Should You Pay Microsoft $99 To Remove Unwanted Software? - Comments Page 2

I agree with Harry! Notice they don't offer to remove their crap..like IE among other junk without messing up your system. I'm having fun with Ubuntu and it won't be long before it's my only operating system. $99? What a joke.

on 21 May I posted "Just five minutes before I read this article I deleted a file named "update" from the program IOBit Uninstaller...." Today it is right back where it was, so I deleted it again then "shredded" the contents of the recycle bin with, of course, IOBit Uninstaller. I am sure it will be back, though. I guess I will just have to edit the code If anybody knows this program I would appreciate suggestions, I haven't coded anything since writing a C program for the DOS platform

It never ceases to amaze me how companies figure out a way to make a buck!! I mean, really Microsoft has some major stones to try to pull this over on people. I will give this PC Decrapifier a try to see what it does and how well it actually works. Though I have my doubts because if it's to good to be true, it usually is.

I myself subscribe to the Leo Laporte school of computer housekeeping " Burn it down, reformat and reinstall " gets rid of ALL the CRAP. Granted, it's alittle more time consuming to do this, but, at-least I know I got a clean HD and only install what I want to install.

One thing I have learned is that no program truly removes every file of a given program, there's always junk files left behind that supposedly other programs require/need in order to operate.

Wow, it's simply amazing how many uninformed people (MS Bashers) there are in these comments.

I'm far from an MS fanboi, but let's get it straight folks, Microsoft DOES NOT install this crap on your shiny new computer, the OEM does. Microsoft DOES NOT make money from all that crapware the OEM installs on their machines, the OEM does.
Microsoft only licenses the OEM to install Windows on their machines, that's it...period.
So if Microsoft wants to offer to remove it for $99, it's not in an effort to rip you off even more after they installed the crap. You are still being ripped off tho, as there are simple and free fixes for this. Any good Tech Help forum will gladly walk you thru how to uninstall all of the unwanted junk.