BOINC

A guide to uninstall BOINC from your system

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
• 8.0.0
• 7.14.2
• 7.2.31
• 7.16.7
• 8.0.3
• 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
• 8.2.4
• 7.22.2
• 7.0.25
• 7.6.9
• 5.10.45
• 7.9.3
• 6.6.38
• 7.6.21
• 8.0.2
• 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
• 8.0.4
• 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:\Program Files\BOINC

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

• 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\libcurl.dll
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\libeay32.dll
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\LiberationSans-Regular.ttf
• 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\cy\BOINC-Client.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\cy\BOINC-Manager.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\cy\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\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\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\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\nn\BOINC-Client.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\nn\BOINC-Manager.mo
• C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\nn\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

Registry that is not uninstalled:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{0DF28429-855F-4BDC-B264-058D2785965E}
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Space Sciences Laboratory, U.C. Berkeley\BOINC Setup

Supplementary registry values that are not cleaned:

• 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\{0DF28429-855F-4BDC-B264-058D2785965E}\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-2152509583-4258614015-2480467867-1003\\Device\HarddiskVolume2\ProgramData\BOINC\winapp.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-2152509583-4258614015-2480467867-1003\\Device\HarddiskVolume2\ProgramData\BOINC\winappf.exe

How to remove BOINC with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

BOINC is an application marketed by the software company Space Sciences Laboratory, U.C. Berkeley. Frequently, computer users want to uninstall this program. Sometimes this is hard because deleting this by hand takes some know-how regarding Windows internal functioning. One of the best SIMPLE procedure to uninstall 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 a very efficient uninstaller and general utility to clean your Windows PC.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the setup by pressing the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to admire the program's design and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful Windows tool.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs tool


5. A list of the applications installed on your computer will be shown to you

6. Navigate the list of applications until you locate BOINC or simply activate the Search field and type in "BOINC". The BOINC program will be found automatically. Notice that after you click BOINC in the list , some 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.
• Details regarding the program you are about to remove, by pressing 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 window asking you to confirm will show up. accept the removal by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall BOINC.


8. After removing BOINC, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items of BOINC that have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling BOINC using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your system.

Your 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 uninstall BOINC by Space Sciences Laboratory, U.C. Berkeley from your PC, nor are we saying that BOINC by Space Sciences Laboratory, U.C. Berkeley is not a good application for your PC. This text simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall BOINC in case you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.