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General Software Discussion / Re: Are you a hardcore software fanatic or a poseur?
« on: July 12, 2007, 03:22 PM »
Add another hardcore member to the group. I just looked and there are 381 programs listed. What I did was open CCleaner, Tools>Installed Programs, Save as .txt File. I use NoteTab Pro for my text files (among other files) and it is setup to show line numbers on the left. 381 lines -- each representing one program listed on the Add or Remove Programs menu.
I have to agree with gjehle however, in that all are not truly installed programs. Some are programs that I installed to one or more of my Pocket PCs via Activesync, and most of those get listed in the Add or Remove Programs menu. Some have multiple skins and they are often .exe files that are executed on the PC but place the skins themselves on the Pocket PC.
I also beta test a lot of programs, however when the testing is complete -- if I decided it is not for me, or if the developer perhaps does not offer a good price for the full license -- I do uninstall them and then run jv16 Powertools 2007's Registry Cleaner to try and clean up the registry a bit. I also scan regularly with JAM Software's TreeSize Personal version to find left behind files and folders that I can delete.
But ultimately I still have quite a few programs installed. Some I use very frequently; some only when I really need to. All are either utilities that are necessary for running a Windows XP Pro SP2 machine cleanly, some are necessary security applications, but most are programs that I like and wanted to have. :)
Jim
I have to agree with gjehle however, in that all are not truly installed programs. Some are programs that I installed to one or more of my Pocket PCs via Activesync, and most of those get listed in the Add or Remove Programs menu. Some have multiple skins and they are often .exe files that are executed on the PC but place the skins themselves on the Pocket PC.
I also beta test a lot of programs, however when the testing is complete -- if I decided it is not for me, or if the developer perhaps does not offer a good price for the full license -- I do uninstall them and then run jv16 Powertools 2007's Registry Cleaner to try and clean up the registry a bit. I also scan regularly with JAM Software's TreeSize Personal version to find left behind files and folders that I can delete.
But ultimately I still have quite a few programs installed. Some I use very frequently; some only when I really need to. All are either utilities that are necessary for running a Windows XP Pro SP2 machine cleanly, some are necessary security applications, but most are programs that I like and wanted to have. :)
Jim