CardOS API

How to uninstall CardOS API from your system

CardOS API is a computer program. This page contains details on how to remove it from your computer. The Windows version was created by Atos IT Solutions and Services GmbH. More info about Atos IT Solutions and Services GmbH can be found here. Further information about CardOS API can be found at http://www.atos.net/cardos/. The program is frequently installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Athena directory. Keep in mind that this path can vary being determined by the user's choice. You can uninstall CardOS API by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line MsiExec.exe /I{8E814717-DE49-4A4A-BD12-39102F9C9FD0}. Keep in mind that you might receive a notification for admin rights. The program's main executable file has a size of 221.50 KB (226816 bytes) on disk and is called cardoscp.exe.

The executable files below are installed together with CardOS API. They occupy about 12.74 MB (13355184 bytes) on disk.

• Setup.exe (318.30 KB)
• cardoscp.exe (221.50 KB)
• cardospn.exe (28.50 KB)
• cardview.exe (505.50 KB)
• chkscreg.exe (21.50 KB)
• chkscreg64.exe (27.00 KB)
• IDProtect Admin PINTool.exe (2.01 MB)
• IDProtect Manager.exe (1.05 MB)
• IDProtect Monitor.exe (482.30 KB)
• IDProtect Options.exe (586.30 KB)
• IDProtect PINTool.exe (2.02 MB)
• setup.exe (2.76 MB)
• setupx64.exe (2.76 MB)

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The current page applies to CardOS API version 3.3.023 only. CardOS API has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

Folders remaining:

• C:\Program Files\CardOS API

The files below remain on your disk when you remove CardOS API:

• C:\Program Files\CardOS API\bin\cardoscp.exe
• C:\Program Files\CardOS API\bin\cardospn.exe
• C:\Program Files\CardOS API\bin\cardview.exe
• C:\Program Files\CardOS API\bin\chkscreg.exe
• C:\Program Files\CardOS API\doc\English\CardOS API - Installation Manual.pdf
• C:\Program Files\CardOS API\doc\English\CardOS API - Release Notes.pdf
• C:\Program Files\CardOS API\doc\English\CardOS API - User Manual.pdf
• C:\Program Files\CardOS API\doc\English\CardOS API - Viewer - User Manual.pdf
• C:\Program Files\CardOS API\doc\License_Agreement_Smartcard_Products.rtf
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Cortana_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{7C5A40EF-A0FB-4BFC-874A-C0F2E0B9FA8E}_CardOS API_bin_cardoscp_exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Cortana_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{7C5A40EF-A0FB-4BFC-874A-C0F2E0B9FA8E}_CardOS API_bin_cardospn_exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Cortana_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{7C5A40EF-A0FB-4BFC-874A-C0F2E0B9FA8E}_CardOS API_bin_cardview_exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Cortana_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{7C5A40EF-A0FB-4BFC-874A-C0F2E0B9FA8E}_CardOS API_doc_English_CardOS API - Installation Manual_pdf
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Cortana_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{7C5A40EF-A0FB-4BFC-874A-C0F2E0B9FA8E}_CardOS API_doc_English_CardOS API - Release Notes_pdf
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Cortana_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{7C5A40EF-A0FB-4BFC-874A-C0F2E0B9FA8E}_CardOS API_doc_English_CardOS API - User Manual_pdf
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Cortana_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{7C5A40EF-A0FB-4BFC-874A-C0F2E0B9FA8E}_CardOS API_doc_English_CardOS API - Viewer - User Manual_pdf
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Cortana_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{7C5A40EF-A0FB-4BFC-874A-C0F2E0B9FA8E}_CardOS API_doc_License_Agreement_Smartcard_Products_rtf
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\RAS-CNS-Ok\Aruba-CNS-OK.0.9.4\CardOS_API_Setup32bit.exe

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the data below:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\CardOS API
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\717418E894EDA4A4DB219301F2C9F90D
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{8E814717-DE49-4A4A-BD12-39102F9C9FD0}

Use regedit.exe to delete the following additional values from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\717418E894EDA4A4DB219301F2C9F90D\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\CardOS API\bin\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\WINDOWS\Installer\{8E814717-DE49-4A4A-BD12-39102F9C9FD0}\

A way to erase CardOS API from your PC using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

CardOS API is an application marketed by the software company Atos IT Solutions and Services GmbH. Sometimes, computer users decide to erase it. Sometimes this is troublesome because deleting this by hand requires some knowledge related to Windows program uninstallation. One of the best SIMPLE procedure to erase CardOS API 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 system, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and general utility to clean your Windows PC.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the program by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to admire the program's design and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful Windows optimizer.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs button


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

6. Scroll the list of applications until you locate CardOS API or simply click the Search feature and type in "CardOS API". If it is installed on your PC the CardOS API program will be found automatically. After you select CardOS API in the list of apps, some data about the program is available to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other people have about CardOS API, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the app you wish to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

For example you can see that for CardOS API:

• The web site of the application is: http://www.atos.net/cardos/
• The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /I{8E814717-DE49-4A4A-BD12-39102F9C9FD0}

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


8. After uninstalling CardOS API, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to start the cleanup. All the items that belong CardOS API which have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing CardOS API using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your PC.

Your PC will remain clean, speedy and able to take on new tasks.

Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to remove CardOS API by Atos IT Solutions and Services GmbH from your PC, we are not saying that CardOS API by Atos IT Solutions and Services GmbH is not a good application for your PC. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to remove CardOS API supposing you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.