Windows Sidebar

A way to uninstall Windows Sidebar from your computer

This web page contains detailed information on how to uninstall Windows Sidebar for Windows. It is produced by Microsoft Corporation. More information on Microsoft Corporation can be found here. You can see more info on Windows Sidebar at http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/windowsvista/features/details/sidebargadgets.mspx. The full command line for removing Windows Sidebar is RUNDLL32 advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection Sidebar.inf,UnInstall. Keep in mind that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you might be prompted for administrator rights. sidebar.exe is the Windows Sidebar's primary executable file and it occupies approximately 1.22 MB (1277440 bytes) on disk.

Windows Sidebar installs the following the executables on your PC, taking about 1.29 MB (1357624 bytes) on disk.

• regsvr32.exe (11.50 KB)
• sidebar.exe (1.22 MB)
• CenerTCPMessenger.exe (66.80 KB)

This info is about Windows Sidebar version 6.0.6002.18005 alone. You can find here a few links to other Windows Sidebar releases:

• 6.0.6001.22303
• 6.0.6001.18000
• 6.0.6001.16510
• 6.0.6001.16633
• 6.0.6000.16386
• 6.0.6001.16659
• 6.0.5744.16384
• 6.0.6001.16549
• 6.0.5342.2

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Some files and registry entries are typically left behind when you uninstall Windows Sidebar.

Folders remaining:

• C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Windows Sidebar
• C:\Program Files\Windows Sidebar

Generally, the following files are left on disk:

• C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Windows Sidebar\Settings.ini
• C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Accessories\Windows Sidebar.lnk
• C:\Program Files\Windows Sidebar\en-US\sbdrop.dll.mui
• C:\Program Files\Windows Sidebar\en-US\Sidebar.exe.mui

Generally the following registry data will not be removed:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AppID\sidebar.EXE
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Sidebar.GadgetHost
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{361F9E2B-7E0E-4F38-9429-68DA86D5F94A}
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{4F47FCF0-E864-4d97-B309-2F5902306128}

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

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{34A19196-274E-4D75-9D30-D7A45A0A4178}\InprocServer32\
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{37efd44d-ef8d-41b1-940d-96973a50e9e0}\DefaultIcon\
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{37efd44d-ef8d-41b1-940d-96973a50e9e0}\Shell\Open\Command\
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{5265BEFB-F85E-462F-87AC-C294C14120FB}\InprocServer32\

A way to remove Windows Sidebar from your PC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Windows Sidebar is a program marketed by Microsoft Corporation. Frequently, computer users choose to erase this application. This is efortful because uninstalling this manually requires some experience related to PCs. The best QUICK practice to erase Windows Sidebar is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your Windows system, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and general utility to take care of your Windows PC.

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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. Take some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful program.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs feature


5. A list of the programs installed on the computer will appear

6. Navigate the list of programs until you find Windows Sidebar or simply click the Search field and type in "Windows Sidebar". If it exists on your system the Windows Sidebar program will be found automatically. Notice that after you click Windows Sidebar in the list , the following data about the application is available to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). This explains the opinion other people have about Windows Sidebar, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details about the app you want to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for Windows Sidebar:

• The web site of the application is: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/windowsvista/features/details/sidebargadgets.mspx
• The uninstall string is: RUNDLL32 advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection Sidebar.inf,UnInstall

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will show up. Confirm the uninstall by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove Windows Sidebar.


8. After removing Windows Sidebar, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items that belong Windows Sidebar which have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling Windows Sidebar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your disk.

Your system will remain clean, speedy and ready to take on new tasks.

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Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall Windows Sidebar by Microsoft Corporation from your computer, nor are we saying that Windows Sidebar by Microsoft Corporation is not a good application. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Windows Sidebar supposing you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.