Most of the time, running standard uninstaller within the application itself can successfully remove the application from your desktop. However, sometime (although it’s rare) the uninstallation might stop running halfway and fail to complete the process. Reasons? Registry or file conflict or maybe there is permissions issue on your system etc.
Adobe Reader and Acrobat Cleaner Tool 2.0 is a lightweight tool that enables you to completely uninstall or remove all the parts of your standalone Adobe Reader or Acrobat installation from your computer. The tool is capable of cleaning up partial or failed uninstallation – including any preferences and settings that may be preserved during a standard program uninstall.
The tool has both a user interface as well as a command line interface. For novice users, just stick with the one with user interface.
Please keep in mind that use this removal tool only to remove a failed installation or a damaged Adobe Reader and Acrobat products, otherwise you can opt for normal uninstallation process. Also, make sure you read through the attached readme file for known issues and bugs, just in case.
Adobe Reader and Acrobat Cleaner Tool 2.0 is portable and is designed to work with Windows 8, Windows 7, Vista and XP. The tool supports Adobe Reader and Acrobat running version 10 and higher.