Winamp

How to uninstall Winamp from your PC

This page contains thorough information on how to remove Winamp for Windows. It is made by Nullsoft, Inc. Open here for more info on Nullsoft, Inc. Detailed information about Winamp can be found at http://www.winamp.com/. Usually the Winamp program is found in the C:\Program Files\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\Winamp\UninstWA.exe. Note that you might receive a notification for admin rights. The program's main executable file is named winamp.exe and its approximative size is 1.28 MB (1345376 bytes).

The executables below are part of Winamp. They take about 1.65 MB (1732004 bytes) on disk.

• UninstWA.exe (134.07 KB)
• winamp.exe (1.28 MB)
• winampa.exe (35.50 KB)
• AolOnDesktop.exe (208.00 KB)

The information on this page is only about version 5.541 of Winamp. 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
• 5.65
• 5.59.3033
• 5.551
• 5.52
• 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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If you are manually uninstalling Winamp we suggest you to check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Files remaining:

• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\skins\winamp2.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\Winamp.lnk

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.File
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Winamp.LangZip
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Winamp.PlayList
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Winamp.SkinZip
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Winamp
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Clients\Media\Winamp
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Tracing\winamp_RASAPI32
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Tracing\winamp_RASMANCS
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Winamp

Use regedit.exe to delete the following additional values 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\.m2v\Winamp_Back
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.m3u\Winamp_Back
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.m3u8\Winamp_Back
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.m4a\Winamp_Back
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.mat\Winamp_Back
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.mid\Winamp_Back
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.midi\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\.nst\Winamp_Back
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.nsv\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\.voc\Winamp_Back
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.w64\Winamp_Back
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.wav\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

How to uninstall Winamp from your computer using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Winamp is an application marketed by the software company Nullsoft, Inc. Some users try to erase this program. This can be easier said than done because removing this manually takes some knowledge related to removing Windows programs manually. The best EASY way to erase Winamp is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your Windows PC, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and general utility to maximize the performance of your Windows PC.

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• visit Download Link
• download the program by clicking on the DOWNLOAD NOW button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to get familiar with the program's design and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful program.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs feature


5. All the applications installed on your 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". If it is installed on your PC the Winamp application will be found very quickly. After you select Winamp in the list of programs, some information regarding the program is made available to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). This explains the opinion other people have regarding Winamp, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information 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\Winamp\UninstWA.exe

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will come up. Confirm the uninstall by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove Winamp.


8. After removing Winamp, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong Winamp which have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling Winamp with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry items, files or directories are left behind on your PC.

Your computer will remain clean, speedy and able to serve you properly.

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Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to remove Winamp by Nullsoft, Inc from your computer, nor are we saying that Winamp by Nullsoft, Inc is not a good software application. This text simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove Winamp supposing you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.