Realtek Ethernet Controller Driver
A guide to uninstall Realtek Ethernet Controller Driver from your system
This page is about Realtek Ethernet Controller Driver for Windows. Here you can find details on how to remove it from your PC. The Windows release was developed by
Realtek. You can read more on Realtek or check for application updates
here. More details about Realtek Ethernet Controller Driver can be found at
http://www.realtek.com. The program is often found in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Realtek\NICDRV_8169 directory. Take into account that this location can vary depending on the user's choice. The full command line for removing Realtek Ethernet Controller Driver is C:\Program Files (x86)\InstallShield Installation Information\{8833FFB6-5B0C-4764-81AA-06DFEED9A476}\setup.exe -runfromtemp -removeonly. Keep in mind that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you might receive a notification for administrator rights. The program's main executable file occupies 190.71 KB (195288 bytes) on disk and is named RTINSTALLER64.EXE.
Realtek Ethernet Controller Driver contains of the executables below. They occupy 190.71 KB (
195288 bytes) on disk.
- RTINSTALLER64.EXE (190.71 KB)
The current web page applies to Realtek Ethernet Controller Driver version
7.100.422.2016 only. You can find below a few links to other Realtek Ethernet Controller Driver versions:
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Following the uninstall process, the application leaves leftovers on the PC. Part_A few of these are shown below.
Directories that were found:- C:\Program Files (x86)\Realtek\NICDRV_8169
Usually, the following files are left on disk:- C:\Program Files (x86)\Realtek\NICDRV_8169\ICON\remove.ico
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Realtek\NICDRV_8169\InstallLog.txt
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Realtek\NICDRV_8169\RTInstaller32.dat
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Realtek\NICDRV_8169\RTINSTALLER64.EXE
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Realtek\NICDRV_8169\WIN7\EngLangID.txt
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Realtek\NICDRV_8169\WIN7\FAQ\8168C_manual_install.txt
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Realtek\NICDRV_8169\WIN7\FAQ\Change_installer_language.txt
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Realtek\NICDRV_8169\WIN7\FAQ\Driver_failed_to_load_code_10.txt
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Realtek\NICDRV_8169\WIN7\FAQ\Driver_Installer_Rollback.txt
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Realtek\NICDRV_8169\WIN7\FAQ\INF_default_option_changed.txt
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Realtek\NICDRV_8169\WIN7\FAQ\Use_installer_to_auto_remove_driver.txt
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Realtek\NICDRV_8169\WIN7\FAQ\WAIK_Ver_RTM_with_new_driver.txt
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Realtek\NICDRV_8169\WIN7\FAQ\WOL_AND_Shutdown_Link_Speed_OPTION.txt
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Realtek\NICDRV_8169\WIN7\InstCtrl.txt
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Realtek\NICDRV_8169\WIN7\InstOpt.txt
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Realtek\NICDRV_8169\WIN7\README\WIN7\Arabic\title.txt
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Realtek\NICDRV_8169\WIN7\README\WIN7\French\title.txt
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Realtek\NICDRV_8169\WIN7\README\WIN7\German\title.txt
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Realtek\NICDRV_8169\WIN7\README\WIN7\Hebrew\title.txt
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Realtek\NICDRV_8169\WIN7\README\WIN7\Hungarian\title.txt
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Realtek\NICDRV_8169\WIN7\README\WIN7\Italian\title.txt
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Realtek\NICDRV_8169\WIN7\README\WIN7\Japanese\title.txt
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Realtek\NICDRV_8169\WIN7\README\WIN7\Korean\title.txt
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Realtek\NICDRV_8169\WIN7\README\WIN7\Portuguese\title.txt
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Realtek\NICDRV_8169\WIN7\README\WIN7\Simplified_Chinese\title.txt
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Realtek\NICDRV_8169\WIN7\README\WIN7\Spanish\title.txt
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Realtek\NICDRV_8169\WIN7\README\WIN7\Traditional_Chinese\title.txt
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Realtek\NICDRV_8169\WIN7\README\WIN7\Turkish\title.txt
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Realtek\NICDRV_8169\WIN7\rt64win7.cat
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Realtek\NICDRV_8169\WIN7\rt64win7.inf
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Realtek\NICDRV_8169\WIN7\rt64win7.sys
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Realtek\NICDRV_8169\WIN7\RtNicprop64.DLL
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Realtek\NICDRV_8169\WIN7\RTNUninst64.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Realtek\NICDRV_8169\WIN7\setupctrl.txt
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Realtek\NICDRV_8169\WIN7\WIN7\For_WDS_Server_pls_use_WinPE_folder.txt
Usually the following registry keys will not be uninstalled:- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{8833FFB6-5B0C-4764-81AA-06DFEED9A476}
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Realtek\Realtek Ethernet Controller Driver
A way to erase Realtek Ethernet Controller Driver with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO
Realtek Ethernet Controller Driver is an application marketed by the software company Realtek. Frequently, people decide to remove this program. Sometimes this is troublesome because performing this manually requires some skill regarding Windows internal functioning. The best EASY manner to remove Realtek Ethernet Controller Driver 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, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and all around tool to maximize the performance of your Windows PC.
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- install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface 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 programs installed on your PC will be shown to you
6. Navigate the list of programs until you find Realtek Ethernet Controller Driver or simply click the Search feature and type in "Realtek Ethernet Controller Driver". If it is installed on your PC the Realtek Ethernet Controller Driver app will be found automatically. Notice that when you click Realtek Ethernet Controller Driver in the list of apps, the following information regarding the program is available to you:
- Star rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other people have regarding Realtek Ethernet Controller Driver, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
- Opinions by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
- Technical information regarding the program you are about to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.
For instance you can see that for Realtek Ethernet Controller Driver:
- The web site of the program is: http://www.realtek.com
- The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files (x86)\InstallShield Installation Information\{8833FFB6-5B0C-4764-81AA-06DFEED9A476}\setup.exe -runfromtemp -removeonly
7. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will come up. Confirm the removal by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove Realtek Ethernet Controller Driver.
8. After uninstalling Realtek Ethernet Controller Driver, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items of Realtek Ethernet Controller Driver that have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling Realtek Ethernet Controller Driver with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry items, files or directories are left behind on your computer.
Your computer will remain clean, speedy and ready to run without errors or problems.
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Disclaimer
The text above is not a piece of advice to uninstall Realtek Ethernet Controller Driver by Realtek from your PC, nor are we saying that Realtek Ethernet Controller Driver by Realtek is not a good application. This page only contains detailed info on how to uninstall Realtek Ethernet Controller Driver supposing 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' PCs.
Last update on: 2016-06-28 14:02:47.157