Left 4 Dead 2 Authoring Tools

A guide to uninstall Left 4 Dead 2 Authoring Tools from your PC

This page contains detailed information on how to uninstall Left 4 Dead 2 Authoring Tools for Windows. It was developed for Windows by Valve. More info about Valve can be read here. Please follow http://developer.valvesoftware.com if you want to read more on Left 4 Dead 2 Authoring Tools on Valve's website. Left 4 Dead 2 Authoring Tools is typically installed in the C:\steam\steamapps\common\left 4 dead 2 folder, however this location may differ a lot depending on the user's option while installing the program. You can uninstall Left 4 Dead 2 Authoring Tools by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steam.exe. Keep in mind that you might receive a notification for administrator rights. Steam.exe is the Left 4 Dead 2 Authoring Tools's primary executable file and it takes approximately 2.78 MB (2917456 bytes) on disk.

The executable files below are part of Left 4 Dead 2 Authoring Tools. They take about 18.70 MB (19609560 bytes) on disk.

• GameOverlayUI.exe (374.08 KB)
• Steam.exe (2.78 MB)
• steamerrorreporter.exe (499.58 KB)
• steamerrorreporter64.exe (554.08 KB)
• streaming_client.exe (2.31 MB)
• uninstall.exe (138.20 KB)
• WriteMiniDump.exe (277.79 KB)
• html5app_steam.exe (1.79 MB)
• steamservice.exe (1.45 MB)
• steamwebhelper.exe (1.97 MB)
• wow_helper.exe (65.50 KB)
• x64launcher.exe (383.58 KB)
• x86launcher.exe (373.58 KB)
• appid_10540.exe (189.24 KB)
• appid_10560.exe (189.24 KB)
• appid_17300.exe (233.24 KB)
• appid_17330.exe (489.24 KB)
• appid_17340.exe (221.24 KB)
• appid_6520.exe (2.26 MB)

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This page is about Left 4 Dead 2 Authoring Tools version 42 only. Several files, folders and Windows registry entries can be left behind when you are trying to remove Left 4 Dead 2 Authoring Tools from your PC.

Directories that were found:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Left 4 Dead 2

The files below remain on your disk by Left 4 Dead 2 Authoring Tools when you uninstall it:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\addoninstaller.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\addoninstaller_osx
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\adminserver.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\base.fgd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\binkw32.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\bsppack.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\bspzip.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\bugreporter.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\bugreporter_public.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\captioncompiler.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\chromehtml.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\CmdSeqDefault.wc
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\datacache.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\dedicated\libgcc_s.so.1
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\dedicated\libstdc++.so.6
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\demoinfo.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\dmxconvert.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\dxsupport.cfg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\dxsupport_episodic.cfg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\dxsupport_mac.cfg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\dxvk_d3d9.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\engine.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\export_entity_group.pl
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\export_entity_layer.pl
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\fbx2dmx.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\filesystem_stdio.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\filesystemopendialog.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\filters\add1x1.ico
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\filters\add3x3.ico
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\filters\add5x5.ico
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\filters\add7x7.ico
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\filters\add9x9.ico
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\filters\dispfilters.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\filters\flat1x1.ico
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\filters\flat3x3.ico
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\filters\flat5x5.ico
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\filters\flat7x7.ico
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\filters\flat9x9.ico
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\filters\raiseto1x1.ico
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\filters\raiseto5x5.ico
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\filters\smooth3x3.ico
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\gameui.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\glview.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\hammer.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\hammer_dll.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\hammer_run_map_launcher.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\height2normal.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\height2normal.ico
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\height2ssbump.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\hl_ent.cnt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\hlfaceposer.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\hlmv.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\icudt.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\icudt42.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\inputsystem.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\l4d2_workshop_manager.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\l4d2_workshop_manager\images\About.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\l4d2_workshop_manager\images\AddFile.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\l4d2_workshop_manager\images\AddFolder.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\l4d2_workshop_manager\images\CollapseAll.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\l4d2_workshop_manager\images\Delete.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\l4d2_workshop_manager\images\EditAddon.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\l4d2_workshop_manager\images\ExpandAll.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\l4d2_workshop_manager\images\icon_add.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\l4d2_workshop_manager\images\icon_add_activated.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\l4d2_workshop_manager\images\icon_clear.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\l4d2_workshop_manager\images\icon_clear_activated.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\l4d2_workshop_manager\images\icon_critical.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\l4d2_workshop_manager\images\icon_delete.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\l4d2_workshop_manager\images\icon_delete_activated.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\l4d2_workshop_manager\images\icon_edit.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\l4d2_workshop_manager\images\icon_edit_activated.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\l4d2_workshop_manager\images\icon_grapheditor_zoom.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\l4d2_workshop_manager\images\icon_grapheditor_zoom_activated.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\l4d2_workshop_manager\images\icon_help.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\l4d2_workshop_manager\images\icon_refresh.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\l4d2_workshop_manager\images\icon_refresh_activated.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\l4d2_workshop_manager\images\icon_submit.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\l4d2_workshop_manager\images\icon_submit_activated.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\l4d2_workshop_manager\images\icon_view.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\l4d2_workshop_manager\images\icon_view_activated.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\l4d2_workshop_manager\images\icon_warning.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\l4d2_workshop_manager\images\LaunchFile.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\l4d2_workshop_manager\images\Options.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\l4d2_workshop_manager\images\PublishAddon.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\l4d2_workshop_manager\images\RefreshView.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\l4d2_workshop_manager\images\Save.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\l4d2_workshop_manager\images\search.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\l4d2_workshop_manager\images\ShowInExplorer.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\l4d2_workshop_manager\images\valve_style\arrow_closed.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\l4d2_workshop_manager\images\valve_style\arrow_down.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\l4d2_workshop_manager\images\valve_style\arrow_left.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\l4d2_workshop_manager\images\valve_style\arrow_open.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\l4d2_workshop_manager\images\valve_style\arrow_right.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\l4d2_workshop_manager\images\valve_style\arrow_up.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\l4d2_workshop_manager\images\valve_style\branch_open.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\l4d2_workshop_manager\images\valve_style\branch_open_activated.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\l4d2_workshop_manager\images\valve_style\checkbox_checked.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\l4d2_workshop_manager\images\valve_style\checkbox_checked_disabled.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\l4d2_workshop_manager\images\valve_style\checkbox_indeterminate.png

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

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Steam App 563

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 (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\SDKLauncher.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\vbsp.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\vbspinfo.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\vconfig.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\vpk.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\vrad.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\vtex.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\vtf2tga.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Left 4 Dead 2\bin\vvis.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Left 4 Dead 2\left4dead2.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Left 4 Dead 2\left4dead2\ems\left4gpt\Rochelle.bat.FriendlyAppName

A way to remove Left 4 Dead 2 Authoring Tools from your computer with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Left 4 Dead 2 Authoring Tools is a program by Valve. Sometimes, users try to erase this program. This can be troublesome because performing this manually requires some advanced knowledge related to Windows internal functioning. One of the best EASY way to erase Left 4 Dead 2 Authoring Tools is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your Windows PC, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and general tool to take care of your Windows computer.

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• download the setup by pressing the DOWNLOAD NOW button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good system utility.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs feature


5. All the programs existing on the computer will appear

6. Navigate the list of programs until you locate Left 4 Dead 2 Authoring Tools or simply click the Search feature and type in "Left 4 Dead 2 Authoring Tools". If it is installed on your PC the Left 4 Dead 2 Authoring Tools program will be found automatically. Notice that when you click Left 4 Dead 2 Authoring Tools in the list , some information regarding the application is available to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other users have regarding Left 4 Dead 2 Authoring Tools, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the app you want to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

For example you can see that for Left 4 Dead 2 Authoring Tools:

• The software company is: http://developer.valvesoftware.com
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steam.exe

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will show up. Confirm the removal by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall Left 4 Dead 2 Authoring Tools.


8. After removing Left 4 Dead 2 Authoring Tools, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong Left 4 Dead 2 Authoring Tools which have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing Left 4 Dead 2 Authoring Tools using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your disk.

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

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Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall Left 4 Dead 2 Authoring Tools by Valve from your computer, we are not saying that Left 4 Dead 2 Authoring Tools by Valve is not a good application. This text only contains detailed info on how to uninstall Left 4 Dead 2 Authoring Tools 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' computers.