As its name suggests, Ashampoo Magical Uninstall´s primary function is to remove or 'uninstall' applications from Windows systems. The question is, why should this be necessary at all? Why do you need a special program? Why can't you just delete an application in the same way you can delete a file?
The full answer to this question could fill a book. In a nutshell, however, modern Windows applications are very complicated beasts. They include large numbers of files that are often saved in many different places, not just in the application's own program directory. In addition to this they also have even larger numbers of settings, sometimes hundreds, which they record in Windows' central database, which is known as the Windows Registry.
How Ashampoo Magical Uninstall does the job?
Ashampoo Magical Uninstall works by creating two "snapshots" of your system, one before you install an application and another one directly afterwards. These snapshots record the entire status of your computer system, including all registry entries, the locations, dates, sizes and versions of all files and the contents of all configuration files. Getting this right is extremely complicated, and Ashampoo Magical Uninstall does this difficult job very, very well.
After creating the second snapshot the program then compares it with the first and records all the differences in a special file called an "installation log file", or "log file" for short.
When you tell Ashampoo Magical Uninstall to uninstall the application it loads this log file and uses the information it contains to restore everything on your system to the way it was before you installed the application. New files, directories and registry entries are deleted. Changed registry entries are restored to the values they had before you installed the program.
The tough work to be done by Ashampoo Magical Uninstall
Many of the application files used by software utilities are often 'shared' with other programs. These files contain universal functions that many Windows' programs use for common tasks. Even though these files are listed as 'belonging' to an application, if you delete any of them when you remove one application, another application may stop working. The entries in the Windows registry are equally troublesome. Among other things, they often change frequently, because programs write and delete values and settings in the registry while they are working. And they too get written 'all over the place', not just in the application's own registry sections.
In a way, you could say that once it is installed a Windows application becomes an integral part of Windows.
Why programs' own uninstallers usually aren't enough
Nowadays almost all programs provide a facility for uninstalling themselves again, at the very least with an entry in the Add/Remove Programs section in the Windows Control Panel. The trouble is, these facilities normally only include the absolute minimum functionality. Most of them leave large numbers of "orphaned" registry entries, settings and files scattered all over your system, which slow down your computer, require useless space at your hard disc and my cause error message.Indeed, writing a good uninstaller is a lot of work that doesn't add to the functionality of an application, so most programmers don't bother. They choose to play it safe, leaving everything you don't see intact.
New Features
Now you're able to define new parameters for Ashampoo Magical Uninstall to work with. This program is not limited to special names of installation programs anymore, other terms can be added in just one step. Additionally, Ashampoo Magical Uninstall offers a new Wildcard features which identifies updates and follow ups of already installed programs.
Here are some key features of "Ashampoo Magical UnInstall":
· Automatically recognizes a retrieved SETUP.EXE or INSTALL.EXE program and records the following installation
· The tool may be configurated in such a way as to recognize also installation programs with any other names
· Any uninstallation can be undone at any time using the ReInstaller tool
· Automatic checking for available updates online
· Installation screen starts with installation and records any changes to the system
· Any newly-installed add-ons, plug-ins or patches can be added to installation recordings at a later stage
Requirements:
Ashampoo Magical Uninstall is fully compatible with Windows® 2000 and XP. You can use the program for monitoring installations both in administrator mode and when you are logged on as a normal user with less than administrator rights. However, administrator rights will generally be required for uninstalling applications and restoring changes to your system. This is because uninstalling and restoring almost always involves deletion or alteration of many registry and file items that are protected by the operating system.
Hardware:
Any computer capable of running the operating system you are using. A graphics adapter with a minimum screen resolution of 800 x 600 pixels and at least 256 colors is recommended but not absolutely necessary for functionality. Sufficient memory to run the operating system you are using.
Hard disk space: Approx. 15MB for the program files.
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