Error while uninstalling tuneup utilities


Recommended Posts

i get this error while installing tuneup utilities. it went smooth while installing under XP and Vista. What could be the problem. I have windows 7 32 bits(x86)

post-144726-1239016041_thumb.jpg

Link to comment
Share on other sites

You're not alone with this error. TuneUp Utilities 2009 doesn't support Windows 7, at the moment. It's best to avoid using such programs until they state they support Windows 7. So far, the only registry cleaner, etc, that works under 7 is CCleaner.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • 4 weeks later...
Correction. It does support it, just not the themes/visualizations modules. :)

TuneUp's website specifically states Windows 7 is not supported (updated 3/23/09):

http://www.tune-up.com/support/?article=47...bb4109806b53bc2

Also, I am/was a registered user back in the day and IMHO this utility is more trouble than its worth. Unless you know in detail what it does you should stay away from one click solutions. There is plenty of information available that debunks the need for these types of utilities (Google is your friend).

Each version of Windows the need for third party utilities. The Windows 7 troubleshooting packs are great!

Link to comment
Share on other sites

TuneUp's website specifically states Windows 7 is not supported (updated 3/23/09):

http://www.tune-up.com/support/?article=47...bb4109806b53bc2

Also, I am/was a registered user back in the day and IMHO this utility is more trouble than its worth. Unless you know in detail what it does you should stay away from one click solutions. There is plenty of information available that debunks the need for these types of utilities (Google is your friend).

Each version of Windows the need for third party utilities. The Windows 7 troubleshooting packs are great!

I have NEVER seen or read ANY reports where TuneUp Utilities has a negative impact. My experience and the many people I've encountered have praised this product for helping bring some life into their computers. In the event something does go wrong, TuneUp does backup the settings before the change is applied so you can always restore them back. TuneUp Utilities and CCleaner are the only clean up tools I'd recommend. It's the others I don't trust one bit.

As for TuneUp Utilities working on 7, currently the latest build blocks it from installing by giving a warning that it's not supported.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

I have NEVER seen or read ANY reports where TuneUp Utilities has a negative impact. My experience and the many people I've encountered have praised this product for helping bring some life into their computers. In the event something does go wrong, TuneUp does backup the settings before the change is applied so you can always restore them back. TuneUp Utilities and CCleaner are the only clean up tools I'd recommend. It's the others I don't trust one bit.

Glad you haven't had any problems from using it. You may want to run it again as there appears to be an intermittent issue with your caps lock. It doesn't matter if someone believes it is snake oil or a placebo or an indispensable took as long as the user is satisfied with the value and it doesn't create issues.

"In fact, technology journalist Ed Bott has claimed that no-one has ever successfully managed to measure any significant performance increase from the use of a registry cleaner.[9] Any potential user of a registry cleaner must thus balance a probably negligible performance increase against the possibility of system instability. A safer and more measurable approach to Registry performance is to defragment the Registry files using a Microsoft-supported tool such as PageDefrag.[10]"

- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Registry_cleaner

Here's a round-up of the various packages:

http://pc-system-utilities-software-review...tenreviews.com/

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Glad you haven't had any problems from using it. You may want to run it again as there appears to be an intermittent issue with your caps lock. It doesn't matter if someone believes it is snake oil or a placebo or an indispensable took as long as the user is satisfied with the value and it doesn't create issues.

"In fact, technology journalist Ed Bott has claimed that no-one has ever successfully managed to measure any significant performance increase from the use of a registry cleaner.[9] Any potential user of a registry cleaner must thus balance a probably negligible performance increase against the possibility of system instability. A safer and more measurable approach to Registry performance is to defragment the Registry files using a Microsoft-supported tool such as PageDefrag.[10]"

- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Registry_cleaner

Here's a round-up of the various packages:

http://pc-system-utilities-software-review...tenreviews.com/

I'm not even sure what you're trying to prove with your post.

Performance isn't the only reason for using registry cleaners. It's one of the side effects for using them on a low end pc on its last leg. The main advantage to using them is to clean out all the mess the uninstallers leave behind over time. Many users install and uninstall programs all the time. As months and years go by, it leads to a possibly slower system that's also cluttered with "dirt" (left over settings, start up items, etc). You would know this if you've either read the wikipedia article you posted or are like me and many others who install and uninstall applications all the time.

As I've stated before, the trusted registry cleaners, CCleaner and TuneUp, provide tools to backup and restore registry entries provided the results of cleaning aren't satisfactory. I don't use such utilities blindly. I know what to expect when I use them. The only time I really use them is when I bulk install/uninstall applications. Registry cleaning is just one of the many features TuneUp provides.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Tuneup utilities does not completly remove itself as under the event log there is still an entry for it and the services it installs are not always removed.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

This topic is now closed to further replies.
  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.