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>>>The uninstall of VS.Net is a joke. Why does it need to delete each file separately? Just delete the parent directory and be done with it. We can do this in Explorer... why can't MS do it in the uninstall?
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>>Really? Does this technique get rid of the .Net Framework too?
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>I uninstalled the VS.net beta yesterday. I clearly saw each filename appear on the screen and it took almost as long to uninstall as install.
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>>I don't know, when the install is running it makes you believe that it's writing a miriad of keys to the registry. Is this all smoke and mirrors?
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>No, I'm sure all those keys are created, although I haven't checked.

What OS are you using the Beta on?

In any case, I'm not brave enough to try that. In most cases the provided uninstall is the easiest way. But they have their quiks too, like in this Beta.