Lightroom

How to uninstall Lightroom from your computer

This web page contains detailed information on how to remove Lightroom for Windows. It is written by Adobe. Take a look here for more info on Adobe. You can see more info on Lightroom at http://www.adobe.com. The application is often placed in the C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 1.4 directory (same installation drive as Windows). You can uninstall Lightroom by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line MsiExec.exe /I{D4134B0B-EA9B-4835-A77A-60BEE6277101}. Keep in mind that you might get a notification for admin rights. lightroom.exe is the Lightroom's primary executable file and it occupies circa 1.46 MB (1530880 bytes) on disk.

Lightroom contains of the executables below. They occupy 1.59 MB (1664760 bytes) on disk.

• apdproxy.exe (60.00 KB)
• lightroom.exe (1.46 MB)
• pxsetup.exe (70.74 KB)

This web page is about Lightroom version 1.41.0000 alone. For other Lightroom versions please click below:

• 1.30.0000
• 1.40.0000

After the uninstall process, the application leaves leftovers on the PC. Part_A few of these are listed below.

You should delete the folders below after you uninstall Lightroom:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 1.4
• C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 1.4
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Lightroom
• C:\Users\%user%\Desktop\Adobe\Lightroom 1.4.1

Check for and remove the following files from your disk when you uninstall Lightroom:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 1.4\AdobePiStd.otf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 1.4\AgNetIO.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 1.4\apdboot.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 1.4\apdproxy.exe

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

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.aglib
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.agmodule
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.agtoolkit
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.lrcat

Supplementary registry values that are not removed:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AdobeLightroom.Aglib\shell\Open\command\
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AdobeLightroom.agmodule\shell\Open\command\
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AdobeLightroom.agtoolkit\shell\Open\command\
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AdobeLightroom.lrcat\shell\Open\command\

A way to remove Lightroom using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Lightroom is an application released by the software company Adobe. Sometimes, people want to erase this application. Sometimes this can be hard because deleting this by hand requires some know-how related to Windows internal functioning. One of the best SIMPLE manner to erase Lightroom 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 system, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and general tool to clean your system.

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

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful system optimizer.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Press the Uninstall Programs feature


5. All the applications installed on your PC will be shown to you

6. Navigate the list of applications until you locate Lightroom or simply click the Search field and type in "Lightroom". If it exists on your system the Lightroom program will be found very quickly. After you click Lightroom in the list , the following information regarding the program is made available to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). This explains the opinion other users have regarding Lightroom, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the app you are about to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for Lightroom:

• The software company is: http://www.adobe.com
• The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /I{D4134B0B-EA9B-4835-A77A-60BEE6277101}

7. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will come up. Confirm the removal by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove Lightroom.


8. After uninstalling Lightroom, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items that belong Lightroom that have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing Lightroom using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

Your Windows system 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 Lightroom by Adobe from your computer, nor are we saying that Lightroom by Adobe is not a good application for your computer. This page simply contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Lightroom in case you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.