right click taskbar—–toolbar—–click “Windows Search taskbar” to remove the tick.

Step2: Open Perfect Uninstaller.
Step3: Select “Windows Search4.0″ in the list and click the Uninstall button to start.

Step4: Follow the on-screen instruction to continue.
Notice: if you received this warning, click “Yes” to continue.

The Kiwee Toolbar will instantly give you access to big variety of emoticons, winks, e-cards that you can share with your friends through e-mail, instant messenger, or on sites such as mySpace, Facebook.

A.The usual method to remove the Kiwee program is from the Add/Remove Programs. As a matter of fact, this function is incompetent to completely remove the application’s left-over in the registry.

B.The manual way to delete the program from the registry is too compicated and risky:

1.Find the directory for the application and delete all the files in the directory. Delete the directory.
2.Open regedit and navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE and find the folder for the application. Delete the folder.
3.Open regedit and navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE and find the folder for the application. Delete the folder.
4.To remove the application entry from Add/Remove Programs (if present) open regedit and navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall and find the folder for the application. Delete the folder.
5.Some applications have Services attached to them. If this is the case, navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services, locate and delete the service.
6.In Windows Explorer, navigate to the individual user settings and delete program references. Common places to check would be:
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs and delete relevant entries.
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Startup and delete relevant entries.
C:\Documents and Settings\%YourUserID%\Start Menu\Programs and delete relevant entries.
[Do this for each User ID listed]
C:\Documents and Settings\%YourUserID%\Start Menu\Programs\Startup and delete relevant entries.
[Do this for each User ID listed]
If no entries were found in the previous step and the application launches automatically, navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows and delete the entry.

C.The Perfect Uninstaller is a professional troubleshooting tool to overcome the above disadvantages. The pictures below have shown you how simple it is:


See, the uninstallation covers all the installation related files, so the removing is entire and complete. For further questions, please contact our tech at support@perfectuninstaller.com .

Step1: Open the Internet Explorer.
Step2: Click the pull-down menu beside the “Option” button.
Step3: Click the “Uninstall” option.

Step4: Leave the feedback if you want.
Step5: Click “Uninstall the Google toolbar” to start.

Uninstall Google toolbar by using Add/Remove programs utility:
Step1: Click Start
Step2: Select Settings
Step3: Select Control Panel

Step4: Double click the Add/Remove Programs control panel icon
Step5: Select Google Toolbar for Internet Explorer in the Add/Remove program list, and then click the Remove button.

During our daily use of computer, at times we might need to update the drivers of the devices in our computer. Usually the old driver will be deleted or covered automatically upon updating, but if the old one is incomplete or corrupted, it would probably be left in the computer and these leftover could cause serious problems like computer crashing, slowing down. it will also bring code error thus blocking the further update. If the driver is uninstall completely first before the update, you can avoid this potential problem easily.

It is not suggested to uninstall the drivers manually as a little mistake would cause irreversible problem. A professional software is needed to help you handle this task.

Let’s take the driver of display card as an example:

Uninstall the driver of display card safely and completely by Driver Checker:

Step1: Open Driver Checker
Step2: Click the “Uninstall” tab in the panel.
Step3: Tick “Display Adapters” in the right hand list.
Step4: Click “Uninstall” in the bottom of the panel.
Step5: Click “Yes” to start the process.