Completely Uninstall and Delete ANY File

It’s that time of year again where I’ve got a horrid mix of commercially released software (e.g. Civil 3D 2009; EE ProPack 2009; etc) and alpha and beta software. Inevitably, there comes a point where something needs to be ripped out and reinstalled. Anyone who has uninstalled software knows that there is no silver bullet to automatically removing an app. There are 3 main issues that come up.

  1. Windows Add/Remove app doesn’t do a complete job of uninstalling.
  2. Manually uninstall is tricky
  3. Some files just won’t let you delete them.

Well, this post is intended to help you solve all 3! Read ho after the jump

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