tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13777170.post8319592797091899195..comments2024-03-11T02:35:50.848-05:00Comments on grand stream dreams: Wacky Wacom RemovalUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13777170.post-3551294623736088992008-05-04T15:40:00.000-05:002008-05-04T15:40:00.000-05:00Hey ffextensionguru!It actually sounded a bit funn...Hey ffextensionguru!<BR/><BR/>It actually sounded a bit funny the way "RCA" was being bandied about in the postmortem we were doing. I kept wanting to say "RCA? Isn't that a TV brand?" but figured that would date me horribly.<BR/><BR/>As for the "remove from list" option, it actually is logical and makes sense for two reasons. I've "correctly" used in many a time before. <BR/><BR/>#1) Some software uninstallers are "messy" and leave remnants behind in the registry. Malware/crapware installs often do the same. So even after you have uninstalled an item, because a registry key wasn't removed, it remains populated in the list. This option allows you to pull that item out of the list to do the cleanup "manually" instead of diving into the registry using "regedit" to pull it out.<BR/><BR/>#2) Maybe you don't want a "basic" Windows user to know you installed something "stealthily" on their system. Most home-users who are familiar with Windows know the easiest way (besides looking in the Programs" list under the Start menu) to find out what is installed on their computer is to look under Add/Remove programs. This allows a sysadmin, who doesn't have any other options for a "stealth install" to remove the item from the listing, but still preserve the installation. Maybe you don't want someone uninstalling something. While this obviously doesn't prevent advanced users from doing so, it does discourage cursory viewing and removals.<BR/><BR/>BTW: REALLY liked your <A HREF="http://ffextensionguru.wordpress.com/2008/04/27/foxit-reader-still-free/" REL="nofollow">Foxit Reader STILL Free</A> post. Great stuff. I'd seen some similar comments.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13777170.post-78082270205179310822008-05-04T11:58:00.000-05:002008-05-04T11:58:00.000-05:00Ah so I am doing an RCA when trying to determine w...Ah so I am doing an RCA when trying to determine why a customer's website is not coming up (usually because they tried to 'fix' their DNS themselves and broke there website in the process).<BR/><BR/>Why even have a 'remove from list' option? I guess it is a bandaide fix for those people who think if is no longer on this list they don't need to worry about it. But still it seems rather odd.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com