Google Earth

How to uninstall Google Earth from your system

This web page contains complete information on how to uninstall Google Earth for Windows. It is written by Google. More information about Google can be seen here. More info about the application Google Earth can be seen at http://earth.google.fr. The application is usually placed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Google Earth folder (same installation drive as Windows). You can uninstall Google Earth by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line MsiExec.exe /X{4D2A6330-2F8B-11E3-9C40-B8AC6F97B88E}. Note that you might be prompted for admin rights. The application's main executable file occupies 203.50 KB (208384 bytes) on disk and is titled geplugin.exe.

Google Earth is composed of the following executables which occupy 751.50 KB (769536 bytes) on disk:

• earthflashsol.exe (50.50 KB)
• geplugin.exe (203.50 KB)
• gpsbabel.exe (294.00 KB)

The information on this page is only about version 7.1.2.2041 of Google Earth. You can find below info on other application versions of Google Earth:

• 5.1.7938.4346
• 5.2.0.5932
• 7.1.1.1888
• 7.1.1.1580
• 6.0.0.1735
• 6.0.3.2197
• 7.0.1.8244
• 6.0.2.2074
• 6.1.0.5001
• 5.2.1.1547
• 5.2.0.5920
• 6.2.1.6014
• 7.0.3.8542
• 5.1.3535.3218
• 5.2.1.1588
• 5.0.11337.1968
• 6.1.0.4738
• 7.0.2.8415
• 6.1.0.4857
• 5.2.1.1329
• 5.0.11733.9347
• 5.1.3509.4636
• 7.1.1.1871
• 5.1.3533.1731
• 6.0.1.2032
• 7.1.2.2019
• 6.2.0.5905
• 5.1.7894.7252
• 6.2.2.6613

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Some files and registry entries are typically left behind when you uninstall Google Earth.

Check for and remove the following files from your disk when you uninstall Google Earth:

• C:\Windows\Installer\{4D2A6330-2F8B-11E3-9C40-B8AC6F97B88E}\ARPPRODUCTICON.exe

Open regedit.exe in order to delete the following values:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Windows\Installer\{4D2A6330-2F8B-11E3-9C40-B8AC6F97B88E}\

How to erase Google Earth from your computer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Google Earth is a program by Google. Frequently, computer users want to erase this program. This can be efortful because uninstalling this by hand requires some skill related to Windows internal functioning. One of the best QUICK way to erase Google Earth 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 already installed on your system, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and general tool to take care of your computer.

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• download the setup by pressing the green DOWNLOAD button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good package of tools.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs tool


5. All the applications installed on the computer will be shown to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find Google Earth or simply click the Search field and type in "Google Earth". The Google Earth app will be found very quickly. Notice that after you select Google Earth in the list of applications, some information about the program is available to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating explains the opinion other users have about Google Earth, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details about the application you want to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for Google Earth:

• The web site of the application is: http://earth.google.fr
• The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /X{4D2A6330-2F8B-11E3-9C40-B8AC6F97B88E}

7. Press the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will show up. Confirm the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall Google Earth.


8. After removing Google Earth, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items of Google Earth that have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling Google Earth with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your computer.

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

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Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to uninstall Google Earth by Google from your PC, we are not saying that Google Earth by Google is not a good application. This text simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall Google Earth in case 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 stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.