PCTools for Windows
UnInstaller now provides total support for PC Tools for Windows (PCTW) version 2. If you have PCTW 2, UnInstaller will now read all of the programs in all of your desktops. Since UnInstaller needs to read all of the programs at one time, the Uninstall feature may take slightly longer to load than if you are using another shell. Our thanks to Central Point Software for providing us with the information necessary to make this modification.
If you are using PCTW 2, another menu entry will appear under the "Options" menu heading; this entry is entitled "Show Multidesk Icons", and it is checked (selected) by default. When this option is not checked, UnInstaller will not display icons for each item in the UnInstaller module.
You may choose to uncheck this feature if you wish; doing so will improve the speed of the UnInstaller module when it is loading the PCTW MultiDesk items; this will also decrease Windows resource consumption if it is a problem on your system due to the large number of PCTW MultiDesk items that you might have.
Dr. Watson
We highly recommend that you turn off Dr. Watson before running the UnInstaller. Dr. Watson may cause your system to run much slower than usual.
Network Version
The Network Version of UnInstaller is licensed for use on a single network (one server) at one time.
In order to use the Smart Decoy feature, the UnInstaller *must* be installed on a network drive. This network drive and directory must be accessible to all users that will be running the Smart Decoy copy of the uninstalled application *OR* UnInstaller must be in the user's network path.
The file SDECOY.EXE, in the UnInstaller's directory, is the Smart Decoy launcher. If this file is deleted, renamed or moved, the Smart Decoy feature will not be enabled.
Screen Saver, Anti-Virus, and Font software
Using UnInstaller with "screen saver" programs (such as After Dark), anti-virus program (such as Norton's Anti Virus) and "on-the fly" font programs (such as Adobe Type Manager):
We recommend that you unload or turn off these or similar programs should you encounter difficulties in running the UnInstaller. Our testing has revealed some conflicts which may be resolved by simply unloading or turning these programs off.
Using the 3D Options:
If you turn on the "3D-Borders" option, you should also enable "3D-Background." Otherwise, some of the check boxes and other controls may not be correct in their appearance.
UnInstaller Errors
Most shell programs (including Program Manager) will allow you to create multiple groups with the same name. While this is very uncommon, we have found a few people that had, often by accident, multiple groups with the same name. Unfortunately, UnInstaller depends on unique group names to opersate propely so you will need to use your shell to change any duplicated group names to more unique ones.
If you have leading or trailing spaces in your group names, UnInstaller *will* be able to read the group information correctly, but it will *not* be able to delete an icon from the group or delete the group file itself. This is a problem with DDE (Dynamic Data Exchange) that we have not been able to resolve. UnInstaller will identify this problem and notify you of both the problem and the solution - simply edit the group name (listed in the 'Properties' option settings of your shell) and remove any leading or trailing spaces.
