BOINC

A guide to uninstall BOINC from your system

This web page contains thorough information on how to remove BOINC for Windows. The Windows release was developed by Space Sciences Laboratory, U.C. Berkeley. You can find out more on Space Sciences Laboratory, U.C. Berkeley or check for application updates here. More details about BOINC can be seen at http://boinc.berkeley.edu/. BOINC is typically installed in the C:\Program Files\BOINC directory, depending on the user's decision. MsiExec.exe /X{A4B67592-CC2B-4726-8D3B-29982C0C7A26} is the full command line if you want to remove BOINC. The application's main executable file occupies 1.38 MB (1441792 bytes) on disk and is labeled boinc.exe.

BOINC contains of the executables below. They occupy 12.37 MB (12973056 bytes) on disk.

• boinc.exe (1.38 MB)
• boinccmd.exe (590.50 KB)
• boincmgr.exe (8.35 MB)
• boincscr.exe (2.01 MB)
• boincsvcctrl.exe (9.50 KB)
• boinctray.exe (62.00 KB)

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The current page applies to BOINC version 7.7.2 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
• 7.22.2
• 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
• 7.6.6
• 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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After the uninstall process, the application leaves leftovers on the computer. Part_A few of these are shown below.

Directories that were left behind:

• C:\Program Files\BOINC
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\BOINC

The files below were left behind on your disk when you remove BOINC:

• C:\Program Files\BOINC\boinc.exe
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\boinccmd.exe
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\boincmgr.exe
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\ca-bundle.crt
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\COPYING
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\COPYRIGHT
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\libcurl.dll
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\libeay32.dll
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\ar\BOINC-Client.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\ar\BOINC-Manager.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\ar\BOINC-Web.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\be\BOINC-Client.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\be\BOINC-Manager.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\be\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\el\BOINC-Manager.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\el\BOINC-Web.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\en\BOINC-Manager.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\en\BOINC-Web.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\fa\BOINC-Client.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\fa\BOINC-Manager.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\fa\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\gl\BOINC-Client.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\gl\BOINC-Manager.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\gl\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\hr\BOINC-Client.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\hr\BOINC-Manager.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\hr\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_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\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\lt\BOINC-Manager.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\lt\BOINC-Web.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\lv\BOINC-Client.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\lv\BOINC-Manager.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\lv\BOINC-Web.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\ms\BOINC-Client.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\ms\BOINC-Manager.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\ms\BOINC-Web.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

Many times the following registry keys will not be uninstalled:

• 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\Classes\Installer\Products\29576B4AB2CC6274D8B39289C2C0A762
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Space Sciences Laboratory, U.C. Berkeley\BOINC Setup

Registry values that are not removed from your computer:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Features\29576B4AB2CC6274D8B39289C2C0A762\BOINC
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\29576B4AB2CC6274D8B39289C2C0A762\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\BOINC\

How to remove BOINC from your computer with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

BOINC is an application by Space Sciences Laboratory, U.C. Berkeley. Sometimes, people choose to uninstall this application. This is easier said than done because doing this by hand requires some skill related to removing Windows applications by hand. The best QUICK manner to uninstall 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 Windows PC, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and general utility to maximize the performance of your Windows PC.

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• go to Download Link
• download the program by pressing the DOWNLOAD button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful PC management program.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs tool


5. All the applications installed on your computer will be shown to you

6. Navigate the list of applications until you find BOINC or simply click the Search feature and type in "BOINC". The BOINC application will be found automatically. Notice that after you click BOINC in the list , some information regarding the application is shown to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). This explains the opinion other users have regarding BOINC, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the application you wish to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for BOINC:

• The web site of the application is: http://boinc.berkeley.edu/
• The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /X{A4B67592-CC2B-4726-8D3B-29982C0C7A26}

7. Press the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will show up. accept the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove BOINC.


8. After removing BOINC, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to start the cleanup. All the items of 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 Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

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

Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to uninstall BOINC by Space Sciences Laboratory, U.C. Berkeley from your PC, 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. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.