Comments on: What lies between uninstaller and antivirus http://www.rarst.net/software/removal-tools/ cynical thoughts on software and web Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:03:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Rarst http://www.rarst.net/software/removal-tools/#comment-709 Rarst Wed, 17 Sep 2008 04:16:21 +0000 http://www.Rarst.net/?p=138#comment-709 >Or even better, why not write an uninstaller that works. Can be generalized as "Why won't everyone write good software?". :) Some can't, some don't want to... Thanks for your visit and comments, Itsme. :) >Or even better, why not write an uninstaller that works.

Can be generalized as “Why won’t everyone write good software?”. :) Some can’t, some don’t want to…

Thanks for your visit and comments, Itsme. :)

]]> By: Itsme http://www.rarst.net/software/removal-tools/#comment-706 Itsme Wed, 17 Sep 2008 03:55:31 +0000 http://www.Rarst.net/?p=138#comment-706 The Norton uninstaller is much improved over the one they had a few years ago. Without the uninstaller it can be impossible to remove Norton then reinstall it. Even with the uninstaller from the past some manual cleanup was still required. I used the Norton uninstaller about a year ago and it worked well without any manual cleanup. My question is why do they distribute it as a separate product. Why not just have it run automatically as part of the uninstall process. Or even better, why not write an uninstaller that works. The Norton uninstaller is much improved over the one they had a few years ago. Without the uninstaller it can be impossible to remove Norton then reinstall it. Even with the uninstaller from the past some manual cleanup was still required.

I used the Norton uninstaller about a year ago and it worked well without any manual cleanup.

My question is why do they distribute it as a separate product. Why not just have it run automatically as part of the uninstall process. Or even better, why not write an uninstaller that works.

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