CardOS API

A way to uninstall CardOS API from your system

CardOS API is a Windows application. Read more about how to uninstall it from your PC. It was developed for Windows by Siemens. More information on Siemens can be seen here. Please open http://www.siemens.com/ if you want to read more on CardOS API on Siemens's page. The application is frequently installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Siemens folder (same installation drive as Windows). CardOS API's full uninstall command line is C:\Program Files (x86)\InstallShield Installation Information\{A096AD5E-C135-42DF-9FFC-A056A94DE778}\setup.exe -runfromtemp -l0x001b -removeonly. siecacst.exe is the programs's main file and it takes circa 120.00 KB (122880 bytes) on disk.

CardOS API is comprised of the following executables which occupy 569.00 KB (582656 bytes) on disk:

• CardView.exe (392.00 KB)
• chkSCreg.exe (21.00 KB)
• siecacst.exe (120.00 KB)
• siecapin.exe (36.00 KB)

The information on this page is only about version 3.2.040 of CardOS API. You can find below info on other versions of CardOS API:

• 3.2.039
• 3.2.042
• 3.2.013
• 3.2.007
• 3.2.041

CardOS API has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

The files below are left behind on your disk by CardOS API when you uninstall it:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{7C5A40EF-A0FB-4BFC-874A-C0F2E0B9FA8E}_Siemens_CardOS API_bin_CardView_exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{7C5A40EF-A0FB-4BFC-874A-C0F2E0B9FA8E}_Siemens_CardOS API_bin_siecacst_exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{7C5A40EF-A0FB-4BFC-874A-C0F2E0B9FA8E}_Siemens_CardOS API_bin_siecapin_exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{7C5A40EF-A0FB-4BFC-874A-C0F2E0B9FA8E}_Siemens_CardOS API_doc_English_CardOS API - Viewer - User Manual_pdf
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{7C5A40EF-A0FB-4BFC-874A-C0F2E0B9FA8E}_Siemens_CardOS API_doc_License_Agreement_Card_API_txt

Usually the following registry data will not be removed:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\B48F716A4E7F34D47BC47921D579427A
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\B5A86FF0C4AC8584690F4AE1F80E2188

Additional values that you should clean:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\B48F716A4E7F34D47BC47921D579427A\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\B5A86FF0C4AC8584690F4AE1F80E2188\ProductName

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

CardOS API is a program by the software company Siemens. Some users decide to remove this application. Sometimes this can be troublesome because removing this by hand takes some know-how related to Windows program uninstallation. One of the best EASY way to remove CardOS API is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your PC, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and general utility to clean your computer.

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• go to Download Link
• download the setup by pressing the DOWNLOAD button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to admire the program's interface and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful system optimizer.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs tool


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

6. Navigate the list of applications until you find 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. Notice that when you select CardOS API in the list of programs, the following data about the program is shown to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). This tells you the opinion other users have about CardOS API, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the app you want to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for CardOS API:

• The publisher is: http://www.siemens.com/
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files (x86)\InstallShield Installation Information\{A096AD5E-C135-42DF-9FFC-A056A94DE778}\setup.exe -runfromtemp -l0x001b -removeonly

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will appear. Confirm the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove 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 that have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By removing CardOS API with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry items, files or directories are left behind on your system.

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

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Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to remove CardOS API by Siemens from your computer, we are not saying that CardOS API by Siemens is not a good application for your computer. This page simply contains detailed info on how to remove CardOS API in case you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.