BOINC

A guide to uninstall BOINC from your PC

This info is about BOINC for Windows. Here you can find details on how to uninstall it from your computer. It is made by Space Sciences Laboratory, U.C. Berkeley. Additional info about Space Sciences Laboratory, U.C. Berkeley can be read here. More details about the software BOINC can be found at http://boinc.berkeley.edu/. The program is frequently found in the C:\Program Files (x86)\BOINC folder. Keep in mind that this location can differ being determined by the user's choice. The complete uninstall command line for BOINC is MsiExec.exe /X{C27C3A70-BFB1-4B52-B300-3AC655503F15}. boincmgr.exe is the programs's main file and it takes about 3.51 MB (3675792 bytes) on disk.

BOINC contains of the executables below. They occupy 6.47 MB (6784864 bytes) on disk.

• boinc.exe (977.64 KB)
• boinccmd.exe (429.64 KB)
• boincmgr.exe (3.51 MB)
• boincscr.exe (1.51 MB)
• boincsvcctrl.exe (13.64 KB)
• boinctray.exe (69.64 KB)

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This info is about BOINC version 7.2.31 only. You can find here a few links to other BOINC releases:

• 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
• 7.16.7
• 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
• 7.22.2
• 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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How to delete BOINC with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

BOINC is an application marketed by Space Sciences Laboratory, U.C. Berkeley. Sometimes, computer users choose to remove this program. Sometimes this is easier said than done because doing this by hand requires some knowledge regarding PCs. The best EASY approach to remove BOINC 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 PC, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and general tool to maximize the performance of your computer.

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• visit Download Link
• download the program by pressing the DOWNLOAD NOW button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful program.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool


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

6. Scroll the list of applications until you locate BOINC or simply activate the Search feature and type in "BOINC". If it is installed on your PC the BOINC app will be found automatically. After you click BOINC in the list of programs, the following data regarding the program is available to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other users have regarding BOINC, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the app you are about to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

For example you can see that for BOINC:

• The software company is: http://boinc.berkeley.edu/
• The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /X{C27C3A70-BFB1-4B52-B300-3AC655503F15}

7. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will show up. accept the uninstall by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall BOINC.


8. After uninstalling BOINC, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to start the cleanup. All the items of BOINC that have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing BOINC using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your disk.

Your Windows PC will remain clean, speedy and ready to serve you properly.

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice 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 application. This page simply contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall BOINC in case you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.