Left 4 Dead 2

How to uninstall Left 4 Dead 2 from your PC

This web page is about Left 4 Dead 2 for Windows. Below you can find details on how to remove it from your PC. It was coded for Windows by DiGiTALZONE. You can find out more on DiGiTALZONE or check for application updates here. You can get more details about Left 4 Dead 2 at http://www.digitalpowered.info/. Usually the Left 4 Dead 2 application is found in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Left 4 Dead 2 folder, depending on the user's option during setup. The full command line for removing Left 4 Dead 2 is C:\Program Files (x86)\Left 4 Dead 2\Uninstall.exe. Note that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you may be prompted for admin rights. L4D2_Updator.exe is the Left 4 Dead 2's primary executable file and it takes approximately 719.00 KB (736256 bytes) on disk.

Left 4 Dead 2 is comprised of the following executables which take 2.08 MB (2177848 bytes) on disk:

• GreenLuma.exe (288.50 KB)
• IniGen.exe (10.00 KB)
• L4D2_Updator.exe (719.00 KB)
• left4dead2.exe (376.00 KB)
• Loader.exe (31.00 KB)
• Uninstall.exe (566.50 KB)
• updt.exe (14.50 KB)
• addoninstaller.exe (121.30 KB)

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This data is about Left 4 Dead 2 version 42 alone. Some files and registry entries are typically left behind when you remove Left 4 Dead 2.

Folders left behind when you uninstall Left 4 Dead 2:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Left 4 Dead 2
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportArchive\AppCrash_left4dead2.exe_cf5e928ee33f48f5c6b8face48c73db9d79b8_1422402d
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\NvBackend\ApplicationOntology\data\wrappers\left_4_dead_2

The files below are left behind on your disk when you remove Left 4 Dead 2:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\addoninstaller.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\adminserver.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\binkw32.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\bsppack.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\bugreporter.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\bugreporter_public.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\config\MasterServers.vdf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\datacache.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\dxsupport.cfg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\dxsupport_episodic.cfg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\engine.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\filesystem_stdio.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\filesystemopendialog.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\UserNameui.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\inputsystem.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\launcher.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\maplist_terror.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\materialsystem.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\mdllib.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\mss32.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\mssdolby.flt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\mssds3d.flt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\mssdsp.flt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\msseax.flt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\mssmp3.asi
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\msssrs.flt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\mssvoice.asi
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\msvcr71.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\parsifal.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\rdmwin32.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\scenefilecache.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\serverbrowser.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\serverplugin_empty.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\shaderapidx10.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\shaderapidx9.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\shaderapiempty.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\soundemittersystem.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\soundsystem.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\stdshader_dbg.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\stdshader_dx9.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\steam_api.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\steamclient.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\studiorender.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\texturecompile_dll.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\tier0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\tier0_s.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\unicode.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\unicows.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\unitlib.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\valve_avi.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\vaudio_miles.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\vaudio_speex.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\vgui2.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\vguimatsurface.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\vidcfg.bin
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\vphysics.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\vscript.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\vstdlib.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\vstdlib_s.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\vtex_dll.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\xinput1_3.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Left 4 Dead 2\config\serverbrowser.vdf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Left 4 Dead 2\CorLib.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Left 4 Dead 2\hl2\shaders\fxc\accumbuff4sample_ps20.vcs
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Left 4 Dead 2\hl2\shaders\fxc\accumbuff4sample_ps20b.vcs
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Left 4 Dead 2\hl2\shaders\fxc\accumbuff5sample_ps20.vcs
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Left 4 Dead 2\hl2\shaders\fxc\accumbuff5sample_ps20b.vcs
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Left 4 Dead 2\hl2\shaders\fxc\aftershock_ps20.vcs
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Left 4 Dead 2\hl2\shaders\fxc\aftershock_ps20b.vcs
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Left 4 Dead 2\hl2\shaders\fxc\aftershock_vs20.vcs
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Left 4 Dead 2\hl2\shaders\fxc\appchooser360movie_ps20.vcs
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Left 4 Dead 2\hl2\shaders\fxc\appchooser360movie_ps20b.vcs
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Left 4 Dead 2\hl2\shaders\fxc\bik_ps20.vcs
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Left 4 Dead 2\hl2\shaders\fxc\bik_ps20b.vcs
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Left 4 Dead 2\hl2\shaders\fxc\bik_vs20.vcs
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Left 4 Dead 2\hl2\shaders\fxc\black_ps20.vcs
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Left 4 Dead 2\hl2\shaders\fxc\black_ps20b.vcs
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Left 4 Dead 2\hl2\shaders\fxc\black_vs20.vcs
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Left 4 Dead 2\hl2\shaders\fxc\bloom_ps20.vcs
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Left 4 Dead 2\hl2\shaders\fxc\bloom_ps20b.vcs
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Left 4 Dead 2\hl2\shaders\fxc\bloomadd_ps20.vcs
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Left 4 Dead 2\hl2\shaders\fxc\bloomadd_ps20b.vcs
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Left 4 Dead 2\hl2\shaders\fxc\blurentity_ps20.vcs
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Left 4 Dead 2\hl2\shaders\fxc\blurentity_ps20b.vcs
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Left 4 Dead 2\hl2\shaders\fxc\blurfilter_ps20.vcs
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Left 4 Dead 2\hl2\shaders\fxc\blurfilter_ps20b.vcs
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Left 4 Dead 2\hl2\shaders\fxc\blurfilter_vs20.vcs
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Left 4 Dead 2\hl2\shaders\fxc\blurgaussian_3x3_ps20.vcs
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Left 4 Dead 2\hl2\shaders\fxc\blurgaussian_3x3_ps20b.vcs
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Left 4 Dead 2\hl2\shaders\fxc\bufferclearobeystencil_ps20.vcs
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Left 4 Dead 2\hl2\shaders\fxc\bufferclearobeystencil_ps20b.vcs
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Left 4 Dead 2\hl2\shaders\fxc\bufferclearobeystencil_vs20.vcs
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Left 4 Dead 2\hl2\shaders\fxc\cable_ps20.vcs
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Left 4 Dead 2\hl2\shaders\fxc\cable_ps20b.vcs
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Left 4 Dead 2\hl2\shaders\fxc\cable_vs20.vcs
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Left 4 Dead 2\hl2\shaders\fxc\clearalpha_ps20.vcs
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Left 4 Dead 2\hl2\shaders\fxc\clearalpha_ps20b.vcs
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Left 4 Dead 2\hl2\shaders\fxc\cloak_blended_pass_ps20.vcs
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Left 4 Dead 2\hl2\shaders\fxc\cloak_blended_pass_ps20b.vcs
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Left 4 Dead 2\hl2\shaders\fxc\cloak_blended_pass_ps30.vcs

Registry that is not uninstalled:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\left4dead2.exe
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Valve\Source\left4dead2
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Left 4 Dead 2
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Valve\Left 4 Dead 2

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

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Left 4 Dead 2\L4D2_Updator.exe
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\program files (x86)\left 4 dead 2\left4dead2.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{A8576402-0E1E-45EF-A0EE-D8A3FB339181}C:\program files (x86)\left 4 dead 2\left4dead2.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{5D1C0C3C-E9D3-4A3B-9D23-B1DAE665A4E2}C:\program files (x86)\left 4 dead 2\left4dead2.exe

A way to delete Left 4 Dead 2 with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Left 4 Dead 2 is an application released by DiGiTALZONE. Sometimes, people try to remove this application. This is difficult because removing this by hand requires some knowledge related to Windows internal functioning. One of the best SIMPLE manner to remove Left 4 Dead 2 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, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and all around tool to optimize your system.

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• download the program by pressing the DOWNLOAD NOW button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to admire the program's design and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful system optimizer.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs tool


5. A list of the programs installed on your computer will be made available to you

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find Left 4 Dead 2 or simply activate the Search field and type in "Left 4 Dead 2". If it is installed on your PC the Left 4 Dead 2 program will be found automatically. After you click Left 4 Dead 2 in the list of programs, the following information about the program is shown to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have about Left 4 Dead 2, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the application you are about to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for Left 4 Dead 2:

• The web site of the application is: http://www.digitalpowered.info/
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files (x86)\Left 4 Dead 2\Uninstall.exe

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will come up. accept the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall Left 4 Dead 2.


8. After removing Left 4 Dead 2, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items that belong Left 4 Dead 2 that have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling Left 4 Dead 2 with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry items, files or directories are left behind on your PC.

Your PC will remain clean, speedy and able to take on new tasks.

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to remove Left 4 Dead 2 by DiGiTALZONE from your PC, we are not saying that Left 4 Dead 2 by DiGiTALZONE is not a good software application. This page simply contains detailed info on how to remove Left 4 Dead 2 supposing you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.