Software Director

A guide to uninstall Software Director from your system

Software Director is a Windows program. Read below about how to remove it from your computer. It was coded for Windows by Cloanto Corporation. Additional info about Cloanto Corporation can be read here. Click on http://www.softwaredirector.com to get more details about Software Director on Cloanto Corporation's website. The application is frequently installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Cloanto\Software Director directory (same installation drive as Windows). You can uninstall Software Director by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Cloanto\Software Director\sdsetup.exe. Note that you might receive a notification for admin rights. Software Director's primary file takes around 3.61 MB (3781984 bytes) and its name is sdsetup.exe.

Software Director is comprised of the following executables which occupy 4.49 MB (4703584 bytes) on disk:

• sdsetup.exe (3.61 MB)
• softdir.exe (403.32 KB)
• softdirl.exe (109.86 KB)
• softdiru.exe (386.82 KB)

This page is about Software Director version 4.0.5.0 alone. You can find here a few links to other Software Director versions:

• 5.0.4.0
• 7.1.1.0
• 6.0.5.0
• 6.0.2.0
• 7.0.12.0
• 7.0.4.0
• 6.0.3.0
• 7.0.10.0
• 5.0.1.0
• 3.8.14.0
• 5.0.11.0
• 5.0.2.0
• 7.0.0.0
• 3.8.10.0
• 7.1.0.0
• 7.0.2.0
• 7.0.8.0
• 4.0.3.0
• 7.0.7.0
• 7.0.1.0
• 5.0.7.0
• 4.0.6.0
• 5.0.5.0
• 7.0.14.0
• 3.8.8.0
• 5.0.0.0
• 5.0.8.0
• 4.0.4.0
• 7.0.13.0
• 3.8.9.0
• 6.0.7.0
• 3.8.7.0
• 4.0.1.0
• 7.0.3.0
• 3.8.11.0
• 3.8.12.0
• 3.8.13.0
• 6.0.1.0
• 6.0.4.0
• 5.0.6.0
• 7.0.6.0
• 7.0.5.0

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If you're planning to uninstall Software Director you should check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Directories that were left behind:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Cloanto\Software Director
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Cloanto\Software Director

The files below are left behind on your disk when you remove Software Director:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Cloanto\Software Director\sdsetup.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Cloanto\Software Director\softdcpl.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Cloanto\Software Director\softdir.cpl
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Cloanto\Software Director\softdir.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Cloanto\Software Director\softdir.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Cloanto\Software Director\softdirc.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Cloanto\Software Director\softdirl.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Cloanto\Software Director\softdiru.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Cloanto\Software Director\softdirw.ocx
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Cloanto\Software Director\unicows.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Cloanto\Software Director\unzip32-license.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Cloanto\Software Director\PublisherData\1.3.6.1.4.1.23153.5.1.ini
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Cloanto\Software Director\PublisherData\1.3.6.1.4.1.23153.5.1.prv
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Cloanto\Software Director\PublisherData\1.3.6.1.4.1.23153.5.12-icon-amigaexplorer.ico
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Cloanto\Software Director\PublisherData\1.3.6.1.4.1.23153.5.12-icon-amigaforever.ico
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Cloanto\Software Director\PublisherData\1.3.6.1.4.1.23153.5.12-icon-amigasys.ico
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Cloanto\Software Director\PublisherData\1.3.6.1.4.1.23153.5.12-icon-amikit.ico
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Cloanto\Software Director\PublisherData\1.3.6.1.4.1.23153.5.12-icon-aros.ico
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Cloanto\Software Director\PublisherData\1.3.6.1.4.1.23153.5.12-icon-c64forever.ico
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Cloanto\Software Director\PublisherData\1.3.6.1.4.1.23153.5.12-icon-directx.ico
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Cloanto\Software Director\PublisherData\1.3.6.1.4.1.23153.5.12-icon-personalpaint.ico
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Cloanto\Software Director\PublisherData\1.3.6.1.4.1.23153.5.12-icon-picasso96.ico
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Cloanto\Software Director\PublisherData\1.3.6.1.4.1.23153.5.12-icon-retroplatform.ico
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Cloanto\Software Director\PublisherData\1.3.6.1.4.1.23153.5.12-icon-vice.ico
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Cloanto\Software Director\PublisherData\1.3.6.1.4.1.23153.5.12-icon-walker.ico
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Cloanto\Software Director\PublisherData\1.3.6.1.4.1.23153.5.12-icon-windows.ico
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Cloanto\Software Director\PublisherData\1.3.6.1.4.1.23153.5.12-icon-winfellow.ico
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Cloanto\Software Director\PublisherData\1.3.6.1.4.1.23153.5.12-icon-winuae.ico
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Cloanto\Software Director\PublisherData\1.3.6.1.4.1.23153.5.1-icon-softwaredirector-3.8.2.0.ico
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Cloanto\Software Director\PublisherData\CurrentUserPublishers.ini
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Cloanto\Software Director\SoftwareDirector.log

Usually the following registry keys will not be cleaned:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\MIME\Database\Content Type\application/x-director
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Cloanto\Software Director
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Cloanto\Software Director
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Cloanto Software Director
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\MozillaPlugins\@adobe.com/ShockwavePlayer\MimeTypes\application/x-director

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

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Cloanto\Software Director\softdir.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Cloanto\Software Director\softdir.exe.FriendlyAppName

How to delete Software Director from your PC with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Software Director is an application marketed by the software company Cloanto Corporation. Frequently, computer users choose to remove this program. This can be hard because deleting this by hand requires some know-how related to PCs. One of the best EASY procedure to remove Software Director is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your system, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and general utility to take care of your PC.

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

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to admire the program's design and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful package of tools.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs feature


5. A list of the programs existing on the PC will appear

6. Scroll the list of programs until you locate Software Director or simply click the Search field and type in "Software Director". If it exists on your system the Software Director application will be found very quickly. When you click Software Director in the list , the following information about the program is shown to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have about Software Director, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details about the app you are about to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

For example you can see that for Software Director:

• The software company is: http://www.softwaredirector.com
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Cloanto\Software Director\sdsetup.exe

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will show up. accept the removal by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove Software Director.


8. After removing Software Director, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to perform the cleanup. All the items of Software Director which have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling Software Director with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your PC.

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

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Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall Software Director by Cloanto Corporation from your computer, we are not saying that Software Director by Cloanto Corporation is not a good application for your computer. This text simply contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Software Director in case you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.