Finale 2012

How to uninstall Finale 2012 from your system

This page contains detailed information on how to remove Finale 2012 for Windows. It was created for Windows by MakeMusic. Open here for more information on MakeMusic. You can see more info related to Finale 2012 at http://www.finalemusic.com/support.aspx. The application is often located in the C:\Program Files\Finale 2012 directory (same installation drive as Windows). The complete uninstall command line for Finale 2012 is C:\Program Files\Finale 2012\uninstallFinale.exe. Finale 2012's primary file takes about 26.97 MB (28282424 bytes) and is called Finale.exe.

The executable files below are installed alongside Finale 2012. They occupy about 28.00 MB (29355296 bytes) on disk.

• Finale.exe (26.97 MB)
• uninstallFinale.exe (481.70 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 web page is about Finale 2012 version 2012.3.10 alone. Click on the links below for other Finale 2012 versions:

• 2012.15.0
• 2012.3.4
• 2012.3.2
• 2012.3.3
• 2012.13.4
• 2012.3.0
• 2012.13.3
• 2012.13.5

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When you're planning to uninstall Finale 2012 you should check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

You should delete the folders below after you uninstall Finale 2012:

• C:\Program Files\Finale 2012
• C:\Program Files\Garritan\Instruments for Finale
• C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Garritan Instruments for Finale
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Garritan\Instruments for Finale

Check for and remove the following files from your disk when you uninstall Finale 2012:

• C:\Program Files\Garritan\Instruments for Finale\AriaSetup.xml
• C:\Program Files\Garritan\Instruments for Finale\Garritan Instruments for Finale.xml
• C:\Program Files\Garritan\Instruments for Finale\GIFFinstruments.txt
• C:\Program Files\Garritan\Instruments for Finale\GUI\Acoustic Guitar KS.xml

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following data will not be removed; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.LSN
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.musx
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\Finale.exe
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VirtualStore\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MakeMusic\Finale2012

Additional values that you should delete:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\Finale.exe\shell\open\command\
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\FinaleLSN\DefaultIcon\
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\FinaleLSN\shell\open\command\
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\FinalePlaybackFile\DefaultIcon\

A way to uninstall Finale 2012 from your PC using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Finale 2012 is an application offered by MakeMusic. Sometimes, users want to uninstall it. Sometimes this can be troublesome because deleting this by hand requires some know-how regarding Windows program uninstallation. The best EASY approach to uninstall 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 Windows PC, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and all around tool to maximize the performance of your Windows computer.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the program by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD NOW 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 Windows optimizer.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Press the Uninstall Programs feature


5. All the programs installed on the PC will be made available to you

6. Scroll the list of programs until you locate Finale 2012 or simply click the Search field and type in "Finale 2012". If it exists on your system the Finale 2012 application will be found automatically. Notice that when you click Finale 2012 in the list of programs, the following data about the program is available to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other users have about Finale 2012, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details about the program you are about to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

For example you can see that for Finale 2012:

• The software company is: http://www.finalemusic.com/support.aspx
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files\Finale 2012\uninstallFinale.exe

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will come up. Confirm the uninstall by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove Finale 2012.


8. After removing Finale 2012, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to perform the cleanup. All the items of Finale 2012 that have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want 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 system.

Your Windows system will remain clean, speedy and ready to serve you properly.

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to remove Finale 2012 by MakeMusic from your PC, we are not saying that Finale 2012 by MakeMusic is not a good application. This page only contains detailed info on how to remove Finale 2012 supposing you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.