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Uninstaller for Windows
More documentation, and the RemoveR FAQ can be found at
http://homepages.enterprise.net/dodgy on the shareware page
mail : dodgy@enterprise.net
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IMPORTANT
There has been a change in the way RemoveR 1.7+ stores its database
files - unfortunately they are not backwards compatible. The new
version will delete (after prompting you !) your existing database
files.
Note : This does not affect saved data files (.rdf files)
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Version 1.73
* Fixed bug relating to internationalisation issues.
Version 1.72 (32-bit only)
* Fixed ANOTHER installer bug that caused an Unexpected Error when
running RemoveR. if you have experienced this see my homepage for
more details
(http://homepages.enterprise.net/dodgy/rmvrbugwatch.shtml)
* Changed some of the French Translations (thanks again GΘrard !)
Version 1.71 (32-bit only)
* Fixed an installer bug that caused an Unexpected Error when running
RemoveR. if you have experienced this see my homepage for more
details (http://homepages.enterprise.net/dodgy/rmvrbugwatch.shtml)
Version 1.7
* Added support for Spanish & French - Huge thanks to Eric Feingold,
Darwin Montie, GΘrard Flamant & Michel Guillemette.
* Really made the 'scan drive' button the default one !
* The 16 bit version of RemoveR now finds hidden files - however it
will not find files in hidden directories (hidden or not)
* The 32 bit version of RemoveR will find all hidden files and
directories. This uses code specific to 32-Bit Windows, and it is
unlikely that the 16-Bit version will ever have this capability
* You can now specify a default directory to save your .rdf files to
and load them from
* Extra information now supplied when you try and delete a directory
which isn't empty.
* No longer finds RemoveR record files - thus stops people deleting
them by accident.
* I changed the format of database files -- see important message
above.
* A couple of bugs were fixed including the elusive Error 360 !
* Changed my installer to Installshield. This should create less
problems for people, and also provides an uninstall feature on
Windows 3.1x systems.
* (32 Bit ONLY) Last, and probably most impressive - the scanning
speed is around three times faster than it was before, and the
code is in place for future versions to scan for changed files
as well as added/deleted files. This will probably appear in
version 1.8
Version 1.67
* Mainly released to fix a corrupt install routine I posted on Simtel
* Made the 'scan drive' button on the main form the default button (now
you can just bang space)
* Fixed a couple of spelling mistakes
Version 1.66
* Results screen list now allows you to select multiple files by
holding down shift and dragging selections/ctrl-clicking etc.
* (32-Bit Only) Deleted files are now deleted to the recycle bin
instead of being wiped from your drive.
* Changed file handling code for added stability when running with
other applications.
* New icon !
* Progress bar on results scan - easier to see how much more to go.
* Re-wrote the readme files. Maybe people will read them now :-)
Version 1.65
* Speeded up compare routines. You should see major improvements
when finding changes - especially when there have been a large
number. I've been experiencing a speed increase of over 982
times (!).
* Now gives you a percentage complete readout when finding changes.
* Warns you before you delete the scan file when clicking 'scan only
windows directory' on the preferences screen.
* On the search results page the 'save for future removal' button now
only saves the files which are SELECTED (ignoring the deleted files
of course).
* A few other minor enhancements ...
Version 1.61
* Small, but fatal, bug fix regarding true-colour screens and the
startup bitmaps.
Version 1.6
* More aesthetically pleasing screens
* Fixed a bug with the ignore list that caused it not to function
under certain circumstances
* Solved the problem of people experiencing colour-changing of their
windows setups. The bitmaps used in RemoveR are optimised for
1000's of colours but shouldn't now look that bad under 256 or 16.
* Added a registration screen to personalise RemoveR
* Added the preference to only scan the Windows directory and
sub-directories (as RemoveR used to be in Version 1.3).
* Slightly speeded up finding changes.
* Fixed a bug with the uninstall using saved data file routine.
Version 1.52
* Fixed a bug made visible in v1.5/1 Now that I am scanning the whole
of a drive there is a lot more files scanned. The location where I
store the files was becoming full resulting in out of memory errors
(more frequently in Windows 3.x). Sadly it wasn't a simple job of
increasing a number somewhere, it was much much more complex. I
have incorporated some changes and RemoveR will now function with
up to 12,000 files on any one drive. I can increase this if anyone
has the need ...
* Updated the splash screen to replect the new version number. (Forgot
to do it for 1.51 !!!)
Version 1.51
* Fixed a fantastically serious bug that meant Remover wouldn't run on
and volume with a volume label, and it never freed any resources, and
hence ran out of memory on almost every PC (apart from mine!).
Hopefully this solves both problems. RemoveR 1.5 was never distributed
to winsite and was only on my web site for a day, so it is really
unlikely you actually ever got it !
Version 1.5
* I was getting in a serious mess with my version numbering. This
version is 1.5 - the previous version was 1.3 or 1.03, depending
on where you looked!
* Huge changes .... I implemented a new search routine that I cooked
up one night - turns out its 400% faster than the old one. As a
result of this I have added the most-requested-functionality, that
of being able to search the whole of your drive(s).
* As I added the ability to search your whole drive I thought i'd
better add the functionality of setting directories for RemoveR to
ignore. This, out of interest, was the second-most-requested change
ever.
* Added a remover.ini file to the windows directory to store your
ignore list.
* Forms now centered on the screen, should be able to see all of them
with all resolutions now !
* Spelling mistake fixed :-)
* Added splash screen & more fancy about screen.
* Now detects directories that have been added, as well as files
* If you are a registered user I made your name appear more often in
the lower bar, it all too frequently seemed to disappear.
* To try to help users who have downloaded previous versions of
RemoveR I will try to post the updated EXE file on my web site
for download, thus saving you downloading the install utility again
* Jazzed up text file
Version 1.3
* A bug was fixed that only occured in exceptional circumstances.
* This version is out earlier then I wanted, and as such has a lot
of features I was hoping to include missing. This will be rectifed
in v1.4. I was forced to upload this as Winsite had somehow
corrupted the rmvr32.zip file. Sorry it took me so long to fix but
British Telecom has taken 2 weeks to fix my telephone - on the
upside they did pay me over 120UKP compensation :-)
Version 1.2
* Included the runtime files. My mailbox was exploding with people
wanting these !! This makes the distributable larger, so sorry to
all those who had these files... this is for the benefit of those
who haven't.
* Now shipped as a separate 16 Bit and 32 Bit application. The 32-Bit
version is Long Filename Aware, the 16 Bit version isn't.
* Changed my email address & web address.
Version 1.1
* Added the ability to save the search result, to enable uninstalling
at a future date. To do this just click 'Save Search' when you have
performed a scan. This data is saved into a file, and the program
can be uninstalled at a later date. To uninstall a saved file, just
click the button on the main screen.
Version 1.0
* First Release.