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A way to uninstall WinZip from your computer

This page contains complete information on how to remove WinZip for Windows. It is produced by Winzipper Pvt Ltd.. Take a look here where you can find out more on Winzipper Pvt Ltd.. Please follow if you want to read more on WinZip on Winzipper Pvt Ltd.'s page. Usually the WinZip program is placed in the C:\Program Files\WinZipper directory, depending on the user's option during install. You can uninstall WinZip by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files\WinZipper\wzUninstall.exe. Note that you might be prompted for admin rights. WinZip's primary file takes around 1.46 MB (1533488 bytes) and its name is winziper.exe.

WinZip installs the following the executables on your PC, taking about 3.17 MB (3326144 bytes) on disk.

  • winziper.exe (1.46 MB)
  • wzdl.exe (323.05 KB)
  • wzUninstall.exe (1.03 MB)
  • wzUpg.exe (377.05 KB)


The current page applies to WinZip version 2.0.25 alone. You can find below info on other versions of WinZip:

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Quite a few files, folders and registry data can not be deleted when you want to remove WinZip from your computer.

Folders remaining:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WinZip

Check for and delete the following files from your disk when you uninstall WinZip:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WinZip\rr.bin
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WinZip\stat.cnt
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WinZip\statcmdline.txt
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WinZip\statcmdline.xml
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WinZip\WzProdAdv.dll

Registry that is not uninstalled:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\WinZip
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\WinZip
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shellex\DragDropHandlers\WinZip
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shellex\DragDropHandlers\WinZip
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\WinZip
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shellex\DragDropHandlers\WinZip
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\WinZip
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Nico Mak Computing\WinZip
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\WinZip Computing
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\166F59DC4C5A5F446AAACEDD192C043E
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\WinZip

Use regedit.exe to delete the following additional registry values from the Windows Registry:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\166F59DC4C5A5F446AAACEDD192C043E\ProductName


How to remove WinZip from your PC with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

WinZip is an application marketed by Winzipper Pvt Ltd.. Some people decide to erase it. This can be difficult because removing this by hand takes some know-how related to removing Windows programs manually. One of the best SIMPLE procedure to erase WinZip is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your Windows system, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and general utility to optimize your Windows system.

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  • go to Download Link
  • download the program by pressing the DOWNLOAD button
  • set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with the program's interface and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good system utility.

3. Click on the General Tools button
Go to General Tools


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs tool
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. A list of the applications installed on your computer will be shown to you

6. Navigate the list of applications until you locate WinZip or simply activate the Search field and type in "WinZip". If it exists on your system the WinZip program will be found very quickly. Notice that when you select WinZip in the list of apps, some information regarding the program is shown to you:


  • Star rating (in the lower left corner). This explains the opinion other people have regarding WinZip, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information regarding the app you are about to remove, by pressing the Properties button.
For example you can see that for WinZip:





  • The web site of the application is: http://www.winzippers.com
  • The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files\WinZipper\wzUninstall.exe
7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will show up. accept the uninstall by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove WinZip.
Uninstall WinZip


8. After removing WinZip, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong WinZip that have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing WinZip with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry items, files or directories are left behind on your computer.

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



Geographical user distribution

  • Windows 7 (6.1)
  • 10.0
  • Windows 8.1 (6.3)
  • Windows 8 (6.2)
  • Windows XP (5.1)
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Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to remove WinZip by Winzipper Pvt Ltd. from your computer, we are not saying that WinZip by Winzipper Pvt Ltd. is not a good application. This text simply contains detailed info on how to remove WinZip in case you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.

2016-06-23 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2016-06-23 16:04:07.003