a feature proposition - batch uninstall

[eil]

much hope to see UT3 and while using 2, i've got an idea- how about making a feature to check few(or more programs) in one turn, and then UT searchs for leftover files of them all? it could save much time when testing and then uninstalling bunch of soft
but maybe you already got such idea, or planned UT3 uninstall-behavior conflicts with such, than it's ok.

Update: Uninstall Tool 3.2 is able to perform batch force removal and batch remove entries!!

[Steven]

Dear eil,

Thank you very much for your feedback. Uninstall Tool 3.0 is currently under active development, it's a brand new program written from scratch.

Regarding your idea. Do you mean to do Force Removal of multiple programs? (without running their uninstall programs)?

[eil]

no, i mean user chooses programs to be uninstalled, then uninstallers of each program runs one after another, and then UT clears the leftover of them all in one.
at least, for the moment, i couldn't think up any other way of bunch uninstalling.
thanks for the respond and hope UT3 will be the best as UT2 does.

[Steven]

Batch uninstall feature is planned, but we cannot guarantee that it will appear right in 3.0 version
Thank you.

[ma_t14]

Batch uninstall feature is planned, but we cannot guarantee that it will appear right in 3.0 versionThank you.

I am glad you reconsidered and are planning to implement this feature after all. Thank you! You are doing a great job

[Steven]

Thanks, ma_t14!

[Steven]

Hi, guys!

I'm happy to tell you that version 3.2 have Batch Force Removal and Batch Remove Items from the list. Well be ready as a beta soon

[eil]

how will it work?
will it be able to first use native uninstallers of several apps and then search for left-overs of all those?

[Steven]

eil
No batch uninstall. There will be even a special article about that.

Here's a screenshot:

[Steven]

Batch Force Removal and Batch Remove entries can be tested in Uninstall Tool 3.2 beta
http://www.crystalidea.com/forum/viewto ... ?f=1&t=466

[eil]

only recently tried Batch Force Removal and found it causing UT crash. tried to remove 2 programs twice with no luck.

[Steven]

eil, any chance to reproduce? Windows version? Traced programs? Which programs?

[eil]

Steven, just tried once more with Ice Book Reader and Resource Hacker -same crash after deleting process started. XP Sp3, no trace for both.
tried with Ice Book Reder(no trace) Aimp Tools(traced) =crash.

[Steven]

eil, fixed! Thank you

The problem was in Ice Book Reader packed executable (not in batch operation), Uninstall Tool crashed when parsing its export functions.

Will prepare a new beta build now.