This version also added the Connect to remote registry option. Only the Windows folder is entered into the list of watched folders so you have to enter any others yourself through the Folders tab. Also in the more recent unicode version it’s gained the ability to monitor for file changes using CRC32 and MD5 file checksums although this function is turned off by default and you have to go to File -> Options -> Common Options -> and tick “Check files in the specified folders” to enable it. Regshot is a long running utility that can quickly take a before and after snapshot of the system registry. Here’s a selection of 7 tools that can track what file and registry changes are made during a software install by creating and then comparing before and after snapshots of your system, all were tested on Windows 7. One way to find out yourself what is getting added to your system during a software install is to actually check the state of your system before the installation, and then check again afterwards to see what has changed.
Depending on the program and how good the uninstaller is, this could range from one or two innocuous registry keys right up to hundreds of keys and several Megabytes of leftover files. Most of the time there is useless data left over which should have been removed because the uninstaller maybe is corrupted or even badly programmed. And when you want to uninstall the software it should but doesn’t always remove everything that was added in the first place. Usually when software gets installed onto your computer, it copies the needed files and registry entries onto the system for the program to function properly.
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