Best Free Program Uninstaller. The Windows Add/Remove Programs applet in the control panel constantly annoys more advanced users with its limitations.
Its load time and lack of features are parts of the problems to say the least. Thankfully, many freeware programs have emerged that allow for full deletion of programs, including those files, folders, shortcuts and registry entries that are left behind. Here is a list of my favorites, divided into two sub classes: application uninstallers and Windows uninstaller replacements. Best Performing (Speed and Memory Usage) Antivirus and Internet Security for 2010.
The Independent IT-Security Institute: Home User. Is your free AV tool a ‘resource pig?’ By Fred Langa A reader’s complaint about Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE) spurred head-to-head comparison tests of AV-software resource usage. I put six popular, free antivirus tools through their paces and measured their impact on startup and shutdown times, disk space, and RAM use. Normally, reader letters appear in the LangaList Plus section of this newsletter. But sometimes, one comes along that warrants treatment in greater detail. One such letter is this one, from subscriber Bill Garfield: Which FREE Antivirus is the Lightest on System Memory Usage?