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Quarterdeck Cleansweep Deluxe - was there an update?

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First post, by retro games 100

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I wanted to get a good uninstaller for Windows 9x, because I'm slowly getting ready to test loads of hardware and software, and that will involve installing and uninstalling loads of software/hardware drivers/etc. Recently, I bought Cleansweep Deluxe by Quarterdeck, and noticed that they no longer exist. I believe Symantec own their stuff now, but there's no sign of this software on their website. The CD-ROM version is 3.08-ENG. I wonder if this software was ever updated beyond version 3.08? Is anyone familiar with this software?

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Reply 1 of 3, by Dominus

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I'd use an image program and just make a working simple, basic version of Windows 9x with the stuff you always want on it and then just keep that for nukeing Windows 95 after testing stuff. These cleaner programs used to give more headaches than they did good, imo

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Reply 2 of 3, by retro games 100

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Yes you are almost certainly right. I'm probably making life harder than is necessary. I'll just back up a known working image, and if I subsequently mess up the HDD with a failed installation, I can just roll it back using the back up image.

Reply 3 of 3, by Old Thrashbarg

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Even if those cleanup programs did work 100% (they don't), a Ghost image would still probably be faster and easier anyway... a clean Win9x install isn't that big, so a full restore will go pretty quick even on a slow hard drive.

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