BOINC

How to uninstall BOINC from your PC

BOINC is a Windows program. Read more about how to uninstall it from your computer. It was created for Windows by Space Sciences Laboratory, U.C. Berkeley. Additional info about Space Sciences Laboratory, U.C. Berkeley can be found here. Please open http://boinc.berkeley.edu/ if you want to read more on BOINC on Space Sciences Laboratory, U.C. Berkeley's website. BOINC is commonly set up in the C:\Program Files\BOINC folder, but this location can vary a lot depending on the user's decision while installing the application. BOINC's complete uninstall command line is MsiExec.exe /X{84676CB3-965C-496F-AB81-EB148406E9D7}. BOINC's main file takes about 1.36 MB (1426928 bytes) and its name is boinc.exe.

BOINC installs the following the executables on your PC, taking about 13.47 MB (14125488 bytes) on disk.

• boinc.exe (1.36 MB)
• boinccmd.exe (590.98 KB)
• boincmgr.exe (9.19 MB)
• boincscr.exe (1.96 MB)
• boincsvcctrl.exe (13.98 KB)
• boinctray.exe (65.48 KB)
• period_search_10210_windows_x86_64__sse3.exe (306.50 KB)

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This web page is about BOINC version 7.4.36 only. For other BOINC versions please click below:

• 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
• 7.6.29
• 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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Some files and registry entries are usually left behind when you uninstall BOINC.

Folders left behind when you uninstall BOINC:

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

Check for and remove the following files from your disk when you uninstall BOINC:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\BOINC\stderrgui.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\BOINC\stderrscr.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\BOINC\stderrscrgfx.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\BOINC\stderrtray.txt

Registry that is not 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\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-21-1251350067-2668030153-3598926481-1000\Products\92482FD0F558CDB42B4650D8725869E5
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Space Sciences Laboratory, U.C. Berkeley\BOINC Setup

A way to delete BOINC from your PC using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

BOINC is a program released by the software company Space Sciences Laboratory, U.C. Berkeley. Frequently, users decide to erase this program. This can be efortful because removing this by hand requires some knowledge related to Windows internal functioning. One of the best QUICK way to erase 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 system, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and general tool to maximize the performance of your PC.

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• go to Download Link
• download the program by clicking on the DOWNLOAD button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful Windows optimizer.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs feature


5. All the programs existing on your PC will be shown to you

6. Navigate the list of programs until you locate BOINC or simply click the Search feature and type in "BOINC". If it exists on your system the BOINC application will be found automatically. Notice that after you select BOINC in the list of apps, the following information about the program is available to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). This tells you the opinion other people have about BOINC, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details about the program you wish to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

For example you can see that for BOINC:

• The web site of the program is: http://boinc.berkeley.edu/
• The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /X{84676CB3-965C-496F-AB81-EB148406E9D7}

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will show up. Confirm the uninstall by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove BOINC.


8. After uninstalling BOINC, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong BOINC that have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing BOINC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry items, files or directories are left behind on your computer.

Your Windows computer will remain clean, speedy and able to run without errors or problems.

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Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to remove 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 application. This page simply contains detailed info on how to remove BOINC in case you want to. 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' PCs.