DISCUS

How to uninstall DISCUS from your computer

This page contains complete information on how to uninstall DISCUS for Windows. It was coded for Windows by DISCUS Software. Take a look here where you can find out more on DISCUS Software. Usually the DISCUS program is found in the C:\Program Files\DISCUS Software\DISCUS folder, depending on the user's option during install. C:\ProgramData\{CA772525-F260-4389-8588-0226A2503B0F}\setupDISCUS.exe is the full command line if you want to uninstall DISCUS. DISCUS.exe is the programs's main file and it takes about 425.30 KB (435504 bytes) on disk.

DISCUS is comprised of the following executables which occupy 40.78 MB (42762976 bytes) on disk:

• DISCUS.exe (425.30 KB)
• jabswitch.exe (33.13 KB)
• java-rmi.exe (14.63 KB)
• java.exe (197.13 KB)
• javaw.exe (197.63 KB)
• jjs.exe (14.63 KB)
• keytool.exe (14.63 KB)
• kinit.exe (14.63 KB)
• klist.exe (14.63 KB)
• ktab.exe (14.63 KB)
• orbd.exe (15.13 KB)
• pack200.exe (14.63 KB)
• policytool.exe (15.13 KB)
• rmid.exe (14.63 KB)
• rmiregistry.exe (14.63 KB)
• servertool.exe (15.13 KB)
• tnameserv.exe (15.13 KB)
• unpack200.exe (194.13 KB)
• compare.exe (8.73 MB)
• convert32.exe (14.51 MB)
• convert64.exe (15.87 MB)
• DISCUS-3DX-Service.exe (403.13 KB)
• icr.exe (60.63 KB)

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The information on this page is only about version 11.1.6 of DISCUS. Click on the links below for other DISCUS versions:

• 5.4.4
• 10.1.2
• 11.1.3
• 11.1.5
• 9.1.0
• 9.5.3
• 7.2.0
• 7.2.3
• 10.0.1
• 6.1.3
• 8.5.2
• 8.0.1

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Following the uninstall process, the application leaves leftovers on the PC. Some of these are shown below.

Folders remaining:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Characteristic Solutions\DISCUS
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\com.rsi.discus.Main

Files remaining:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{6D809377-6AF0-444B-8957-A3773F02200E}_DISCUS Software_DISCUS_DISCUS_exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{6D809377-6AF0-444B-8957-A3773F02200E}_DISCUS Software_DISCUS_discus_help_pdf
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Characteristic Solutions\DISCUS\discus-prefs.properties
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Characteristic Solutions\DISCUS\discus-state.properties
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Characteristic Solutions\DISCUS\history.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Characteristic Solutions\DISCUS\Logs\DISCUS0.0.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Characteristic Solutions\DISCUS\Logs\DISCUS0.1.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Characteristic Solutions\DISCUS\profiles\Default\cad\discus-cad.properties
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Characteristic Solutions\DISCUS\profiles\Default\ccc.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Characteristic Solutions\DISCUS\profiles\Default\custom-report-fields.properties
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Characteristic Solutions\DISCUS\profiles\Default\custom-tabs\custom-boc-tabs.properties
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Characteristic Solutions\DISCUS\profiles\Default\domain.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Characteristic Solutions\DISCUS\profiles\Default\images\discus-image.properties
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Characteristic Solutions\DISCUS\profiles\Default\net-inspect\net-inspect.properties
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Characteristic Solutions\DISCUS\profiles\Default\pdfExportPresets.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Characteristic Solutions\DISCUS\profiles\Default\profile.properties
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Characteristic Solutions\DISCUS\profiles\Default\requirements\discus-requirement-prefs.properties
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Characteristic Solutions\DISCUS\profiles\Default\requirements\requirement-class.properties
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Characteristic Solutions\DISCUS\profiles\Default\results\discus-result-prefs.properties
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Characteristic Solutions\DISCUS\profiles\Default\templates\DISCUS Horizontal Results Template.xlsm
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Characteristic Solutions\DISCUS\profiles\Default\templates\DISCUS-AS9102 Rev B.xls
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Characteristic Solutions\DISCUS\profiles\Default\templates\DISCUS-AS9102.xls
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Characteristic Solutions\DISCUS\profiles\Default\templates\DISCUS-AS9102ResultsExample.xls
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Characteristic Solutions\DISCUS\profiles\Default\templates\DISCUS-AS9102ResultStatusTemplate Rev B.xls
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Characteristic Solutions\DISCUS\profiles\Default\templates\DISCUS-AS9102ResultStatusTemplate.xls
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Characteristic Solutions\DISCUS\profiles\Default\templates\DISCUS-NI FAI Import Template.xls
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Characteristic Solutions\DISCUS\profiles\Default\templates\DISCUS-PlannerExample.xls
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Characteristic Solutions\DISCUS\profiles\Default\templates\planner\DISCUS-Process-Plan-Default.xls
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Characteristic Solutions\DISCUS\profiles\Default\templates\planner\DISCUS-Process-Plan-Results-Default.xls
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Characteristic Solutions\DISCUS\profiles\Default\templates\Results Import Template.xlsx
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Characteristic Solutions\DISCUS\profiles\Default\templates\Template ASEN9102 English-French.xls
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Characteristic Solutions\DISCUS\profiles\Default\templates\template builder\DISCUS Report Template Builder.xlsm
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Characteristic Solutions\DISCUS\profiles\Default\templates\template-prefs\template-prefs.properties
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Characteristic Solutions\DISCUS\profiles\Default\user-defined-custom-report-fields.properties
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Characteristic Solutions\DISCUS\profiles\Default\validators\any-req-validator.properties
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Characteristic Solutions\DISCUS\profiles\Default\validators\as9102-validator.properties
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Characteristic Solutions\DISCUS\profiles\Default\validators\as9102-validator-required.properties
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Characteristic Solutions\DISCUS\profiles\Default\validators\AS9102ValidatorRules.xls
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Characteristic Solutions\DISCUS\profiles\Default\validators\net-inspect-validator.properties
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Characteristic Solutions\DISCUS\profiles\Default\validators\snap-image-validator.properties
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Characteristic Solutions\DISCUS\profiles\Default\validators\struct-validator.properties
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\DISCUS (2).lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\Discus 11.1 License server configuration.docx.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\DISCUS 11.x.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\DISCUS download URL.txt.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\DISCUS.lnk

Registry keys:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\95D49A1AB4CA3C64FB713FCF5F1CFCE3
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\DISCUS

Additional registry values that you should clean:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\Q:\EngineeringDistribution\DISCUS\DISCUS 11.x\DISCUS 11.1.6\setupDISCUS.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\Q:\EngineeringDistribution\DISCUS\DISCUS 11.x\DISCUS 11.1.6\setupDISCUS.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\95D49A1AB4CA3C64FB713FCF5F1CFCE3\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-317271248-2093382686-1567023053-6348\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Program Files\DISCUS Software\DISCUS\DISCUS.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-317271248-2093382686-1567023053-6348\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Program Files\DISCUS Software\DISCUS\jre\bin\javaw.exe

How to erase DISCUS using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

DISCUS is a program by the software company DISCUS Software. Sometimes, users decide to erase it. Sometimes this can be easier said than done because uninstalling this manually requires some skill regarding removing Windows applications by hand. The best QUICK approach to erase DISCUS 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 one of the best uninstaller and general tool to clean your computer.

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• download the setup by clicking on the DOWNLOAD NOW button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to get familiar with the program's interface and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful program.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs feature


5. A list of the programs installed on your computer will be made available to you

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find DISCUS or simply activate the Search feature and type in "DISCUS". The DISCUS app will be found very quickly. When you click DISCUS in the list of programs, some data regarding the application is available to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). This explains the opinion other users have regarding DISCUS, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the app you want to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will come up. Confirm the removal by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove DISCUS.


8. After removing DISCUS, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Click Next to perform the cleanup. All the items that belong DISCUS that have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing DISCUS using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry items, files or directories are left behind on your PC.

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

Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to remove DISCUS by DISCUS Software from your computer, we are not saying that DISCUS by DISCUS Software is not a good application for your computer. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to remove DISCUS supposing you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.