Finale 2014

How to uninstall Finale 2014 from your computer

This web page contains detailed information on how to uninstall Finale 2014 for Windows. It was created for Windows by MakeMusic. You can read more on MakeMusic or check for application updates here. More data about the software Finale 2014 can be seen at http://www.finalemusic.com/support.aspx. Finale 2014 is normally set up in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Finale 2014 folder, however this location may differ a lot depending on the user's decision when installing the application. C:\Program Files (x86)\Finale 2014\uninstallFinale.exe is the full command line if you want to remove Finale 2014. Finale.exe is the Finale 2014's main executable file and it occupies around 37.26 MB (39069656 bytes) on disk.

The following executables are installed along with Finale 2014. They take about 38.29 MB (40146936 bytes) on disk.

• Finale.exe (37.26 MB)
• uninstallFinale.exe (553.63 KB)
• jabswitch.exe (47.41 KB)
• java-rmi.exe (15.41 KB)
• jp2launcher.exe (51.41 KB)
• jqs.exe (177.91 KB)
• pack200.exe (15.41 KB)
• ssvagent.exe (47.91 KB)
• unpack200.exe (142.91 KB)

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This web page is about Finale 2014 version 2014.0.3163.0 only. You can find below info on other releases of Finale 2014:

• 2014.0.3091.0
• 2014.0.3163.2
• 2014.0.0.3163

Some files and registry entries are typically left behind when you remove Finale 2014.

Folders that were left behind:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Finale 2014
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Garritan\Instruments for Finale
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\MakeMusic\Finale

Usually, the following files remain on disk:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Finale 2014\Data\GIFF.soundmap
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\D__01__DAW_Finale_Finale 2014_Finale Read Me_rtf
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\D__01__DAW_Finale_Finale 2014_Finale_exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\D__01__DAW_Finale_Finale 2014_Help Files_Finale_htm
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\D__01__DAW_Finale_Finale 2014_uninstallFinale_exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\D__03__Rack_01_Synth__A to P_ARIA Player_Instruments for Finale_unins000_exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Garritan\ARIA Player\ARIA PlayerVST_Finale.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Garritan\Instruments for Finale\Garritan_Instruments for Finale_Sounds for Finale_SampleManagerCMD.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\MakeMusic\Finale 2014\Configuration Files\ensembles.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\MakeMusic\Finale 2014\Configuration Files\keymaps.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\MakeMusic\Finale 2014\Configuration Files\MacSymbolFonts.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\MakeMusic\Finale 2014\Configuration Files\pagesizes.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\MakeMusic\Finale 2014\Configuration Files\PercMapConversionTable.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\MakeMusic\Finale 2014\Configuration Files\preferences.humanplayback.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\MakeMusic\Finale 2014\Configuration Files\Soundmaps.settings
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\MakeMusic\Finale 2014\FINALE.INI
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\MakeMusic\Finale 2014\FinaleScript\_finalescriptoptions.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\MakeMusic\Finale 2014\FinaleScript\_foldersettings.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\MakeMusic\Finale 2014\FinaleScript\Batch Process\_foldersettings.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\MakeMusic\Finale 2014\FinaleScript\Batch Process\batchexportmusicxml.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\MakeMusic\Finale 2014\FinaleScript\Batch Process\batchgeneratelinkedparts.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\MakeMusic\Finale 2014\FinaleScript\Batch Process\batchopenmidifilespasteintotemplate.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\MakeMusic\Finale 2014\FinaleScript\Batch Process\batchprinting.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\MakeMusic\Finale 2014\FinaleScript\Batch Process\batchsaveasgraphic.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\MakeMusic\Finale 2014\FinaleScript\Batch Process\batchsaveasmidi.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\MakeMusic\Finale 2014\FinaleScript\Batch Process\convertfolderoffilestothecurrentfinaleformat.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\MakeMusic\Finale 2014\FinaleScript\Cleanup Score\_foldersettings.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\MakeMusic\Finale 2014\FinaleScript\Cleanup Score\correcttypoinlyricsuserdefined.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\MakeMusic\Finale 2014\FinaleScript\Cleanup Score\scoreprepplugins.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\MakeMusic\Finale 2014\FinaleScript\Convert\_foldersettings.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\MakeMusic\Finale 2014\FinaleScript\Convert\changekeyofpieceuserdefined.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\MakeMusic\Finale 2014\FinaleScript\Convert\satbtopiano.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\MakeMusic\Finale 2014\FinaleScript\Import\_foldersettings.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\MakeMusic\Finale 2014\FinaleScript\Import\importcustomhumanplaybackstyle.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\MakeMusic\Finale 2014\FinaleScript\Import\importdocumentoptions.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\MakeMusic\Finale 2014\FinaleScript\Import\importhousestyle.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\MakeMusic\Finale 2014\FinaleScript\Misc\_foldersettings.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\MakeMusic\Finale 2014\FinaleScript\Misc\addbookstylepagenumbers.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\MakeMusic\Finale 2014\FinaleScript\Misc\printbooklet.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\MakeMusic\Finale 2014\FinaleScript\Set Page Size\_foldersettings.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\MakeMusic\Finale 2014\FinaleScript\Set Page Size\portraitlettertolandscapea4.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\MakeMusic\Finale 2014\FinaleScript\Set Page Size\setpagesizetob4.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\MakeMusic\Finale 2014\FinaleScript\Set Page Size\setpagesizetoconcert.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\MakeMusic\Finale 2014\FinaleScript\Set Page Size\setpagesizetofolio.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\MakeMusic\Finale 2014\FinaleScript\Set Page Size\setpagesizetoletter.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\MakeMusic\Finale 2014\FinaleScript\Set Page Size\setpagesizetotabloid.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\MakeMusic\Finale 2014\FinaleScript\Simple Scripts\_foldersettings.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\MakeMusic\Finale 2014\FinaleScript\Simple Scripts\combinedselections.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\MakeMusic\Finale 2014\FinaleScript\Simple Scripts\resettranspositionmetatools.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\MakeMusic\Finale 2014\FinaleScript\Simple Scripts\respacingthedocument.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\MakeMusic\Finale 2014\FinaleScript\Simple Scripts\safetymessage.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\MakeMusic\Finale 2014\FinaleScript\Simple Scripts\sethumanplaybackstyleuserdefined.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\MakeMusic\Finale 2014\FinaleScript\Simple Scripts\smartquotestostraightquotestextsearchreplace.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\MakeMusic\Finale 2014\FinaleScript\Simple Scripts\swaplayers1and2.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\MakeMusic\Finale 2014\FinaleScript\Simple Scripts\unitsexample.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\MakeMusic\Finale 2014\FINMIDI.INI
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\MakeMusic\Finale 2014\Font Annotation\Arial.fan
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\MakeMusic\Finale 2014\Font Annotation\Broadway Copyist Perc.fan
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\MakeMusic\Finale 2014\Font Annotation\Broadway Copyist Text Ext.fan
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\MakeMusic\Finale 2014\Font Annotation\Broadway Copyist Text.fan
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\MakeMusic\Finale 2014\Font Annotation\Broadway Copyist.fan
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\MakeMusic\Finale 2014\Font Annotation\EngraverFontExtras.fan
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\MakeMusic\Finale 2014\Font Annotation\EngraverFontSet.fan
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\MakeMusic\Finale 2014\Font Annotation\EngraverTextH.fan
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\MakeMusic\Finale 2014\Font Annotation\EngraverTextNCS.fan
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\MakeMusic\Finale 2014\Font Annotation\EngraverTextT.fan
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\MakeMusic\Finale 2014\Font Annotation\EngraverTime.fan
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\MakeMusic\Finale 2014\Font Annotation\Finale AlphaNotes.fan
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\MakeMusic\Finale 2014\Font Annotation\Finale Mallets.fan
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\MakeMusic\Finale 2014\Font Annotation\Finale Percussion.fan
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\MakeMusic\Finale 2014\Font Annotation\Jazz.fan
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\MakeMusic\Finale 2014\Font Annotation\JazzCord.fan
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\MakeMusic\Finale 2014\Font Annotation\JazzPerc.fan
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\MakeMusic\Finale 2014\Font Annotation\JazzText Extended.fan
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\MakeMusic\Finale 2014\Font Annotation\JazzText.fan
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\MakeMusic\Finale 2014\Font Annotation\Maestro.fan
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\MakeMusic\Finale 2014\Font Annotation\MaestroPerc.fan
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\MakeMusic\Finale 2014\Font Annotation\MaestroTimes.fan
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\MakeMusic\Finale 2014\Font Annotation\MaestroWide.fan
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\MakeMusic\Finale 2014\Font Annotation\MaestroWidePS.FAN
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\MakeMusic\Finale 2014\Font Annotation\Petrucci.fan
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\MakeMusic\Finale 2014\Font Annotation\Seville.fan
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\MakeMusic\Finale 2014\Font Annotation\Tamburo.fan
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\MakeMusic\Finale 2014\Font Annotation\Times New Roman.fan
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\MakeMusic\Finale 2014\MIDI Device Annotation\Garritan Instruments for Finale.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\MakeMusic\Finale 2014\MIDI Device Annotation\General MIDI.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\MakeMusic\Finale 2014\MIDI Device Annotation\SmartMusic SoftSynth.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\MakeMusic\Finale 2014\MIDI Device Annotation\Tapspace Drumline for Finale.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\MakeMusic\Finale 2014\VST Support\ARIA Player VST_x86.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\MakeMusic\Finale 2014\VST Support\Garritan Ambience.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\MakeMusic\Finale 2014\VST Support\GIFFinstruments.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\MakeMusic\Finale 2014\VST Support\softsynth_vst.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\MakeMusic\Finale 2014\VST Support\TapSpaceinstruments.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\MakeMusic\Finale\PlogueEngine\PlogueEngine.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\MakeMusic\Finale\PlogueEngine\vst_filter_x86.cache
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\MakeMusic\Finale\PlogueEngine\vst_x86.cache
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\MakeMusic\Finale\PlogueEngine\vstfilelist_x86.cache
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\Finale 2014.lnk

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following data will not be cleaned; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\MakeMusic Inc.\Finale 2014 for Windows
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\MakeMusic\Finale2014
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\MakeMusic\Finale2014
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Finale 2014

Use regedit.exe to remove the following additional values from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-4149358375-203409139-3202543963-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume13\01__DAW\Finale\Finale 2014\Finale.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-4149358375-203409139-3202543963-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume13\01__DAW\Finale\Finale.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-4149358375-203409139-3202543963-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume13\03__Rack\01_Synth__A to P\ARIA Player\Instruments for Finale\SampleManagerCMD.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-4149358375-203409139-3202543963-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume22\DAW\Finale 2014\R2R\MakeMusic_KeyGen.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-4149358375-203409139-3202543963-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume22\DAW\Finale 2014\Rars\R2R\MakeMusic_KeyGen.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-4149358375-203409139-3202543963-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume9\Users\BOBAND~1\AppData\Local\Temp\is-1PSTL.tmp\WIN_Garritan_Instruments_for_Finale.tmp

How to remove Finale 2014 from your computer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Finale 2014 is a program offered by MakeMusic. Sometimes, people want to remove it. Sometimes this is difficult because uninstalling this manually takes some skill regarding Windows internal functioning. One of the best SIMPLE procedure to remove Finale 2014 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 Windows PC, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and all around tool to clean your Windows system.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the program by pressing the DOWNLOAD NOW button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good package of utilities.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs feature


5. All the programs existing on the PC will appear

6. Navigate the list of programs until you find Finale 2014 or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Finale 2014". The Finale 2014 app will be found very quickly. Notice that when you select Finale 2014 in the list of programs, some information regarding the program is available to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other people have regarding Finale 2014, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the application you wish to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for Finale 2014:

• The web site of the application is: http://www.finalemusic.com/support.aspx
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files (x86)\Finale 2014\uninstallFinale.exe

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will come up. Confirm the removal by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall Finale 2014.


8. After removing Finale 2014, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to start the cleanup. All the items that belong Finale 2014 that have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By removing Finale 2014 with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry items, files or directories are left behind on your system.

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

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Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall Finale 2014 by MakeMusic from your PC, nor are we saying that Finale 2014 by MakeMusic is not a good application. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Finale 2014 in case you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.