Winamp

A guide to uninstall Winamp from your computer

You can find below detailed information on how to remove Winamp for Windows. The Windows release was created by Nullsoft, Inc. Check out here for more details on Nullsoft, Inc. More info about the program Winamp can be seen at http://www.winamp.com/. The application is frequently installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Winamp folder (same installation drive as Windows). C:\Program Files (x86)\Winamp\UninstWA.exe is the full command line if you want to remove Winamp. winamp.exe is the programs's main file and it takes around 1.27 MB (1327616 bytes) on disk.

The following executable files are incorporated in Winamp. They occupy 1.43 MB (1504297 bytes) on disk.

• UninstWA.exe (136.04 KB)
• winamp.exe (1.27 MB)
• winampa.exe (36.50 KB)

This data is about Winamp version 5.52 only. You can find below info on other versions of Winamp:

• 5.581
• 5.62
• 5.63.3234
• 5.58.2
• 5.571
• 5.63.3235
• 5.55
• 5.552
• 5.623
• 5.59
• 5.541
• 5.65
• 5.59.3033
• 5.551
• 5.572
• 5.531
• 5.621
• 5.51
• 1.0.0.1
• 5.57
• 5.6
• 5.62.3159
• 5.64
• 5.56
• 5.666
• 5.70.3402
• 5.58
• 5.61
• 5.54
• 5.66
• 5.61.3091
• 5.53
• 5.7
• 5.63
• 5.5
• 5.601
• 5.622

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Winamp has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

Folders remaining:

• C:\Program Files\Winamp
• C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Winamp
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Winamp

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

• C:\Program Files\Winamp\burnlib.dll
• C:\Program Files\Winamp\install.ini
• C:\Program Files\Winamp\Lang\Winamp-de-de.wlz
• C:\Program Files\Winamp\Lang\Winamp-es-us.wlz

Registry that is not removed:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.669
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.AAC
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.aiff
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.amf

Additional registry values that are not removed:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{2758dffc-f9fb-4c62-82c9-fdc9bceb5e9c}\InprocServer32\
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{2758dffc-f9fb-4c62-82c9-fdc9bceb5e9c}\ToolboxBitmap32\
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{28041299-f00d-4156-88c7-4c663cd47b00}\InprocServer32\
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{39c806ec-eb0a-4f6e-b40d-c41d92281b5e}\InprocServer32\

How to remove Winamp from your PC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Winamp is a program by Nullsoft, Inc. Frequently, users want to remove this application. Sometimes this is easier said than done because deleting this manually takes some advanced knowledge related to PCs. One of the best QUICK action to remove Winamp is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your Windows PC, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and all around utility to maximize the performance of your Windows system.

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• go to Download Link
• download the program by clicking on the DOWNLOAD NOW button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful package of utilities.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs button


5. A list of the applications existing on the computer will be shown to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you locate Winamp or simply activate the Search field and type in "Winamp". The Winamp application will be found automatically. Notice that after you click Winamp in the list of programs, the following data regarding the program is shown 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".
• Opinions by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the program you wish 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. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will appear. Confirm the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall Winamp.


8. After uninstalling Winamp, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items of Winamp that have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling Winamp with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

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

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Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to uninstall Winamp by Nullsoft, Inc from your PC, we are not saying that Winamp by Nullsoft, Inc is not a good application. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Winamp supposing you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.