Houdini 18.5.1218

A way to uninstall Houdini 18.5.1218 from your system

This page is about Houdini 18.5.1218 for Windows. Here you can find details on how to remove it from your computer. It is developed by SideFX. Additional info about SideFX can be seen here. More info about the software Houdini 18.5.1218 can be seen at https://www.sidefx.com. The program is frequently placed in the C:\Program Files\Side Effects Software\Launcher\bin folder. Keep in mind that this location can vary being determined by the user's decision. C:\Program Files\Side Effects Software\Launcher\bin\houdini_launcher.exe is the full command line if you want to remove Houdini 18.5.1218. The application's main executable file is called houdini_launcher.exe and occupies 408.50 KB (418304 bytes).

Houdini 18.5.1218 installs the following the executables on your PC, occupying about 817.50 KB (837120 bytes) on disk.

• houdini_installer.exe (409.00 KB)
• houdini_launcher.exe (408.50 KB)

The information on this page is only about version 18.5.1218 of Houdini 18.5.1218. If you are manually uninstalling Houdini 18.5.1218 we suggest you to verify if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Directories that were found:

• C:\Program Files\Side Effects Software\Houdini 18.5.1218

The files below are left behind on your disk by Houdini 18.5.1218's application uninstaller when you removed it:

• C:\Program Files\Side Effects Software\Houdini 18.5.1218\bin\OpenCL\bin\x64\common_clang64.dll
• C:\Program Files\Side Effects Software\Houdini 18.5.1218\houdini\help\images.zip
• C:\Program Files\Side Effects Software\Launcher\data\Houdini_2.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\CrashDumps\houdini_installer.exe.10472.dmp
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\CrashDumps\houdini_installer.exe.17600.dmp
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\CrashDumps\houdini_launcher.exe.10804.dmp
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\CrashDumps\houdini_launcher.exe.19032.dmp
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\CrashDumps\houdini_launcher.exe.24864.dmp
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\CrashDumps\houdini_launcher.exe.26956.dmp

Many times the following registry data will not be uninstalled:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Houdini 18.5.1218

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

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Side Effects Software\Launcher\19.5.534\bin\houdini_launcher.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Side Effects Software\Launcher\19.5.534\bin\houdini_launcher.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\Downloads\install-houdini-launcher.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\Downloads\install-houdini-launcher.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\D:\download\install-houdini-launcher.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\D:\download\install-houdini-launcher.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-1785276966-3520448933-24417906-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Program Files\Side Effects Software\Launcher\19.5.534\bin\houdini_launcher.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-1785276966-3520448933-24417906-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Users\UserName\Downloads\install-houdini-launcher.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-1785276966-3520448933-24417906-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume5\download\install-houdini-launcher.exe

How to remove Houdini 18.5.1218 using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Houdini 18.5.1218 is an application offered by SideFX. Frequently, users choose to uninstall it. This is hard because performing this manually requires some know-how related to Windows program uninstallation. One of the best SIMPLE procedure to uninstall Houdini 18.5.1218 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 on your Windows system, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and general tool to clean your Windows system.

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• go to Download Link
• download the setup by clicking on the DOWNLOAD 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 system utility.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool


5. All the programs existing on your computer will be shown to you

6. Navigate the list of programs until you find Houdini 18.5.1218 or simply click the Search feature and type in "Houdini 18.5.1218". If it exists on your system the Houdini 18.5.1218 app will be found very quickly. When you click Houdini 18.5.1218 in the list of apps, the following data about the program is made available to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). This explains the opinion other people have about Houdini 18.5.1218, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the program you wish to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

For example you can see that for Houdini 18.5.1218:

• The publisher is: https://www.sidefx.com
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files\Side Effects Software\Launcher\bin\houdini_launcher.exe

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will come up. accept the uninstall by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove Houdini 18.5.1218.


8. After removing Houdini 18.5.1218, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to start the cleanup. All the items of Houdini 18.5.1218 which have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing Houdini 18.5.1218 with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your system.

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

Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to uninstall Houdini 18.5.1218 by SideFX from your PC, nor are we saying that Houdini 18.5.1218 by SideFX is not a good application. This text simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall Houdini 18.5.1218 in case you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.