GIMP

A way to uninstall GIMP from your computer

This web page contains detailed information on how to uninstall GIMP for Windows. The Windows release was created by The GIMP Team. Additional info about The GIMP Team can be read here. Please open http://www.hsr.ch if you want to read more on GIMP on The GIMP Team's page. GIMP is usually set up in the C:\Program Files\GIMP 2\bin directory, subject to the user's decision. You can remove GIMP by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line MsiExec.exe /X{C8E2C054-907C-4556-B230-1AD005FA5737}. Keep in mind that you might receive a notification for administrator rights. GIMP's main file takes about 5.16 MB (5413488 bytes) and is called gimp-2.8.exe.

The following executables are installed together with GIMP. They occupy about 7.70 MB (8078987 bytes) on disk.

• bzip2.exe (41.73 KB)
• gimp-2.8.exe (5.16 MB)
• gimp-console-2.8.exe (2.42 MB)
• gimptool-2.0.exe (34.27 KB)
• gspawn-win64-helper-console.exe (21.83 KB)
• gspawn-win64-helper.exe (22.33 KB)

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The information on this page is only about version 2.8.14 of GIMP. Click on the links below for other GIMP versions:

• 2.6.10
• 2.8.8
• 2.8.4
• 2.8.10

A way to delete GIMP from your computer with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

GIMP is a program marketed by the software company The GIMP Team. Sometimes, computer users try to erase it. Sometimes this can be difficult because deleting this by hand takes some skill regarding Windows program uninstallation. One of the best EASY practice to erase GIMP 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 PC, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and all around utility to clean your Windows PC.

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

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good system optimizer.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs button


5. All the applications existing on the computer will appear

6. Navigate the list of applications until you find GIMP or simply click the Search feature and type in "GIMP". If it exists on your system the GIMP program will be found very quickly. After you click GIMP in the list of applications, the following information regarding the program is shown to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating explains the opinion other users have regarding GIMP, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the application you are about to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for GIMP:

• The web site of the application is: http://www.hsr.ch
• The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /X{C8E2C054-907C-4556-B230-1AD005FA5737}

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will come up. accept the uninstall by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall GIMP.


8. After uninstalling GIMP, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to perform the cleanup. All the items that belong GIMP that have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing GIMP with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry items, files or directories are left behind on your system.

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

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to uninstall GIMP by The GIMP Team from your PC, nor are we saying that GIMP by The GIMP Team is not a good application. This page simply contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall GIMP supposing you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.