Winamp

A guide to uninstall Winamp from your PC

This info is about Winamp for Windows. Below you can find details on how to remove it from your PC. The Windows release was developed by Winamp SA. You can read more on Winamp SA or check for application updates here. Click on http://www.winamp.com/ to get more details about Winamp on Winamp SA's website. Usually the Winamp program is found in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Winamp directory, depending on the user's option during install. You can uninstall Winamp by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files (x86)\Winamp\UninstWA.exe. Note that you might get a notification for admin rights. winamp.exe is the programs's main file and it takes close to 2.34 MB (2456880 bytes) on disk.

The following executables are contained in Winamp. They occupy 3.23 MB (3382167 bytes) on disk.

• Elevator.exe (187.30 KB)
• reporter.exe (230.80 KB)
• UninstWA.exe (310.71 KB)
• winamp.exe (2.34 MB)
• winampa.exe (174.80 KB)

The information on this page is only about version 5.90 of Winamp. You can find below a few links to other Winamp versions:

• 5.9
• 5.91.0
• 5.8
• 5.9.1
• 5.9.2
• 5.92.0

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If planning to uninstall Winamp you should check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Directories that were left behind:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Winamp

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

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\L__Winamp_uninstwa_exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\L__Winamp_winamp_exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\Winamp.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Winamp\demo.mp3
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Winamp\links.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Winamp\Plugins\feedback.ini
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Winamp\Plugins\gen_ml.ini
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Winamp\Plugins\Milkdrop2\milk2_img.ini
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Winamp\Plugins\Milkdrop2\milk2_msg.ini
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Winamp\Plugins\ml\main.dat
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Winamp\Plugins\ml\main.idx
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Winamp\Plugins\ml\ml_online.ini
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Winamp\Plugins\ml\recent.dat
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Winamp\Plugins\ml\recent.idx
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Winamp\Plugins\ml\views\met465.vmd
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Winamp\Plugins\ml\views\metE4A2.vmd
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Winamp\Plugins\ml\views\metE4B1.vmd
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Winamp\Plugins\ml\views\metE4C1.vmd
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Winamp\Plugins\ml\views\metE4D0.vmd
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Winamp\Plugins\ml\views\metF474.vmd
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Winamp\Plugins\ml\views\metF483.vmd
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Winamp\Plugins\ml\views\metF493.vmd
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Winamp\studio.xnf
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Winamp\winamp.ini
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Winamp\winamp.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Winamp\Winamp.m3u
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Winamp\Winamp.q1

Registry that is not removed:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\Winamp.Bookmark
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\Winamp.Enqueue
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\Winamp.Play
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\MIME\Database\Content Type\interface/x-winamp3-skin
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\MIME\Database\Content Type\interface/x-winamp-lang
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\MIME\Database\Content Type\interface/x-winamp-skin
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\winamp
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Winamp
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Clients\Media\Winamp
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Winamp
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Nullsoft\Winamp

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

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.669\Winamp_Back
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.aac\Winamp_Back
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.aiff\Winamp_Back
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.asf\Winamp_Back
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.asx\Winamp_Back
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.au\Winamp_Back
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.avi\Winamp_Back
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.b4s\Winamp_Back
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.caf\Winamp_Back
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.cda\Winamp_Back
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.flac\Winamp_Back
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.flv\Winamp_Back
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.it\Winamp_Back
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.m1a\Winamp_Back
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.m2v\Winamp_Back
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.m3u\Winamp_Back
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.m3u8\Winamp_Back
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.m4a\Winamp_Back
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.m4v\Winamp_Back
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.mid\Winamp_Back
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.midi\Winamp_Back
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.mkv\Winamp_Back
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.mod\Winamp_Back
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.mp1\Winamp_Back
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.mp2\Winamp_Back
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.mp3\Winamp_Back
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.mp4\Winamp_Back
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.mpeg\Winamp_Back
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.mpg\Winamp_Back
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.nsa\Winamp_Back
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.nsv\Winamp_Back
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.oga\Winamp_Back
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.ogg\Winamp_Back
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.pls\Winamp_Back
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.rmi\Winamp_Back
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.s3m\Winamp_Back
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.swf\Winamp_Back
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.voc\Winamp_Back
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.w64\Winamp_Back
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.wav\Winamp_Back
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.webm\Winamp_Back
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.wma\Winamp_Back
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.wmv\Winamp_Back
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.wpl\Winamp_Back
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.xm\Winamp_Back
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.XSPF\Winamp_Back
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AudioCD\shell\play\command\Winamp_Back

A way to erase Winamp from your PC with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Winamp is a program released by Winamp SA. Frequently, users decide to remove this program. Sometimes this is hard because deleting this manually requires some knowledge related to PCs. One of the best SIMPLE practice to remove Winamp 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 Windows system, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and all around tool to optimize your Windows computer.

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• download the program by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful system optimizer.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs tool


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

6. Navigate the list of programs until you find Winamp or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Winamp". If it is installed on your PC the Winamp app will be found automatically. Notice that when you select Winamp in the list of applications, the following information regarding the application is made available to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have regarding Winamp, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the application you are about to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for Winamp:

• The web site of the program is: http://www.winamp.com/
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files (x86)\Winamp\UninstWA.exe

7. Press 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 Winamp.


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

Your computer will remain clean, speedy and able to take on new tasks.

Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to remove Winamp by Winamp SA from your PC, nor are we saying that Winamp by Winamp SA is not a good application. This text simply contains detailed info on how to remove Winamp in case you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.