PowerDirector

How to uninstall PowerDirector from your system

You can find below details on how to uninstall PowerDirector for Windows. It is produced by CyberLink Corp.. More info about CyberLink Corp. can be seen here. Please open http://www.CyberLink.com if you want to read more on PowerDirector on CyberLink Corp.'s website. PowerDirector is commonly installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\CyberLink\PowerDirector folder, subject to the user's choice. You can uninstall PowerDirector by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files (x86)\InstallShield Installation Information\{CB099890-1D5F-11D5-9EA9-0050BAE317E1}\setup.exe. Keep in mind that you might get a notification for administrator rights. PowerDirector's main file takes about 2.25 MB (2359592 bytes) and is named PDR8.exe.

PowerDirector is composed of the following executables which occupy 2.73 MB (2865872 bytes) on disk:

• MotionMenuGenerator.exe (86.29 KB)
• PDHanumanSvr.exe (129.29 KB)
• PDR8.exe (2.25 MB)
• UACAgent.exe (61.55 KB)
• MUIStartMenu.exe (217.29 KB)

The current web page applies to PowerDirector version 8.0.2704 only. You can find below info on other releases of PowerDirector:

• 6.5.3013
• 8.0.5817
• 6.5.2314
• 6.5.2719
• 12.0.4.4301
• 6.0.1731
• 8.0.3306
• 5.0.3927
• 6.5.2223
• 6.5.2313
• 10.0.0.2515
• 8.0.1930
• 7.0.3420
• 11.0
• 8.0.4919
• 8.0.4730
• 7.0.2119
• 7.0.3017
• 7.0.2827
• 6.0.2106
• 8.0.3609
• 7.0.2317
• 6.5.3023
• 7.0.2611
• 11.0.0.3026
• 5.0.2730
• 6.50.0000
• 6.5.2511
• 8.0.2906
• 7.0.2609
• 8.0.2129
• 8.0.3320
• 8.0.5705
• 6.5.3325
• 7.0.2417
• 6.5.3330
• 9.0.0.2330
• 6.5.2926
• 8.0.2330
• 9.00.0000
• 9.0.0.2609
• 7.0.3503
• 6.5.2129
• 6.0
• 6.5.2426
• 11.0.0.2418
• 7.0.3405
• 6.00.0000
• 12.0
• 10.0.0.2231
• 6.0.3506
• 8.0.2013
• 8.0.3022
• 8.0.3129
• 6.5.2209
• 8.0.3003
• 8.0.2609
• 8.0.4020
• 7.00.0000
• 6.5.2224
• 6.5.2713
• 8.0.4110
• 5.0.3426
• 7.0.2424
• 7.0.3604
• 7.0.2201
• 6.5.2420
• 7.0.3029
• 7.0.3311
• 7.0.2512
• 7.0.3101
• 6.5.2121
• 6.0.2319
• 7.0.3416
• 7.0.2202
• 7.0.3321
• 10.0.0.1012
• 7.0.2125
• 6.5.3416
• 8.0.4527
• 10.00.0000
• 8.0.2514
• 12.0.2930.0
• 6.5.2230

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Some files and registry entries are regularly left behind when you uninstall PowerDirector.

Folders remaining:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\CyberLink\PowerDirector

The files below were left behind on your disk by PowerDirector's application uninstaller when you removed it:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\CyberLink\PowerDirector\AEFFMgr.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CyberLink\PowerDirector\APREG.url
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CyberLink\PowerDirector\aticalrt.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CyberLink\PowerDirector\atpsim
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CyberLink\PowerDirector\ATPversion.sim
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CyberLink\PowerDirector\brook.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CyberLink\PowerDirector\brook_cal.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CyberLink\PowerDirector\BurningMgr\CBS.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CyberLink\PowerDirector\BurningMgr\HwCtrlMgr.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CyberLink\PowerDirector\Capture.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CyberLink\PowerDirector\ces_pluginhost.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CyberLink\PowerDirector\CFontDialog.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CyberLink\PowerDirector\CLAud.sim
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CyberLink\PowerDirector\CLAuMixer.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CyberLink\PowerDirector\Click.WAV
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CyberLink\PowerDirector\climage.ax
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CyberLink\PowerDirector\CLVistaAudioMixer.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CyberLink\PowerDirector\Common.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CyberLink\PowerDirector\CtrlFactory.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CyberLink\PowerDirector\cudart.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CyberLink\PowerDirector\d3dx9_30.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CyberLink\PowerDirector\d3dx9_34.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CyberLink\PowerDirector\DEFAULT.REG
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CyberLink\PowerDirector\DevicePortingData.reg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CyberLink\PowerDirector\DisplayPanel.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CyberLink\PowerDirector\DSPCache\Effect\Ces_Dsp_Pfx_Bubble.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CyberLink\PowerDirector\DSPCache\Effect\Ces_Dsp_Pfx_Fireworks.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CyberLink\PowerDirector\DSPCache\Effect\Ces_Dsp_Pfx_RefractiveBubble.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CyberLink\PowerDirector\DSPCache\Effect\Ces_Dsp_Pfx_Snow.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CyberLink\PowerDirector\DSPCache\Effect\Ces_Dsp_Pfx_Snow2.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CyberLink\PowerDirector\DSPCache\Effect\Ces_Dsp_Pfx_WaterRipple.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CyberLink\PowerDirector\DSPCache\Effect\Ces_Dsp_Pfx_XMas.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CyberLink\PowerDirector\DSPCache\Effect\Ces_Dsp_Pfx_XMas2.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CyberLink\PowerDirector\DSPCache\Effect\Ces_Dsp_Vi_Beating.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CyberLink\PowerDirector\DSPCache\Effect\Ces_DSP_Vi_Bloom.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CyberLink\PowerDirector\DSPCache\Effect\Ces_Dsp_Vi_BrokenGlass.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CyberLink\PowerDirector\DSPCache\Effect\Ces_Dsp_Vi_ChinesePainting.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CyberLink\PowerDirector\DSPCache\Effect\Ces_Dsp_Vi_ColorPainting.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CyberLink\PowerDirector\DSPCache\Effect\Ces_Dsp_Vi_ContinuousShooting.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CyberLink\PowerDirector\DSPCache\Effect\Ces_Dsp_Vi_DoubleFishEye.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CyberLink\PowerDirector\DSPCache\Effect\Ces_Dsp_Vi_Drain.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CyberLink\PowerDirector\DSPCache\Effect\Ces_Dsp_Vi_Dreamy.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CyberLink\PowerDirector\DSPCache\Effect\Ces_Dsp_Vi_FishEye.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CyberLink\PowerDirector\DSPCache\Effect\Ces_DSP_Vi_GammaCorrection.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CyberLink\PowerDirector\DSPCache\Effect\Ces_Dsp_Vi_GaussianBlur.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CyberLink\PowerDirector\DSPCache\Effect\Ces_Dsp_Vi_Glow.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CyberLink\PowerDirector\DSPCache\Effect\Ces_Dsp_Vi_HMirror.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CyberLink\PowerDirector\DSPCache\Effect\Ces_Dsp_Vi_HSqueeze.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CyberLink\PowerDirector\DSPCache\Effect\Ces_Dsp_Vi_HStretch.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CyberLink\PowerDirector\DSPCache\Effect\Ces_Dsp_Vi_Kaleidoscope.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CyberLink\PowerDirector\DSPCache\Effect\Ces_Dsp_Vi_LightRay.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CyberLink\PowerDirector\DSPCache\Effect\Ces_Dsp_Vi_MoonLight.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CyberLink\PowerDirector\DSPCache\Effect\Ces_DSP_Vi_ND.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CyberLink\PowerDirector\DSPCache\Effect\Ces_Dsp_Vi_Painting.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CyberLink\PowerDirector\DSPCache\Effect\Ces_Dsp_Vi_PenInk.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CyberLink\PowerDirector\DSPCache\Effect\Ces_Dsp_Vi_Rocking.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CyberLink\PowerDirector\DSPCache\Effect\Ces_Dsp_Vi_Shear.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CyberLink\PowerDirector\DSPCache\Effect\Ces_Dsp_Vi_Square.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CyberLink\PowerDirector\DSPCache\Effect\Ces_Dsp_Vi_Sshape.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CyberLink\PowerDirector\DSPCache\Effect\Ces_DSP_Vi_TitleMaskBlur.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CyberLink\PowerDirector\DSPCache\Effect\Ces_DSP_Vi_TitleMaskSepia.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CyberLink\PowerDirector\DSPCache\Effect\Ces_DSP_Vi_TitleMaskShear.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CyberLink\PowerDirector\DSPCache\Effect\Ces_DSP_Vi_TitleMaskXRay.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CyberLink\PowerDirector\DSPCache\Effect\Ces_Dsp_Vi_TriStretch.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CyberLink\PowerDirector\DSPCache\Effect\Ces_Dsp_Vi_VStretch.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CyberLink\PowerDirector\DSPCache\Effect\Cloud_simulation.xml.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CyberLink\PowerDirector\DSPCache\Effect\dandelion.xml.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CyberLink\PowerDirector\DSPCache\Effect\DSP_VI_Abstractionism.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CyberLink\PowerDirector\DSPCache\Effect\Dsp_Vi_BlackAndWhite.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CyberLink\PowerDirector\DSPCache\Effect\DSP_VI_Blur.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CyberLink\PowerDirector\DSPCache\Effect\DSP_VI_BumpMap.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CyberLink\PowerDirector\DSPCache\Effect\DSP_VI_ChinesePainting2.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CyberLink\PowerDirector\DSPCache\Effect\DSP_VI_ColorBalance.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CyberLink\PowerDirector\DSPCache\Effect\Dsp_Vi_ColorCrayon.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CyberLink\PowerDirector\DSPCache\Effect\DSP_VI_ColorEdge.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CyberLink\PowerDirector\DSPCache\Effect\DSP_VI_ColorFocus.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CyberLink\PowerDirector\DSPCache\Effect\DSP_VI_Delay.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CyberLink\PowerDirector\DSPCache\Effect\DSP_VI_Edge.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CyberLink\PowerDirector\DSPCache\Effect\DSP_VI_Emboss.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CyberLink\PowerDirector\DSPCache\Effect\DSP_VI_FilterColor.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CyberLink\PowerDirector\DSPCache\Effect\DSP_VI_FlipCanvas.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CyberLink\PowerDirector\DSPCache\Effect\DSP_VI_Focus.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CyberLink\PowerDirector\DSPCache\Effect\DSP_VI_Glass.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CyberLink\PowerDirector\DSPCache\Effect\DSP_VI_GlassTile.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CyberLink\PowerDirector\DSPCache\Effect\Dsp_Vi_GrainNoise.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CyberLink\PowerDirector\DSPCache\Effect\DSP_VI_Grid.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CyberLink\PowerDirector\DSPCache\Effect\DSP_VI_Halftone.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CyberLink\PowerDirector\DSPCache\Effect\DSP_VI_HalftoneColor.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CyberLink\PowerDirector\DSPCache\Effect\DSP_VI_Laser.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CyberLink\PowerDirector\DSPCache\Effect\DSP_VI_Mosaic.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CyberLink\PowerDirector\DSPCache\Effect\DSP_VI_Noise.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CyberLink\PowerDirector\DSPCache\Effect\DSP_VI_OldMovie.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CyberLink\PowerDirector\DSPCache\Effect\Dsp_Vi_PencilSketch.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CyberLink\PowerDirector\DSPCache\Effect\Dsp_Vi_PencilSketch2.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CyberLink\PowerDirector\DSPCache\Effect\DSP_VI_Posterize.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CyberLink\PowerDirector\DSPCache\Effect\DSP_VI_RadialBlur.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CyberLink\PowerDirector\DSPCache\Effect\DSP_VI_ReplaceColor.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CyberLink\PowerDirector\DSPCache\Effect\DSP_VI_Ripple.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CyberLink\PowerDirector\DSPCache\Effect\DSP_VI_RotateCanvas.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CyberLink\PowerDirector\DSPCache\Effect\Dsp_Vi_Sepia.png

Registry keys:

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\CyberLink\Common\EvoParser\PowerDirector
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\CyberLink\PowerStarter\7.0\UpgradeInfo\PowerDirector
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\098990BCF5D15D11E99A0005AB3E711E
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\InstallShield_{CB099890-1D5F-11D5-9EA9-0050BAE317E1}
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\eventlog\Application\PowerDirector

Supplementary registry values that are not removed:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\c:\Program Files (x86)\CyberLink\PowerDirector\PDR8.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\098990BCF5D15D11E99A0005AB3E711E\ProductName

How to remove PowerDirector from your PC using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

PowerDirector is a program marketed by the software company CyberLink Corp.. Frequently, users want to erase this application. Sometimes this can be easier said than done because removing this by hand takes some know-how related to Windows program uninstallation. One of the best SIMPLE procedure to erase PowerDirector is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your Windows system, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and all around tool to clean your Windows computer.

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

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good package of tools.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs button


5. All the applications installed on the computer will appear

6. Navigate the list of applications until you find PowerDirector or simply activate the Search feature and type in "PowerDirector". If it is installed on your PC the PowerDirector app will be found very quickly. When you click PowerDirector in the list of applications, some information about the application is available to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other people have about PowerDirector, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details about the application you wish to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

For example you can see that for PowerDirector:

• The publisher is: http://www.CyberLink.com
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files (x86)\InstallShield Installation Information\{CB099890-1D5F-11D5-9EA9-0050BAE317E1}\setup.exe

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will come up. Confirm the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall PowerDirector.


8. After removing PowerDirector, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to start the cleanup. All the items that belong PowerDirector that have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling PowerDirector using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry items, files or directories are left behind on your PC.

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

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to remove PowerDirector by CyberLink Corp. from your computer, we are not saying that PowerDirector by CyberLink Corp. is not a good software application. This page simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove PowerDirector in case you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.