BOINC

How to uninstall BOINC from your system

You can find below details on how to uninstall BOINC for Windows. It was created for Windows by Space Sciences Laboratory, U.C. Berkeley. More info about Space Sciences Laboratory, U.C. Berkeley can be read here. More details about the application BOINC can be seen at http://boinc.berkeley.edu/. The application is frequently located in the C:\Program Files (x86)\BOINC directory. Take into account that this path can vary being determined by the user's preference. You can remove BOINC by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line MsiExec.exe /X{818AD66C-A54A-409E-8489-2F2548F0880E}. Keep in mind that you might receive a notification for admin rights. BOINC's primary file takes about 3.50 MB (3667600 bytes) and is named boincmgr.exe.

The executable files below are installed along with BOINC. They take about 6.40 MB (6711136 bytes) on disk.

• boinc.exe (929.64 KB)
• boinccmd.exe (421.64 KB)
• boincmgr.exe (3.50 MB)
• boincscr.exe (1.50 MB)
• boincsvcctrl.exe (13.64 KB)
• boinctray.exe (69.64 KB)

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This web page is about BOINC version 7.0.64 alone. Click on the links below for other BOINC versions:

• 7.2.39
• 6.12.33
• 7.4.12
• 6.12.34
• 7.3.19
• 7.2.28
• 7.10.2
• 6.10.18
• 8.0.0
• 7.14.2
• 7.2.31
• 7.16.7
• 8.0.3
• 7.14.0
• 7.20.2
• 6.2.19
• 7.4.36
• 7.6.29
• 7.8.3
• 5.4.9
• 7.2.33
• 7.9.2
• 7.2.42
• 7.22.2
• 7.0.25
• 7.6.9
• 5.10.45
• 7.9.3
• 6.6.38
• 7.6.21
• 8.0.2
• 7.16.20
• 7.12.1
• 6.10.58
• 7.24.1
• 6.10.43
• 7.7.2
• 7.6.6
• 7.0.28
• 7.6.18
• 7.4.42
• 7.6.2
• 7.0.8
• 8.0.4
• 7.6.22
• 7.8.2
• 7.16.5
• 7.16.3
• 7.8.0
• 7.16.11
• 5.10.30
• 7.6.33
• 7.22.0
• 6.10.60
• 7.4.22
• 7.4.27

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BOINC has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

You should delete the folders below after you uninstall BOINC:

• C:\Program Files\BOINC
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\BOINC

Check for and delete the following files from your disk when you uninstall BOINC:

• C:\Program Files\BOINC\all_projects_list.xml
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\client_state.xml
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\client_state_prev.xml
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\coproc_info.xml

Many times the following registry data will not be removed:

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Space Sciences Laboratory, U.C. Berkeley\BOINC Manager
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Space Sciences Laboratory, U.C. Berkeley\BOINC Screensaver
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-21-2737635695-3497260253-3175619799-1001\Products\92CA2D86495BA664D8F632F82A31B55B
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Space Sciences Laboratory, U.C. Berkeley\BOINC Setup

Registry values that are not removed from your PC:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\BOINC\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-21-2737635695-3497260253-3175619799-1001\Components\03F7572065A24BA499CD290FAAA5485A\92CA2D86495BA664D8F632F82A31B55B
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-21-2737635695-3497260253-3175619799-1001\Components\0A8948B3D600DE7FB1063500FDF805B3\92CA2D86495BA664D8F632F82A31B55B
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-21-2737635695-3497260253-3175619799-1001\Components\0C14577AD4405B30425A2F2FAE80C76F\92CA2D86495BA664D8F632F82A31B55B

How to uninstall BOINC from your computer with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

BOINC is an application released by the software company Space Sciences Laboratory, U.C. Berkeley. Sometimes, users want to erase this application. This can be difficult because performing this by hand takes some know-how regarding PCs. One of the best SIMPLE solution to erase BOINC is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here are some detailed instructions about how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your PC, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and all around utility to take care of your system.

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• visit Download Link
• download the setup by pressing the DOWNLOAD NOW button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with the program's interface and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful program.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs button


5. A list of the programs installed on the PC will be shown to you

6. Navigate the list of programs until you locate BOINC or simply activate the Search field and type in "BOINC". If it is installed on your PC the BOINC app will be found automatically. When you click BOINC in the list of apps, the following information about the program is shown to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). This tells you the opinion other people have about BOINC, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details about the application you wish to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

For example you can see that for BOINC:

• The web site of the program is: http://boinc.berkeley.edu/
• The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /X{818AD66C-A54A-409E-8489-2F2548F0880E}

7. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will show up. accept the uninstall by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall BOINC.


8. After uninstalling BOINC, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to start the cleanup. All the items that belong BOINC which have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing BOINC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

Your Windows system will remain clean, speedy and ready to serve you properly.

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to remove BOINC by Space Sciences Laboratory, U.C. Berkeley from your computer, we are not saying that BOINC by Space Sciences Laboratory, U.C. Berkeley is not a good software application. This text simply contains detailed info on how to remove BOINC supposing you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.