Driver Detective

A guide to uninstall Driver Detective from your computer

You can find on this page detailed information on how to remove Driver Detective for Windows. It is developed by PC Drivers HeadQuarters. Open here where you can read more on PC Drivers HeadQuarters. More info about the software Driver Detective can be found at http://www.drivershq.com. Usually the Driver Detective program is installed in the C:\Program Files\PC Drivers HeadQuarters\Driver Detective folder, depending on the user's option during install. C:\Program Files\InstallShield Installation Information\{7395D650-AE5D-4D68-B8FE-D3FA6B51467F}\setup.exe is the full command line if you want to uninstall Driver Detective. DriversHQ.DriverDetective.Client.exe is the Driver Detective's main executable file and it takes close to 2.02 MB (2120048 bytes) on disk.

Driver Detective contains of the executables below. They take 2.13 MB (2230512 bytes) on disk.

• DriversHQ.DriverDetective.Client.exe (2.02 MB)
• DriversHQ.DriverDetective.Client.Updater.exe (107.88 KB)

The information on this page is only about version 6.3.0 of Driver Detective. For more Driver Detective versions please click below:

• 7.0.0
• 9
• 8.0.0
• 9.1.4.44
• 6.0.0.0
• 8.1
• 9.1.4.30
• 8.0.1
• 7
• 6.2.200
• 9.1.4.17
• 9.1.4.35
• 9.1.4.4
• 8
• 6.2.070
• 9.1.4.28
• 9.1.4.48

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After the uninstall process, the application leaves leftovers on the computer. Part_A few of these are listed below.

Folders that were left behind:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\PC Drivers HeadQuarters\Driver Detective

The files below were left behind on your disk by Driver Detective when you uninstall it:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\PC Drivers HeadQuarters\Driver Detective\DriverDetective.chm
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PC Drivers HeadQuarters\Driver Detective\DriversHQ.DriverDetective.Client.Communication.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PC Drivers HeadQuarters\Driver Detective\DriversHQ.DriverDetective.Client.Communication.XmlSerializers.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PC Drivers HeadQuarters\Driver Detective\DriversHQ.DriverDetective.Client.DirectX.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PC Drivers HeadQuarters\Driver Detective\DriversHQ.DriverDetective.Client.ExceptionLogging.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PC Drivers HeadQuarters\Driver Detective\DriversHQ.DriverDetective.Client.ExceptionLogging.XmlSerializers.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PC Drivers HeadQuarters\Driver Detective\DriversHQ.DriverDetective.Client.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PC Drivers HeadQuarters\Driver Detective\DriversHQ.DriverDetective.Client.InstallState
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PC Drivers HeadQuarters\Driver Detective\DriversHQ.DriverDetective.Client.Updater.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PC Drivers HeadQuarters\Driver Detective\DriversHQ.DriverDetective.Common.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PC Drivers HeadQuarters\Driver Detective\DriversHQ.DriverDetective.ExceptionLogging.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PC Drivers HeadQuarters\Driver Detective\Interop.WindowsInstaller.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PC Drivers HeadQuarters\Driver Detective\Microsoft.ApplicationBlocks.Updater.ActivationProcessors.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PC Drivers HeadQuarters\Driver Detective\Microsoft.ApplicationBlocks.Updater.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PC Drivers HeadQuarters\Driver Detective\Microsoft.ApplicationBlocks.Updater.Downloaders.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PC Drivers HeadQuarters\Driver Detective\Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Common.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PC Drivers HeadQuarters\Driver Detective\Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Security.Cryptography.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PC Drivers HeadQuarters\Driver Detective\Microsoft.Practices.ObjectBuilder.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PC Drivers HeadQuarters\Driver Detective\XPBurnComponent.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Downloaded Installations\{72809B88-464E-4461-9990-53AAC6F28416}\Driver Detective.msi
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Cortana_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{7C5A40EF-A0FB-4BFC-874A-C0F2E0B9FA8E}_PC Drivers HeadQuarters_Driver Detective_DriverDetective_chm
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Cortana_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{7C5A40EF-A0FB-4BFC-874A-C0F2E0B9FA8E}_PC Drivers HeadQuarters_Driver Detective_DriversHQ_DriverDetective_Client_exe

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

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files (x86)|PC Drivers HeadQuarters|Driver Detective|DriversHQ.DriverDetective.Client.Communication.dll
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files (x86)|PC Drivers HeadQuarters|Driver Detective|DriversHQ.DriverDetective.Client.Communication.XmlSerializers.dll
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files (x86)|PC Drivers HeadQuarters|Driver Detective|DriversHQ.DriverDetective.Client.DirectX.dll
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files (x86)|PC Drivers HeadQuarters|Driver Detective|DriversHQ.DriverDetective.Client.ExceptionLogging.dll
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files (x86)|PC Drivers HeadQuarters|Driver Detective|DriversHQ.DriverDetective.Client.ExceptionLogging.XmlSerializers.dll
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files (x86)|PC Drivers HeadQuarters|Driver Detective|DriversHQ.DriverDetective.Client.exe
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files (x86)|PC Drivers HeadQuarters|Driver Detective|DriversHQ.DriverDetective.Client.Updater.exe
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files (x86)|PC Drivers HeadQuarters|Driver Detective|DriversHQ.DriverDetective.Common.dll
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files (x86)|PC Drivers HeadQuarters|Driver Detective|DriversHQ.DriverDetective.ExceptionLogging.dll
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files (x86)|PC Drivers HeadQuarters|Driver Detective|Interop.WindowsInstaller.dll
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files (x86)|PC Drivers HeadQuarters|Driver Detective|Microsoft.ApplicationBlocks.Updater.ActivationProcessors.dll
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files (x86)|PC Drivers HeadQuarters|Driver Detective|Microsoft.ApplicationBlocks.Updater.dll
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files (x86)|PC Drivers HeadQuarters|Driver Detective|Microsoft.ApplicationBlocks.Updater.Downloaders.dll
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files (x86)|PC Drivers HeadQuarters|Driver Detective|Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Common.dll
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files (x86)|PC Drivers HeadQuarters|Driver Detective|Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Security.Cryptography.dll
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files (x86)|PC Drivers HeadQuarters|Driver Detective|Microsoft.Practices.ObjectBuilder.dll
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files (x86)|PC Drivers HeadQuarters|Driver Detective|XPBurnComponent.dll
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\056D5937D5EA86D48BEF3DAFB61564F7
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\InstallShield_{7395D650-AE5D-4D68-B8FE-D3FA6B51467F}

Supplementary values that are not cleaned:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\056D5937D5EA86D48BEF3DAFB61564F7\ProductName

A way to delete Driver Detective with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Driver Detective is an application released by the software company PC Drivers HeadQuarters. Sometimes, computer users choose to erase this application. Sometimes this is easier said than done because performing this by hand takes some skill related to Windows program uninstallation. The best QUICK manner to erase Driver Detective is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your system, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and general utility to optimize your system.

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

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with the program's design and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful program.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs feature


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

6. Scroll the list of applications until you locate Driver Detective or simply click the Search field and type in "Driver Detective". If it exists on your system the Driver Detective program will be found very quickly. Notice that when you select Driver Detective in the list of programs, the following information regarding the application is made available to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have regarding Driver Detective, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the app you wish to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for Driver Detective:

• The publisher is: http://www.drivershq.com
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files\InstallShield Installation Information\{7395D650-AE5D-4D68-B8FE-D3FA6B51467F}\setup.exe

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will show up. Confirm the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall Driver Detective.


8. After uninstalling Driver Detective, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to start the cleanup. All the items of Driver Detective that have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing Driver Detective with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your disk.

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

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Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to remove Driver Detective by PC Drivers HeadQuarters from your computer, we are not saying that Driver Detective by PC Drivers HeadQuarters is not a good application for your PC. This text simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove Driver Detective supposing you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.