Wacom

How to uninstall Wacom from your computer

You can find below details on how to uninstall Wacom for Windows. It was created for Windows by Wacom Technology Corp.. You can find out more on Wacom Technology Corp. or check for application updates here. Click on http://www.wacom.com/ to get more details about Wacom on Wacom Technology Corp.'s website. Usually the Wacom application is installed in the C:\Program Files\Tablet\Pen\32 folder, depending on the user's option during install. The complete uninstall command line for Wacom is C:\Program Files\Tablet\Pen\32\Remove.exe /u. Wacom's primary file takes around 1.77 MB (1859352 bytes) and its name is PrefUtil.exe.

The executable files below are installed beside Wacom. They take about 3.37 MB (3538480 bytes) on disk.

• PrefUtil.exe (1.77 MB)
• Remove.exe (1.60 MB)

The current web page applies to Wacom version 5.3.53 alone. You can find below a few links to other Wacom releases:

• 5.3.32
• 5.3.33
• 5.3.21

Following the uninstall process, the application leaves leftovers on the PC. Part_A few of these are listed below.

Generally the following registry keys will not be removed:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Wacom.WacomTabletPlugin
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Wacom.WTouchInterface
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Pen Tablet Driver
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\MozillaPlugins\@wacom.com/wtPlugin,version=2.1.0.7\MimeTypes\application/x-wacom-tablet
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\MozillaPlugins\wacom.com/WacomTabletPlugin
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wacom
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Wacom WebTabletPlugin for Internet Explorer and Netscape
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\MozillaPlugins\wacom.com/WacomTabletPlugin
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Wacom

Additional registry values that you should delete:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SOFTWARE\Magic_Modules\Buddy_API\Modules\c::UserNames:UserName:documents:wacom:install
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\WacHidRouter\DisplayName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\WacomPen\DisplayName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\wacomrouterfilter\DisplayName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\WTabletServiceCon\Description
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\WTabletServiceCon\DisplayName

How to erase Wacom with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Wacom is a program marketed by Wacom Technology Corp.. Frequently, computer users decide to remove this program. This is efortful because uninstalling this by hand takes some advanced knowledge regarding PCs. One of the best QUICK practice to remove Wacom 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 PC, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and all around utility to clean your computer.

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• download the setup by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
• set up 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 features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good system utility.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs tool


5. All the programs existing on your computer will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of programs until you locate Wacom or simply activate the Search field and type in "Wacom". The Wacom application will be found automatically. Notice that after you click Wacom in the list of applications, some data about the program is made available to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other users have about Wacom, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the program you are about to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for Wacom:

• The web site of the application is: http://www.wacom.com/
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files\Tablet\Pen\32\Remove.exe /u

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will appear. accept the removal by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove Wacom.


8. After uninstalling Wacom, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items of Wacom which have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling Wacom using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your system.

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

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Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall Wacom by Wacom Technology Corp. from your PC, we are not saying that Wacom by Wacom Technology Corp. is not a good software application. This text simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall Wacom in case 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.