BOINC

A guide to uninstall BOINC from your PC

You can find on this page details on how to uninstall BOINC for Windows. It was coded for Windows by Space Sciences Laboratory, U.C. Berkeley. You can read more on Space Sciences Laboratory, U.C. Berkeley or check for application updates here. Please follow http://boinc.berkeley.edu/ if you want to read more on BOINC on Space Sciences Laboratory, U.C. Berkeley's website. The application is frequently installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\BOINC folder. Keep in mind that this location can differ being determined by the user's decision. BOINC's full uninstall command line is MsiExec.exe /I{39F9C9CD-1912-4E29-A52E-ADB73D2FC1D5}. The program's main executable file occupies 3.73 MB (3909264 bytes) on disk and is titled boincmgr.exe.

BOINC installs the following the executables on your PC, occupying about 7.17 MB (7513952 bytes) on disk.

• boinc.exe (1.11 MB)
• boinccmd.exe (589.64 KB)
• boincmgr.exe (3.73 MB)
• boincscr.exe (1.67 MB)
• boincsvcctrl.exe (13.64 KB)
• boinctray.exe (69.64 KB)

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The current web page applies to BOINC version 5.10.30 alone. You can find below info on other application versions of BOINC:

• 7.2.39
• 6.12.33
• 7.4.12
• 6.12.34
• 7.3.19
• 7.2.28
• 7.10.2
• 6.10.18
• 7.14.2
• 7.2.31
• 7.16.7
• 7.14.0
• 7.20.2
• 6.2.19
• 7.4.36
• 7.6.29
• 7.8.3
• 5.4.9
• 7.2.33
• 7.9.2
• 7.2.42
• 7.22.2
• 7.0.25
• 7.6.9
• 5.10.45
• 7.9.3
• 6.6.38
• 7.6.21
• 7.16.20
• 7.12.1
• 6.10.58
• 7.24.1
• 6.10.43
• 7.7.2
• 7.6.6
• 7.0.28
• 7.6.18
• 7.4.42
• 7.6.2
• 7.0.8
• 7.6.22
• 7.8.2
• 7.16.5
• 7.16.3
• 7.8.0
• 7.16.11
• 7.6.33
• 7.22.0
• 7.0.64
• 6.10.60
• 7.4.22
• 7.4.27

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A way to erase BOINC from your computer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

BOINC is a program by the software company Space Sciences Laboratory, U.C. Berkeley. Frequently, computer users choose to uninstall this application. Sometimes this can be efortful because performing this by hand requires some advanced knowledge related to PCs. One of the best QUICK approach to uninstall BOINC 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 system, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and all around tool to take care of your computer.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the setup by clicking on the DOWNLOAD button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good package of utilities.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs tool


5. All the programs installed on your PC will be shown to you

6. Scroll the list of programs until you locate BOINC or simply activate the Search field and type in "BOINC". The BOINC program will be found automatically. When you select BOINC in the list , some data regarding the application is available to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have regarding BOINC, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the app you want to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for BOINC:

• The software company is: http://boinc.berkeley.edu/
• The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /I{39F9C9CD-1912-4E29-A52E-ADB73D2FC1D5}

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will show up. accept the removal by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall BOINC.


8. After uninstalling BOINC, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to perform the cleanup. All the items of BOINC that have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling BOINC using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your system.

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

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Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to uninstall BOINC by Space Sciences Laboratory, U.C. Berkeley from your computer, we are not saying that BOINC by Space Sciences Laboratory, U.C. Berkeley is not a good application for your computer. This text only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall BOINC supposing you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.