BOINC

A guide to uninstall BOINC from your computer

BOINC is a software application. This page contains details on how to remove it from your computer. It was developed for Windows by Space Sciences Laboratory, U.C. Berkeley. Go over here where you can find out more on Space Sciences Laboratory, U.C. Berkeley. More info about the program BOINC can be seen at http://boinc.berkeley.edu/. BOINC is normally set up in the C:\Program Files\BOINC directory, but this location can vary a lot depending on the user's choice when installing the program. The complete uninstall command line for BOINC is MsiExec.exe /X{B16AAAB4-19E3-4E1D-867E-F213D5D227B7}. boinc.exe is the BOINC's main executable file and it takes around 5.43 MB (5694816 bytes) on disk.

The executable files below are part of BOINC. They occupy an average of 19.96 MB (20931136 bytes) on disk.

• boinc.exe (5.43 MB)
• boinccmd.exe (704.34 KB)
• boincmgr.exe (9.67 MB)
• boincscr.exe (3.67 MB)
• boincsvcctrl.exe (148.34 KB)
• boinctray.exe (358.84 KB)

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This data is about BOINC version 7.22.2 alone. You can find below info on other versions of BOINC:

• 7.2.39
• 6.12.33
• 7.4.12
• 6.12.34
• 7.3.19
• 7.2.28
• 7.10.2
• 6.10.18
• 7.14.2
• 7.2.31
• 7.16.7
• 7.14.0
• 7.20.2
• 6.2.19
• 7.4.36
• 7.6.29
• 7.8.3
• 5.4.9
• 7.2.33
• 7.9.2
• 7.2.42
• 7.0.25
• 7.6.9
• 5.10.45
• 7.9.3
• 6.6.38
• 7.6.21
• 7.16.20
• 7.12.1
• 6.10.58
• 7.24.1
• 6.10.43
• 7.7.2
• 7.6.6
• 7.0.28
• 7.6.18
• 7.4.42
• 7.6.2
• 7.0.8
• 7.6.22
• 7.8.2
• 7.16.5
• 7.16.3
• 7.8.0
• 7.16.11
• 5.10.30
• 7.6.33
• 7.22.0
• 7.0.64
• 6.10.60
• 7.4.22
• 7.4.27

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A considerable amount of files, folders and registry data will not be removed when you are trying to remove BOINC from your PC.

Folders remaining:

• C:\Program Files\BOINC
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\BOINC
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\BOINC

The files below were left behind on your disk by BOINC when you uninstall it:

• C:\Program Files\BOINC\boinc.exe
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\boinc_logo_black.jpg
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\boinccmd.exe
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\boincmgr.exe
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\boincscr.exe
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\boincsvcctrl.exe
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\boinctray.exe
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\ca-bundle.crt
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\COPYING
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\COPYRIGHT
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\LiberationSans-Regular.ttf
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\ar\BOINC-Client.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\az\BOINC-Client.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\az\BOINC-Manager.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\az\BOINC-Web.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\bg\BOINC-Client.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\bg\BOINC-Manager.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\bg\BOINC-Web.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\ca\BOINC-Client.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\ca\BOINC-Manager.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\ca\BOINC-Web.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\cs\BOINC-Client.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\cs\BOINC-Manager.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\cs\BOINC-Web.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\da\BOINC-Client.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\da\BOINC-Manager.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\da\BOINC-Web.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\de\BOINC-Client.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\de\BOINC-Manager.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\de\BOINC-Web.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\el\BOINC-Client.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\eo\BOINC-Client.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\eo\BOINC-Manager.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\es\BOINC-Client.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\es\BOINC-Manager.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\es\BOINC-Web.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\eu\BOINC-Client.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\eu\BOINC-Manager.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\eu\BOINC-Web.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\fa_IR\BOINC-Client.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\fi\BOINC-Client.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\fi\BOINC-Manager.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\fi\BOINC-Web.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\fr\BOINC-Client.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\fr\BOINC-Manager.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\fr\BOINC-Web.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\he\BOINC-Client.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\he\BOINC-Manager.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\he\BOINC-Web.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\hu\BOINC-Client.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\hu\BOINC-Manager.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\hu\BOINC-Web.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\it\BOINC-Client.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\it\BOINC-Manager.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\it\BOINC-Web.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\it_IT\BOINC-Client.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\it_IT\BOINC-Manager.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\it_IT\BOINC-Web.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\ja\BOINC-Client.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\ja\BOINC-Manager.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\ja\BOINC-Web.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\ka\BOINC-Client.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\ka\BOINC-Manager.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\ko\BOINC-Client.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\ko\BOINC-Manager.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\ko\BOINC-Web.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\lt\BOINC-Client.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\lv\BOINC-Client.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\lv\BOINC-Manager.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\nb\BOINC-Client.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\nb\BOINC-Manager.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\nb\BOINC-Web.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\nl\BOINC-Client.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\nl\BOINC-Manager.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\nl\BOINC-Web.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\pl\BOINC-Client.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\pl\BOINC-Manager.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\pl\BOINC-Web.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\pt_BR\BOINC-Client.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\pt_BR\BOINC-Manager.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\pt_BR\BOINC-Web.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\pt_PT\BOINC-Client.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\pt_PT\BOINC-Manager.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\pt_PT\BOINC-Web.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\ro\BOINC-Client.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\ro\BOINC-Manager.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\ro\BOINC-Web.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\ru\BOINC-Client.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\ru\BOINC-Manager.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\ru\BOINC-Web.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\sk\BOINC-Client.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\sk\BOINC-Manager.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\sk\BOINC-Web.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\sr@latin\BOINC-Client.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\sr@latin\BOINC-Web.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\sv\BOINC-Client.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\sv\BOINC-Manager.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\sv\BOINC-Web.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\tr\BOINC-Client.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\tr\BOINC-Manager.mo

Frequently the following registry keys will not be removed:

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Space Sciences Laboratory, U.C. Berkeley\BOINC Manager
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Space Sciences Laboratory, U.C. Berkeley\BOINC Screensaver
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{B16AAAB4-19E3-4E1D-867E-F213D5D227B7}
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Space Sciences Laboratory, U.C. Berkeley\BOINC Setup

Additional registry values that you should remove:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\BOINC\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Installer\{B16AAAB4-19E3-4E1D-867E-F213D5D227B7}\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-486438326-2507785073-2551709640-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Program Files\BOINC\boincmgr.exe

A way to remove BOINC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

BOINC is a program by the software company Space Sciences Laboratory, U.C. Berkeley. Frequently, computer users decide to erase this program. Sometimes this is efortful because performing this manually requires some know-how related to Windows internal functioning. The best QUICK approach to erase BOINC 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, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and general utility to clean your Windows PC.

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• navigate 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 admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful package of utilities.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs button


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

6. Scroll the list of applications until you locate BOINC or simply click the Search feature and type in "BOINC". If it exists on your system the BOINC program will be found automatically. When you select BOINC in the list of programs, some information about the application is available to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other users have about BOINC, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details about the application you wish to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for BOINC:

• The web site of the program is: http://boinc.berkeley.edu/
• The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /X{B16AAAB4-19E3-4E1D-867E-F213D5D227B7}

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will come up. accept the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall BOINC.


8. After removing BOINC, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items that belong BOINC which have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing BOINC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your PC.

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

Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to uninstall BOINC by Space Sciences Laboratory, U.C. Berkeley from your computer, we are not saying that BOINC by Space Sciences Laboratory, U.C. Berkeley is not a good software application. This text only contains detailed info on how to uninstall BOINC supposing you decide this is what you want to do. 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.