Norton Ghost

A guide to uninstall Norton Ghost from your PC

This info is about Norton Ghost for Windows. Below you can find details on how to remove it from your computer. It is made by Symantec Corporation. More info about Symantec Corporation can be read here. Click on http://www.symantec.com to get more facts about Norton Ghost on Symantec Corporation's website. Norton Ghost is typically set up in the C:\Programfiler\Norton Ghost directory, depending on the user's decision. MsiExec.exe /I{B0255743-165B-4BD5-8DA8-37DFB9930012} is the full command line if you want to remove Norton Ghost. VProConsole_.exe is the programs's main file and it takes about 1.31 MB (1377648 bytes) on disk.

Norton Ghost is composed of the following executables which take 104.26 MB (109322256 bytes) on disk:

• bcdedit.exe (258.84 KB)
• BootSect.exe (90.85 KB)
• ComRequestor.exe (961.36 KB)
• GDPluginRegister.exe (989.37 KB)
• GDUrlLauncher.exe (133.36 KB)
• ModifiableSRD.exe (2.70 MB)
• SecurityConfig.exe (1.95 MB)
• VProOneTouch.exe (81.36 KB)
• VProSvc.exe (3.27 MB)
• VProTray.exe (1.94 MB)
• V2iBrowser.exe (9.38 MB)
• RemoteCmdSvc.exe (177.36 KB)
• VProConsole.exe (569.35 KB)
• VProConsole_.exe (1.31 MB)
• NGHOST~1.EXE (29.41 MB)
• SETUP.EXE (7.12 MB)
• dotnetfx.exe (22.42 MB)
• V2iMountService.exe (8.24 MB)
• geardrvsetup.exe (129.35 KB)
• Installx86.exe (89.35 KB)
• gearinstall.exe (129.35 KB)
• Installamd64.exe (126.86 KB)
• PartInfo.exe (1.90 MB)
• RestoreMBR.exe (1.05 MB)
• SeaST.exe (1.59 MB)
• SmeDump.exe (8.19 MB)

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The current page applies to Norton Ghost version 12.0.5.29804 alone. You can find below info on other releases of Norton Ghost:

• 12.0.0.20352
• 12.0.2.23036
• 15.0.0.35659
• 15.0.1.36526
• 14.0.1.24977
• 14.0.5.34587
• 12.0.3.24711
• 12.0.4.26321
• 14.0.2.26325
• 14.0.0.24815
• 14.0.4.30167

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Some files, folders and Windows registry entries will not be deleted when you are trying to remove Norton Ghost from your PC.

Folders left behind when you uninstall Norton Ghost:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Symantec\Norton Ghost

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

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Symantec\Norton Ghost\UserPreferences.xml
• C:\Windows\Installer\{B0255743-165B-4BD5-8DA8-37DFB9930012}\ARPPRODUCTICON.exe

Generally the following registry keys will not be removed:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\3475520BB5615DB4D88A73FD9B390021
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{B0255743-165B-4BD5-8DA8-37DFB9930012}
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Symantec\Norton Ghost

Open regedit.exe to remove the registry values below from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\3475520BB5615DB4D88A73FD9B390021\ProductName

A way to uninstall Norton Ghost from your PC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Norton Ghost is an application released by Symantec Corporation. Some computer users try to remove it. Sometimes this is hard because performing this by hand requires some know-how related to PCs. One of the best SIMPLE way to remove Norton Ghost 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 PC, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and general tool to clean your system.

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

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good package of tools.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs feature


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

6. Navigate the list of programs until you locate Norton Ghost or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Norton Ghost". The Norton Ghost program will be found very quickly. Notice that when you click Norton Ghost in the list , the following data about the application is available to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other users have about Norton Ghost, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the app you wish to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

For example you can see that for Norton Ghost:

• The software company is: http://www.symantec.com
• The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /I{B0255743-165B-4BD5-8DA8-37DFB9930012}

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will come up. Confirm the removal by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove Norton Ghost.


8. After uninstalling Norton Ghost, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to start the cleanup. All the items that belong Norton Ghost that have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling Norton Ghost using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your PC.

Your PC 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 remove Norton Ghost by Symantec Corporation from your PC, nor are we saying that Norton Ghost by Symantec Corporation is not a good application. This page simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove Norton Ghost supposing you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.