GPL Ghostscript

How to uninstall GPL Ghostscript from your system

This web page is about GPL Ghostscript for Windows. Below you can find details on how to uninstall it from your PC. It is written by Artifex Software Inc.. Further information on Artifex Software Inc. can be seen here. More information about GPL Ghostscript can be seen at http://www.ghostscript.com/. The program is frequently placed in the C:\Program Files\gs\gs10.02.1 directory (same installation drive as Windows). C:\Program Files\gs\gs10.02.1\uninstgs.exe is the full command line if you want to remove GPL Ghostscript. gswin64.exe is the programs's main file and it takes about 102.00 KB (104448 bytes) on disk.

The executable files below are installed beside GPL Ghostscript. They take about 258.97 KB (265190 bytes) on disk.

• uninstgs.exe (65.47 KB)
• gswin64.exe (102.00 KB)
• gswin64c.exe (91.50 KB)

The current web page applies to GPL Ghostscript version 10.02.1 only. Click on the links below for other GPL Ghostscript versions:

• 9.54.0
• 9.14
• 9.53.2
• 9.52
• 9.51
• 10.04.0
• 9.21
• 9.09
• 9.15
• 9.18
• 9.533
• 10.00.0
• 9.53.0
• 9.20
• 9.27
• 9.56
• 10.03.1
• 9.05
• 9.50
• 10.01.2
• 10.02.0
• 9.16
• 9.04
• 9.53.1
• 9.25
• 9.00
• 9.26
• 10.01.0
• 9.24
• 10.03.0
• 10.01.1
• 9.12
• 9.56.0
• 9.56.1
• 9.22
• 9.10
• 9.19
• 9.55.0
• 9.53.3
• 9.08
• 9.54
• 9.23
• 9.02
• 9.28
• 9.06
• 9.07

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Some files and registry entries are frequently left behind when you remove GPL Ghostscript.

Registry keys:

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\GPL Ghostscript
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Artifex\GPL Ghostscript
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\6052579A21869FA40B9C753C82FE4725
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\6E54DC60E5FFE8D4CB102B679AD0DA2F
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\GPL Ghostscript
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Artifex\GPL Ghostscript
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\GPL Ghostscript

Open regedit.exe in order to delete the following registry values:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\gs\gs10.02.1\bin\gswin64c.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\6052579A21869FA40B9C753C82FE4725\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\6E54DC60E5FFE8D4CB102B679AD0DA2F\ProductName

A way to delete GPL Ghostscript from your computer using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

GPL Ghostscript is a program by Artifex Software Inc.. Sometimes, computer users want to erase this application. This is hard because performing this by hand takes some experience related to Windows program uninstallation. One of the best SIMPLE practice to erase GPL Ghostscript is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your Windows system, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and all around tool to maximize the performance of your Windows computer.

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

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with the program's interface and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful system utility.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool


5. All the applications installed on your computer will appear

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find GPL Ghostscript or simply click the Search feature and type in "GPL Ghostscript". If it is installed on your PC the GPL Ghostscript application will be found automatically. Notice that when you select GPL Ghostscript in the list of programs, the following data about the program is shown to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other users have about GPL Ghostscript, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details about the application you wish to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for GPL Ghostscript:

• The web site of the program is: http://www.ghostscript.com/
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files\gs\gs10.02.1\uninstgs.exe

7. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will show up. Confirm the removal by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall GPL Ghostscript.


8. After uninstalling GPL Ghostscript, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Click Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items that belong GPL Ghostscript which have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By removing GPL Ghostscript with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your disk.

Your Windows computer will remain clean, speedy and ready to run without errors or problems.

Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to remove GPL Ghostscript by Artifex Software Inc. from your PC, we are not saying that GPL Ghostscript by Artifex Software Inc. is not a good application for your PC. This text only contains detailed instructions on how to remove GPL Ghostscript in case you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.