Uninstalling Soft Maker Free Office: No way

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  1. Posts : 322
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       #11

    RickC said:
    Not necessarily.

    For example, during the install of SoftMaker FreeOffice, did you tick the 3 checkmarks to associate 3 groups of filetypes with FreeOffice?
    I don't believe so. [IMG]file:///C:\Users\Gordon\AppData\Local\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image001.gif[/IMG]

    If so then just deleting every registry entry that mentions SoftMaker may remove the amended filetype associations but not restore the original default filetype associations.

    As a result you would have to use Settings > Apps > Default Apps > Reset to fix any errors.

    You might wish to consider using Nir Sofer's RegScanner.


    1. Download the correct 'bitness' version for your system, unpack it then run the executable using 'Run as administrator'.
    2. When the GUI opens, search for softmaker then, when the scan has completed, press CTRL+a (or Edit > Select All) then select Create Delete .Reg File (from the File menu).
    3. Upload the .Reg file here as an attachment so we can take a look at it. (Make sure you do NOT merge it before it can be checked.)
    Hope this helps...
    I looked at, but found it complicated for my aging mind

    As a matter of interest, when using Revo Uninstaller Free, did you use Revo's Moderate or Advanced scan?
    Advanced
    Now , having located and deleted a entry definitely related to Softmaker, further searches in Regedit>Edit>Find Next only reveal amorphous items in Classes Root. I think I’ll ignore them.
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  2. Posts : 1,728
    Windows 10 Pro (+ Windows 10 Home VMs for testing)
       #12

    @chipwood - IMO the whole point of Nir Sofer's amazing tools are to make complicated stuff easier. Searching the registry using Microsoft's 'Registry Editor' (regedit.exe) is a classic example of how to make a simple task so hard to do... hence Nir's RegScanner that does so simply what all the MS brains failed to achieve.

    It's not complicated at all, no matter how old your mind may be. All you lack so far is experience in using Nir's RegScanner. TenForums can help you with that minor irrelevance if you want.
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