A freshly installed Windows system isnt much use unless you add new software and applications to it that let you do useful things, such as writing documents and editing digital photos. The process of installing new software on a modern Windows system should be straightforward; you simply run the installation program supplied with the software, and it takes care of setting up the necessary files and registry settings on your PC. Most of the time this process will work without a hitch, but when problems do occur it can leave half installed applications cluttering up and corrupting your system, and whats more, not available for you to use. In this article, we give you the low down on installing and uninstalling software the correct way, and show you what to do if it all goes wrong.
Category: Basics
Issue: 2007 Issue 8 December/January
Operating Systems: XP, Vista
Article Reference: I4