DWA-172

A way to uninstall DWA-172 from your PC

This web page is about DWA-172 for Windows. Below you can find details on how to remove it from your PC. The Windows version was developed by D-Link Corporation. You can read more on D-Link Corporation or check for application updates here. You can read more about about DWA-172 at http://www.D-Link.com. Usually the DWA-172 program is placed in the C:\PROGRA~1\D-Link\DWA-172 directory, depending on the user's option during setup. You can uninstall DWA-172 by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files\InstallShield Installation Information\{B63CCD1C-A133-4DF8-8306-DA0387231152}\Install.exe -uninst -l0x5 . Note that you might receive a notification for administrator rights. The application's main executable file is called _SETUP.EXE and it has a size of 391.50 KB (400896 bytes).

DWA-172 installs the following the executables on your PC, taking about 1.24 MB (1298184 bytes) on disk.

• Install.exe (31.76 KB)
• RtlDisableICS.exe (453.00 KB)
• _SETUP.EXE (391.50 KB)

This web page is about DWA-172 version 1.00.0205.2 alone. Click on the links below for other DWA-172 versions:

• 2.00

Some files and registry entries are regularly left behind when you uninstall DWA-172.

Folders found on disk after you uninstall DWA-172 from your PC:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\D-Link\DWA-172

Generally, the following files are left on disk:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\D-Link\DWA-172\Driver\difxapi.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\D-Link\DWA-172\Driver\KB954052x64.msu
• C:\Program Files (x86)\D-Link\DWA-172\Driver\netrtwlanu.cat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\D-Link\DWA-172\Driver\netrtwlanu.inf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\D-Link\DWA-172\Driver\rtlCoInst.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\D-Link\DWA-172\Driver\rtlCoInst.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\D-Link\DWA-172\Driver\RtlExtUI.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\D-Link\DWA-172\Driver\Rtlihvs.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\D-Link\DWA-172\Driver\rtwlanu.sys
• C:\Program Files (x86)\D-Link\DWA-172\Driver\SetDrv64.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\D-Link\DWA-172\Driver\SetVistaDrv64.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\D-Link\DWA-172\Driver\SetVistaDrv64_Win10.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\D-Link\DWA-172\EnumDevLib.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\D-Link\DWA-172\install.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\D-Link\DWA-172\IpLib.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\D-Link\DWA-172\Languages\WPSStatus_cs.ini
• C:\Program Files (x86)\D-Link\DWA-172\Languages\WPSStatus_da.ini
• C:\Program Files (x86)\D-Link\DWA-172\Languages\WPSStatus_de.ini
• C:\Program Files (x86)\D-Link\DWA-172\Languages\WPSStatus_el.ini
• C:\Program Files (x86)\D-Link\DWA-172\Languages\WPSStatus_en.ini
• C:\Program Files (x86)\D-Link\DWA-172\Languages\WPSStatus_es.ini
• C:\Program Files (x86)\D-Link\DWA-172\Languages\WPSStatus_fi.ini
• C:\Program Files (x86)\D-Link\DWA-172\Languages\WPSStatus_fr.ini
• C:\Program Files (x86)\D-Link\DWA-172\Languages\WPSStatus_hr.ini
• C:\Program Files (x86)\D-Link\DWA-172\Languages\WPSStatus_hu.ini
• C:\Program Files (x86)\D-Link\DWA-172\Languages\WPSStatus_it.ini
• C:\Program Files (x86)\D-Link\DWA-172\Languages\WPSStatus_nl.ini
• C:\Program Files (x86)\D-Link\DWA-172\Languages\WPSStatus_no.ini
• C:\Program Files (x86)\D-Link\DWA-172\Languages\WPSStatus_pl.ini
• C:\Program Files (x86)\D-Link\DWA-172\Languages\WPSStatus_pt.ini
• C:\Program Files (x86)\D-Link\DWA-172\Languages\WPSStatus_ro.ini
• C:\Program Files (x86)\D-Link\DWA-172\Languages\WPSStatus_ru.ini
• C:\Program Files (x86)\D-Link\DWA-172\Languages\WPSStatus_sl.ini
• C:\Program Files (x86)\D-Link\DWA-172\Languages\WPSStatus_sv.ini
• C:\Program Files (x86)\D-Link\DWA-172\Languages\WPSStatus_zh.ini
• C:\Program Files (x86)\D-Link\DWA-172\Languages\WPSStatus_zh_cn.ini
• C:\Program Files (x86)\D-Link\DWA-172\libeay32.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\D-Link\DWA-172\libpng15.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\D-Link\DWA-172\P2PLib.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\D-Link\DWA-172\qrcodelib.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\D-Link\DWA-172\RtlDisableICS.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\D-Link\DWA-172\RtlICS.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\D-Link\DWA-172\RtlIhvOid.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\D-Link\DWA-172\Rtlihvs.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\D-Link\DWA-172\RtlLib.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\D-Link\DWA-172\RtlQRCode.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\D-Link\DWA-172\WPSService20.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\D-Link\DWA-172\WPSStatus.exe

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

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Edimax Technology Co.\DWA-172
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{B63CCD1C-A133-4DF8-8306-DA0387231152}
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\RtWLan\DWA-172

Registry values that are not removed from your PC:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\program files (x86)\installshield installation information\{b63ccd1c-a133-4df8-8306-da0387231152}\setup.exe
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\users\UserName\pobrane\d-link dwa-172\setup\setup.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{308252DE-D5C6-4AED-AC24-DF6E2F3F95E7}C:\users\UserName\pobrane\d-link dwa-172\setup\setup.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{AE342900-E004-47E5-98D9-6FD69D5996EF}C:\program files (x86)\installshield installation information\{b63ccd1c-a133-4df8-8306-da0387231152}\setup.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{0C247EE6-4C7F-490E-81EF-50F6A4135493}C:\program files (x86)\installshield installation information\{b63ccd1c-a133-4df8-8306-da0387231152}\setup.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{C19595D6-4892-4BBD-A8F0-AA9CC7006441}C:\users\UserName\pobrane\d-link dwa-172\setup\setup.exe

How to delete DWA-172 from your computer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

DWA-172 is a program released by the software company D-Link Corporation. Some users choose to uninstall this program. Sometimes this is hard because doing this by hand takes some know-how related to removing Windows programs manually. One of the best EASY manner to uninstall DWA-172 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 PC, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and general tool to clean your PC.

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• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful PC management program.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs feature


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

6. Scroll the list of programs until you locate DWA-172 or simply activate the Search field and type in "DWA-172". If it is installed on your PC the DWA-172 application will be found very quickly. When you click DWA-172 in the list of programs, the following data regarding the application is available to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have regarding DWA-172, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the program you wish to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

For example you can see that for DWA-172:

• The web site of the program is: http://www.D-Link.com
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files\InstallShield Installation Information\{B63CCD1C-A133-4DF8-8306-DA0387231152}\Install.exe -uninst -l0x5

7. Press the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will show up. Confirm the uninstall by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall DWA-172.


8. After uninstalling DWA-172, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Click Next to start the cleanup. All the items of DWA-172 that have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling DWA-172 with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your disk.

Your Windows system will remain clean, speedy and ready to serve you properly.

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to remove DWA-172 by D-Link Corporation from your PC, we are not saying that DWA-172 by D-Link Corporation is not a good application for your PC. This page simply contains detailed info on how to remove DWA-172 supposing you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.