RealPlayer

A guide to uninstall RealPlayer from your PC

RealPlayer is a computer program. This page contains details on how to remove it from your PC. The Windows version was created by RealNetworks. Further information on RealNetworks can be seen here. Click on http://www.real.com to get more data about RealPlayer on RealNetworks's website. RealPlayer is commonly installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer folder, but this location may vary a lot depending on the user's choice when installing the program. The full uninstall command line for RealPlayer is C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\Update\r1puninst.exe RealNetworks|RealPlayer|20.0. RealPlayer's primary file takes around 236.41 KB (242088 bytes) and is called realplay.exe.

The executables below are part of RealPlayer. They take an average of 88.44 MB (92737416 bytes) on disk.

• convert.exe (104.91 KB)
• downloader2.exe (1.11 MB)
• fixrjb.exe (20.41 KB)
• realcleaner.exe (115.91 KB)
• realconverter.exe (131.41 KB)
• realdownloader264.exe (94.41 KB)
• realjbox.exe (47.41 KB)
• realplay.exe (236.41 KB)
• realtrimmer.exe (125.41 KB)
• realupgrade.exe (126.91 KB)
• recordingmanager.exe (934.41 KB)
• rndevicedbbuilder.exe (34.41 KB)
• rpbgdownloader.exe (103.91 KB)
• rphelperapp.exe (27.41 KB)
• videodl.exe (8.44 MB)
• rtcreator.exe (1.63 MB)
• dbclean.exe (1.36 MB)
• oohrelay.exe (1.47 MB)
• proclaunch.exe (27.45 KB)
• rpdsvc.exe (967.95 KB)
• rpsystray.exe (4.91 MB)
• ffmpeg.exe (251.95 KB)
• ffprobe.exe (173.96 KB)
• segmenter.exe (61.45 KB)
• streamanalyzer.exe (2.36 MB)
• setup.exe (61.96 MB)
• r1puninst.exe (908.91 KB)
• realonemessagecenter.exe (85.41 KB)
• realsched.exe (339.41 KB)
• rnxproc.exe (108.91 KB)
• upgrdhlp.exe (280.41 KB)

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The current page applies to RealPlayer version 20.0.7 alone. Click on the links below for other RealPlayer versions:

• 18.1.18
• 22.0.1
• 18.1.11
• 18.1.16
• 16.0.2
• 24.0.0
• 22.0.4
• Unknown
• 20.1.0
• 22.0.0
• 20.0.6
• 22.0.2
• 16.0.4
• 15.0.6
• 20.0.2
• 16.0.0
• 18.1.14
• 15.0.5
• 22.0.5
• 22.0.3
• 16.0.3
• 18.1.10
• 20.0.5
• 18.1.20
• 20.0.0
• 18.1.15
• 16.0.5
• 20.0.4
• 24.0.1
• 15.0.4
• 20.0.3
• 18.1.19
• 19.0.2
• 22.0.6
• 24.0.2
• 20.0.1
• 20.0.8
• 18.1.17
• 19.0.1
• 18.1.12

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

Folders remaining:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Real\RealPlayer
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Real\RealPlayer

Check for and delete the following files from your disk when you uninstall RealPlayer:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\autoplaylist.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\calibrate.rv
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\cinemasteraudio.4.3.manifest
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\cinemastervideo.4.3.manifest
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\Codecs\atrc.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\Codecs\avcq.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\Codecs\colorcvt.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\Codecs\cook.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\Codecs\dmp4.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\Codecs\drv1.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\Codecs\drv2.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\Codecs\drvc.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\Codecs\erv2.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\Codecs\erv4.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\Codecs\evrc.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\Codecs\qclp.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\Codecs\raac.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\Codecs\ralf.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\Codecs\rv10.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\Codecs\rv20.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\Codecs\rv30.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\Codecs\rv40.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\Codecs\sipr.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\Common\AppAdditionsDB
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\Common\AppLocalDB
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\Common\appmasterdb
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\Common\codecpack.db
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\Common\devices.ini
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\Common\DTAdditionsDB
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\Common\DTLocalDB
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\Common\dtmasterdb
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\Common\graphconfig.db
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\Common\hxmedpltfm.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\Common\pngu3267.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\Common\pnrs3260.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\Common\rjbviz.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\Common\rpdsuninst.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\Common\rppr3260.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\Common\rpun3260.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\Common\twebbrowse.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\convert.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\converter.vs
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\dbghelp.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\flvplay.swf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\hxaudiodevicehook.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\keys.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\library\default.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\mc_enc_mp4v.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\mpaplugins\mpamedia.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\mpaplugins\rjcfspln.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\mpaplugins\rjm4pln.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\mpaplugins\rjmp3pln.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\mpaplugins\rjrmapln.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\mpaplugins\rjrmjpln.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\mpaplugins\teawma.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\mpaplugins\wmaimprtpln.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\Netscape6\nppl3260.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\Netscape6\nppl3260.xpt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\Netscape6\nprpplugin.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\normal.vs
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\Plugins\3gppttrenderer.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\Plugins\aacff.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\Plugins\aacwrtr.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\Plugins\asfff.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\Plugins\authmgr.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\Plugins\aviwrtr.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\Plugins\cdda3260.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\Plugins\clbascauth.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\Plugins\clntxres.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\Plugins\ExtResources\coreres.xrs
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\Plugins\flvff.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\Plugins\flvrender.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\Plugins\flvwrtr.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\Plugins\h263render.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\Plugins\httpfsys.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\Plugins\httplivefformat.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\Plugins\hxmedplyeng.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\Plugins\hxnetwksvc.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\Plugins\hxsdp.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\Plugins\hxxml.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\Plugins\imaprender.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\Plugins\imgrender.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\Plugins\memfsys.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\Plugins\mp3fformat.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\Plugins\mp3metaff.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\Plugins\mp3render.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\Plugins\mp3wrtr.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\Plugins\mp4arender.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\Plugins\mp4fformat.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\Plugins\mp4vrender.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\Plugins\mp4wrtr.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\Plugins\ntlmauth.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\Plugins\pacplin.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\Plugins\plusplin.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\Plugins\pxcb3210.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\Plugins\qcpfformat.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\Plugins\ramfformat.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\Plugins\ramrender.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\Plugins\rarender.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\Plugins\ravemgr.dll

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the keys below:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\MIME\Database\Content Type\application/x-realplayer
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\RealPlayer.3GPP_AMR.10
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\RealPlayer.3GPP2.10
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\RealPlayer.AIFF.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\RealPlayer.AU.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\RealPlayer.AudioCD.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\RealPlayer.AutoPlay.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\RealPlayer.AVI.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\RealPlayer.BMP
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\RealPlayer.CDBurn.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\RealPlayer.DVD.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\RealPlayer.DVDBurn.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\RealPlayer.GIF
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\RealPlayer.HWEventHandler
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\RealPlayer.JPG
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\RealPlayer.MP3.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\RealPlayer.MP3PL.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\RealPlayer.MP4.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\RealPlayer.MPEG.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\RealPlayer.PNG
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\RealPlayer.TIF
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\RealPlayer.WAV.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\RealPlayer.wax.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\RealPlayer.wm.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\RealPlayer.wmf.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\RealPlayer.wmv.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\RealPlayer.wmx.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\RealPlayer.wvx.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\rmocx.RealPlayer Download Handler
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\rmocx.RealPlayer G2 Control
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\rmocx.RealPlayer Playback Handler
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\rmocx.RealPlayer RAM Download Handler
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\rmocx.RealPlayer RMP Download Handler
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\rmocx.RealPlayer RNX Download Handler
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\rmocx.RealPlayer SMIL Download Handler
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\rmocx.RealPlayer Stream Handler
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SOFTWARE\RealNetworks\RealPlayer
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SOFTWARE\RealNetworks\Update\6.0\Preferences\ATH\DeactivateDataTypes\RealPlayer.RPL.6
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Associations\MIMEAssociations\application/vnd.rn-realplayer
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Associations\UrlAssociations\RealPlayer.AutoPlay.6
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Associations\UrlAssociations\RealPlayer.CDBurn.6
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Associations\UrlAssociations\RealPlayer.DVDBurn.6
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\RealNetworks\RealPlayer
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\RealPlayer 20.0
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\MozillaPlugins\@real.com/nprpplugin;version=20.0.7.309\MimeTypes\application/vnd.rn-realplayer-javascript
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\RealNetworks\RealPlayer

Additional registry values that you should clean:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.3g2\OpenWithProgIds\RealPlayer.3GPP2.10
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.3gp\OpenWithProgIds\RealPlayer.3GPP_AMR.10
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.aif\OpenWithProgIds\RealPlayer.AIFF.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.aiff\OpenWithProgIds\RealPlayer.AIFF.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.asf\OpenWithProgIds\RealPlayer.wmf.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.asx\OpenWithProgIds\RealPlayer.wmf.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.au\OpenWithProgIds\RealPlayer.AU.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.avi\OpenWithProgIds\RealPlayer.AVI.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.bmp\OpenWithProgids\RealPlayer.BMP
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.gif\OpenWithProgids\RealPlayer.GIF
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.jfif\OpenWithProgids\RealPlayer.JPG
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.jif\OpenWithProgIds\RealPlayer.JPG
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.jpe\OpenWithProgids\RealPlayer.JPG
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.jpeg\OpenWithProgids\RealPlayer.JPG
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.jpg\OpenWithProgids\RealPlayer.JPG
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.m1v\OpenWithProgIds\RealPlayer.MPEG.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.M2V\OpenWithProgIds\RealPlayer.MPEG.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.m3u\OpenWithProgIds\RealPlayer.MP3PL.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.m4e\OpenWithProgIds\RealPlayer.MP4.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.m4v\OpenWithProgIds\RealPlayer.MP4.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.mp3\OpenWithProgIds\RealPlayer.MP3.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.mp4\OpenWithProgIds\RealPlayer.MP4.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.mpe\OpenWithProgIds\RealPlayer.MPEG.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.mps\OpenWithProgIds\RealPlayer.MPEG.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.png\OpenWithProgids\RealPlayer.PNG
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.tif\OpenWithProgIds\RealPlayer.TIF
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.tiff\OpenWithProgids\RealPlayer.TIF
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.wav\OpenWithProgIds\RealPlayer.WAV.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.wax\OpenWithProgIds\RealPlayer.wax.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.wm\OpenWithProgIds\RealPlayer.wm.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.wmv\OpenWithProgIds\RealPlayer.wmv.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.wmx\OpenWithProgIds\RealPlayer.wmx.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.wvx\OpenWithProgIds\RealPlayer.wvx.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\realplay.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\realplay.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-17494025-4014507536-3358880067-1002\\Device\HarddiskVolume1\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\downloader2.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-17494025-4014507536-3358880067-1002\\Device\HarddiskVolume1\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\realplay.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-17494025-4014507536-3358880067-1002\\Device\HarddiskVolume1\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\Update\r1puninst.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\RealTimes Desktop Service\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\RealTimes Desktop Service\StartupParams

How to erase RealPlayer from your computer with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

RealPlayer is an application marketed by RealNetworks. Frequently, people try to uninstall it. Sometimes this is hard because performing this by hand takes some experience regarding PCs. The best SIMPLE way to uninstall RealPlayer 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 Windows system, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and general utility to take care of your Windows computer.

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

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful Windows optimizer.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Press the Uninstall Programs feature


5. All the programs installed on the computer will appear

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find RealPlayer or simply activate the Search field and type in "RealPlayer". If it exists on your system the RealPlayer program will be found automatically. Notice that when you select RealPlayer in the list of applications, the following information about the application is shown to you:

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

For instance you can see that for RealPlayer:

• The publisher is: http://www.real.com
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\Update\r1puninst.exe RealNetworks|RealPlayer|20.0

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will appear. accept the removal by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove RealPlayer.


8. After uninstalling RealPlayer, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to perform the cleanup. All the items that belong RealPlayer which have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing RealPlayer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your PC.

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

Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to remove RealPlayer by RealNetworks from your PC, we are not saying that RealPlayer by RealNetworks is not a good application. This text only contains detailed info on how to remove RealPlayer supposing you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.