BOINC

A way to uninstall BOINC from your computer

BOINC is a software application. This page contains details on how to remove it from your PC. The Windows release was created by Space Sciences Laboratory, U.C. Berkeley. Take a look here for more information on Space Sciences Laboratory, U.C. Berkeley. Detailed information about BOINC can be found at http://boinc.berkeley.edu/. The application is frequently installed in the C:\Program Files\BOINC directory. Keep in mind that this path can differ depending on the user's preference. The entire uninstall command line for BOINC is MsiExec.exe /X{6709902E-D06A-44AB-BADE-61E54D3C25F0}. boinc.exe is the BOINC's main executable file and it occupies around 1.46 MB (1532192 bytes) on disk.

The following executables are installed together with BOINC. They take about 12.86 MB (13485472 bytes) on disk.

• boinc.exe (1.46 MB)
• boinccmd.exe (626.78 KB)
• boincmgr.exe (8.64 MB)
• boincscr.exe (2.06 MB)
• boincsvcctrl.exe (16.28 KB)
• boinctray.exe (68.28 KB)

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The information on this page is only about version 7.14.2 of BOINC. You can find below info on other releases 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
• 7.2.31
• 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
• 5.10.30
• 7.6.33
• 7.22.0
• 7.0.64
• 6.10.60
• 7.4.22
• 7.4.27

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If you are manually uninstalling BOINC we advise you to check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Directories found on disk:

• C:\Program Files\BOINC
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\BOINC

The files below were left behind on your disk by BOINC's application uninstaller when you removed it:

• C:\Program Files\BOINC\boinc_logo_black.jpg
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\boincscr.exe
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\boincsvcctrl.exe
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\boinctray.exe
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\ca-bundle.crt
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\COPYING
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\COPYRIGHT
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\LiberationSans-Regular.ttf
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\az\BOINC-Client.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\az\BOINC-Manager.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\az\BOINC-Web.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\bg\BOINC-Client.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\bg\BOINC-Manager.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\bg\BOINC-Web.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\ca\BOINC-Client.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\ca\BOINC-Manager.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\ca\BOINC-Web.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\cs\BOINC-Client.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\cs\BOINC-Manager.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\cs\BOINC-Web.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\da\BOINC-Client.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\da\BOINC-Manager.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\da\BOINC-Web.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\de\BOINC-Client.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\de\BOINC-Manager.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\de\BOINC-Web.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\el\BOINC-Client.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\eo\BOINC-Client.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\eo\BOINC-Manager.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\es\BOINC-Client.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\es\BOINC-Manager.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\es\BOINC-Web.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\eu\BOINC-Client.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\eu\BOINC-Manager.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\eu\BOINC-Web.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\fa_IR\BOINC-Client.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\fi\BOINC-Client.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\fi\BOINC-Manager.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\fi\BOINC-Web.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\fr\BOINC-Client.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\fr\BOINC-Manager.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\fr\BOINC-Web.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\he\BOINC-Client.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\he\BOINC-Manager.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\he\BOINC-Web.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\hu\BOINC-Client.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\hu\BOINC-Manager.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\hu\BOINC-Web.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\it_IT\BOINC-Client.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\it_IT\BOINC-Manager.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\it_IT\BOINC-Web.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\ja\BOINC-Client.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\ja\BOINC-Manager.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\ja\BOINC-Web.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\ka\BOINC-Client.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\ka\BOINC-Manager.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\ko\BOINC-Client.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\ko\BOINC-Manager.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\ko\BOINC-Web.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\lt\BOINC-Client.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\lv\BOINC-Client.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\lv\BOINC-Manager.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\nb\BOINC-Client.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\nb\BOINC-Manager.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\nb\BOINC-Web.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\nl\BOINC-Client.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\nl\BOINC-Manager.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\nl\BOINC-Web.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\pl\BOINC-Client.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\pl\BOINC-Manager.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\pl\BOINC-Web.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\pt_BR\BOINC-Client.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\pt_BR\BOINC-Manager.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\pt_BR\BOINC-Web.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\pt_PT\BOINC-Client.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\pt_PT\BOINC-Manager.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\pt_PT\BOINC-Web.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\ro\BOINC-Client.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\ro\BOINC-Manager.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\ro\BOINC-Web.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\ru\BOINC-Client.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\ru\BOINC-Manager.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\ru\BOINC-Web.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\sk\BOINC-Client.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\sk\BOINC-Manager.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\sk\BOINC-Web.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\sr@latin\BOINC-Client.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\sr@latin\BOINC-Web.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\sv\BOINC-Client.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\sv\BOINC-Manager.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\sv\BOINC-Web.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\tr\BOINC-Client.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\tr\BOINC-Manager.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\tr\BOINC-Web.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\uk\BOINC-Client.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\uk\BOINC-Manager.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\uk\BOINC-Web.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\zh_CN\BOINC-Client.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\zh_CN\BOINC-Manager.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\zh_CN\BOINC-Web.mo

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the data below:

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Space Sciences Laboratory, U.C. Berkeley\BOINC Manager
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Space Sciences Laboratory, U.C. Berkeley\BOINC Screensaver
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\E2099076A60DBA44ABED165ED4C3520F
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{6709902E-D06A-44AB-BADE-61E54D3C25F0}
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Space Sciences Laboratory, U.C. Berkeley\BOINC Setup

Use regedit.exe to delete the following additional values from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Features\E2099076A60DBA44ABED165ED4C3520F\BOINC
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\E2099076A60DBA44ABED165ED4C3520F\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\BOINC\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\WINDOWS\Installer\{6709902E-D06A-44AB-BADE-61E54D3C25F0}\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-880799183-1804802320-2279690305-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume5\Program Files\BOINC\boincmgr.exe

A way to delete BOINC with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

BOINC is an application marketed by the software company Space Sciences Laboratory, U.C. Berkeley. Some people try to erase this program. This is difficult because deleting this manually requires some skill related to removing Windows programs manually. One of the best SIMPLE practice to erase BOINC 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 system, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and all around utility to optimize your PC.

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• visit Download Link
• download the setup by pressing the green DOWNLOAD button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to get familiar with the program's design and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful PC management program.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs tool


5. All the programs installed on the computer will appear

6. Navigate the list of programs until you find BOINC or simply click the Search feature and type in "BOINC". If it is installed on your PC the BOINC app will be found automatically. When you select BOINC in the list of apps, the following data about the application is shown to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other users have about BOINC, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the program you are about to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

For example you can see that for BOINC:

• The publisher is: http://boinc.berkeley.edu/
• The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /X{6709902E-D06A-44AB-BADE-61E54D3C25F0}

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


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

Your Windows system will remain clean, speedy and ready to take on new tasks.

Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice 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 page only contains detailed info on how to uninstall BOINC in case you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.