Finale 2012

How to uninstall Finale 2012 from your computer

You can find below detailed information on how to remove Finale 2012 for Windows. The Windows release was created by MakeMusic. More information about MakeMusic can be read here. You can see more info on Finale 2012 at http://www.finalemusic.com/support.aspx. The application is often installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Finale 2012 directory. Keep in mind that this location can vary being determined by the user's decision. You can remove Finale 2012 by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files (x86)\Finale 2012\uninstallFinale.exe. Note that you might be prompted for admin rights. The application's main executable file has a size of 26.95 MB (28260920 bytes) on disk and is named Finale.exe.

The following executable files are incorporated in Finale 2012. They take 27.98 MB (29334072 bytes) on disk.

• Finale.exe (26.95 MB)
• uninstallFinale.exe (481.97 KB)
• java-rmi.exe (32.78 KB)
• jbroker.exe (81.78 KB)
• jp2launcher.exe (22.78 KB)
• jqs.exe (149.78 KB)
• jqsnotify.exe (53.78 KB)
• pack200.exe (32.78 KB)
• rmiregistry.exe (32.78 KB)
• ssvagent.exe (29.78 KB)
• unpack200.exe (129.78 KB)

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This data is about Finale 2012 version 2012.3.3 alone. You can find below info on other releases of Finale 2012:

• 2012.3.10
• 2012.15.0
• 2012.3.4
• 2012.3.2
• 2012.13.4
• 2012.3.0
• 2012.13.3
• 2012.13.5

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If you are manually uninstalling Finale 2012 we suggest you to verify if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Directories found on disk:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Finale 2011
• C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Finale 2011
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\MakeMusic\Finale 2011
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\MakeMusic\Finale 2012

The files below are left behind on your disk when you remove Finale 2012:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Finale 2011\Audio Support\AIOLib.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Finale 2011\Audio Support\finmidi.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Finale 2011\Audio Support\IRCAMLib.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Finale 2011\Audio Support\synthgms.sf2

Many times the following registry keys will not be cleaned:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.LSN
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\MakeMusic\Finale2010
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\MakeMusic\Finale2011
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\MakeMusic\Finale2012

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

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\FinaleLSN\DefaultIcon\
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\FinaleLSN\shell\open\command\
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\FinalePlaybackFile\DefaultIcon\
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\FinalePlugIn\DefaultIcon\

A way to uninstall Finale 2012 using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Finale 2012 is an application by the software company MakeMusic. Some people want to erase this application. This is troublesome because doing this by hand takes some experience related to Windows program uninstallation. The best QUICK solution to erase Finale 2012 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, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and all around utility to clean your computer.

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

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to admire the program's interface and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful Windows tool.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs button


5. All the applications installed on the computer will be shown to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find Finale 2012 or simply click the Search field and type in "Finale 2012". If it is installed on your PC the Finale 2012 app will be found very quickly. When you click Finale 2012 in the list , the following data regarding the application is made available to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other users have regarding Finale 2012, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the program you want to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

For example you can see that for Finale 2012:

• The publisher is: http://www.finalemusic.com/support.aspx
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files (x86)\Finale 2012\uninstallFinale.exe

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will come up. Confirm the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove Finale 2012.


8. After uninstalling Finale 2012, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items that belong Finale 2012 which have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling Finale 2012 with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

Your Windows 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 Finale 2012 by MakeMusic from your PC, we are not saying that Finale 2012 by MakeMusic is not a good application for your computer. This text simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove Finale 2012 supposing you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.