[AccessD] The old laptop is slowing down

Here you go: it works not only for office uninstalls, but other programs as
well.
Highly recommended. As usual, it's one of those things that MSFT does not
want to advertise very much....as their dirty laundry shows.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2438651


> -----Original Message-----
> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:accessd-
> bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Tina Norris Fields
> Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2011 4:39 PM
> To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
> Subject: Re: [AccessD] The old laptop is slowing down
>
> Mark,
> Where should I look for that utility?  I also need to clean out a bunch
> of stuff, and I concur about the registry cleaners - at least the ones
> I've used.
> Thanks,
> Tina
>
> Mark Simms wrote:
> > It's been my experience that the Windows REGISTRY is the culprit.
> > That being said, I TRIED ALL OF THE REG CLEANERS.
> > None are that great.
> > I've had more success going in and cleaning things out manually....
> > But this is not for the "faint of heart".
> > Microsoft did create a special utility for uninstalling programs
> where the
> > built-in uninstall program did not do the job completely. Even their
> own MS
> > Office has this problem ! Office never uninstalls completely. Go
> figure !
> >
> >
> >
> >
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