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A guide to uninstall GroupWise from your PC

This page is about GroupWise for Windows. Here you can find details on how to remove it from your computer. It was coded for Windows by Open Text. Take a look here for more info on Open Text. More information about the app GroupWise can be seen at . The application is often found in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Novell\GroupWise folder (same installation drive as Windows). The full uninstall command line for GroupWise is MsiExec.exe /I{A2B2EB1B-B789-4FFF-B23A-C7DFA6C3C80C}. The application's main executable file occupies 10.27 MB (10765296 bytes) on disk and is labeled grpwise.exe.

The following executable files are incorporated in GroupWise. They occupy 42.69 MB (44762384 bytes) on disk.

  • dwebp.exe (481.00 KB)
  • grpwise.exe (10.27 MB)
  • gwdva.exe (196.50 KB)
  • gwmailto.exe (69.20 KB)
  • gwreload.exe (26.98 KB)
  • gwshlimp.exe (32.48 KB)
  • gwshlsnd.exe (36.98 KB)
  • gwsync.exe (166.98 KB)
  • htrsetup.exe (36.48 KB)
  • instmsiw.exe (1.74 MB)
  • notify.exe (291.48 KB)
  • vc_redist_2015.x64.exe (14.16 MB)
  • vc_redist_2015.x86.exe (13.62 MB)
  • gwcheck.exe (245.98 KB)
  • filter.exe (52.50 KB)
  • filtertest.exe (611.70 KB)
  • FilterTestDotNet.exe (49.00 KB)
  • kvoop.exe (615.70 KB)
  • tstxtract.exe (58.00 KB)
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This web page is about GroupWise version 24.2.0.145238 alone. You can find here a few links to other GroupWise versions:

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If you are manually uninstalling GroupWise we advise you to verify if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Folders left behind when you uninstall GroupWise:
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Novell\GroupWise
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Feeds\Diffusions GroupWise~
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Novell\GroupWise
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Novell\GroupWise

The files below remain on your disk by GroupWise's application uninstaller when you removed it:
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Novell\GroupWise\address.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Novell\GroupWise\anglesharp.css.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Novell\GroupWise\anglesharp.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Novell\GroupWise\dictionaries\de_ch.aff
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Novell\GroupWise\dictionaries\de_ch.dic
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Novell\GroupWise\dictionaries\de_ch.gqc
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Novell\GroupWise\dictionaries\de_de.aff
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Novell\GroupWise\dictionaries\de_de.dic
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Novell\GroupWise\dictionaries\de_de.gab
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Novell\GroupWise\dictionaries\de_de.gqc
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Novell\GroupWise\dictionaries\de_ol.aff
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Novell\GroupWise\dictionaries\de_ol.dic
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Novell\GroupWise\dictionaries\de_ol.gqc
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Novell\GroupWise\dictionaries\en_au.aff
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Novell\GroupWise\dictionaries\en_au.dic
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Novell\GroupWise\dictionaries\en_au.gab
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Novell\GroupWise\dictionaries\en_au.gqc
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Novell\GroupWise\dictionaries\en_ca.aff
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Novell\GroupWise\dictionaries\en_ca.dic
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Novell\GroupWise\dictionaries\en_ca.gab
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Novell\GroupWise\dictionaries\en_ca.gqc
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Novell\GroupWise\dictionaries\en_gb.aff
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Novell\GroupWise\dictionaries\en_gb.dic
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Novell\GroupWise\dictionaries\en_gb.gqc
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Novell\GroupWise\dictionaries\en_us.aff
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Novell\GroupWise\dictionaries\en_us.dic
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Novell\GroupWise\dictionaries\en_us.gab
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Novell\GroupWise\dictionaries\en_us.gqc
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Novell\GroupWise\dictionaries\fr_cf.gqc
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Novell\GroupWise\dictionaries\fr_fr.aff
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Novell\GroupWise\dictionaries\fr_fr.dic
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Novell\GroupWise\dictionaries\fr_fr.gab
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Novell\GroupWise\dictionaries\fr_fr.gqc
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Novell\GroupWise\dotzero_n.png
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Novell\GroupWise\dwebp.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Novell\GroupWise\filr_folder_n.png
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Novell\GroupWise\filr_policy_bg.png
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Novell\GroupWise\filr_policy_cs.png
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Novell\GroupWise\filr_policy_ct.png
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Novell\GroupWise\filr_policy_cz.png
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Novell\GroupWise\filr_policy_da.png
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Novell\GroupWise\filr_policy_de.png
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Novell\GroupWise\filr_policy_en.png
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Novell\GroupWise\filr_policy_es.png
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Novell\GroupWise\filr_policy_fi.png
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Novell\GroupWise\filr_policy_fr.png
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Novell\GroupWise\filr_policy_hu.png
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Novell\GroupWise\filr_policy_it.png
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Novell\GroupWise\filr_policy_ja.png
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Novell\GroupWise\filr_policy_ko.png
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Novell\GroupWise\filr_policy_nl.png
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Novell\GroupWise\filr_policy_no.png
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Novell\GroupWise\filr_policy_pl.png
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Novell\GroupWise\filr_policy_pt.png
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Novell\GroupWise\filr_policy_ru.png
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Novell\GroupWise\filr_policy_sk.png
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Novell\GroupWise\filr_policy_sl.png
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Novell\GroupWise\filr_policy_sv.png
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Novell\GroupWise\filr_policy_tr.png
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Novell\GroupWise\filrcmnlib.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Novell\GroupWise\filripcclientlib.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Novell\GroupWise\filrlib.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Novell\GroupWise\filrrestlib.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Novell\GroupWise\groupwise24.ico
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Novell\GroupWise\grplvbg.bmp
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Novell\GroupWise\grpwise.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Novell\GroupWise\gw_web_de.png
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Novell\GroupWise\gw_web_en.png
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Novell\GroupWise\gw_web_fr.png
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Novell\GroupWise\gwab1.ocx
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Novell\GroupWise\gwabdgde.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Novell\GroupWise\gwabdgen.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Novell\GroupWise\gwabdgfr.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Novell\GroupWise\gwabdlg.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Novell\GroupWise\gwadm1.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Novell\GroupWise\gwappint.inf
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Novell\GroupWise\gwatt1.ocx
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Novell\GroupWise\gwatt1de.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Novell\GroupWise\gwatt1en.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Novell\GroupWise\gwatt1fr.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Novell\GroupWise\gwbutton_n.png
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Novell\GroupWise\gwcalendar.gif
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Novell\GroupWise\gwcalhdr.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Novell\GroupWise\gwcfg.cmd
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Novell\GroupWise\gwcheck\gwcheck.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Novell\GroupWise\gwcheck\gwchkde.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Novell\GroupWise\gwcheck\gwchken.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Novell\GroupWise\gwcheck\gwchkfr.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Novell\GroupWise\gwclhdde.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Novell\GroupWise\gwclhden.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Novell\GroupWise\gwclhdfr.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Novell\GroupWise\gwclis1.gif
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Novell\GroupWise\gwclis2.gif
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Novell\GroupWise\gwclis3.gif
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Novell\GroupWise\gwclisde.htm
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Novell\GroupWise\gwclisen.htm
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Novell\GroupWise\gwclisfr.htm
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Novell\GroupWise\gwcls1.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Novell\GroupWise\gwclu.ocx
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Novell\GroupWise\gwclu1de.dll

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the keys below:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\GroupWise.Url.mailto
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\GroupWise.Url.news
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\GroupWise.Url.nntp
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\GroupWise.Url.webcal
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\GroupWise5
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files (x86)|Novell|GroupWise|gwfilr.dll
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Clients\Mail\GroupWise
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Novell\GroupWise
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\B1BE2B2A987BFFF42BA37CFD6A3C8CC0
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Office\ClickToRun\REGISTRY\MACHINE\Software\Clients\Mail\GroupWise
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{A2B2EB1B-B789-4FFF-B23A-C7DFA6C3C80C}
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Novell\GroupWise

Use regedit.exe to delete the following additional registry values from the Windows Registry:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Features\B1BE2B2A987BFFF42BA37CFD6A3C8CC0\GroupWise
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\IT\GroupWise_18_5\extract.exe.ApplicationCompany
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\IT\GroupWise_18_5\extract.exe.FriendlyAppName
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\IT\GroupWise_18_5\extract_setupip_packs.cmd.FriendlyAppName
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\IT\GroupWise_18_5\gw18.5.0-144373-3048_client_win_multi.exe.ApplicationCompany
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\IT\GroupWise_18_5\gw18.5.0-144373-3048_client_win_multi.exe.FriendlyAppName
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\IT\GroupWise_18_5\setupip.bg.temp.exe.FriendlyAppName
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\IT\GroupWise_18_5\setupip.cs.temp.exe.FriendlyAppName
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\IT\GroupWise_18_5\setupip.ct.temp.exe.FriendlyAppName
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\IT\GroupWise_18_5\setupip.cz.temp.exe.FriendlyAppName
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\IT\GroupWise_18_5\setupip.da.temp.exe.FriendlyAppName
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\IT\GroupWise_18_5\setupip.de.temp.exe.FriendlyAppName
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\IT\GroupWise_18_5\setupip.en.temp.exe.FriendlyAppName
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\IT\GroupWise_18_5\setupip.es.temp.exe.FriendlyAppName
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\IT\GroupWise_18_5\setupip.fi.temp.exe.FriendlyAppName
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\IT\GroupWise_18_5\setupip.fr.temp.exe.FriendlyAppName
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\IT\GroupWise_24_1\377034-setupip_packs_145506\copyip.exe.ApplicationCompany
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\IT\GroupWise_24_1\377034-setupip_packs_145506\copyip.exe.FriendlyAppName
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Novell\GroupWise\grpwise.exe.ApplicationCompany
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Novell\GroupWise\grpwise.exe.FriendlyAppName
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Novell\GroupWise\gwcheck\gwcheck.exe.ApplicationCompany
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Novell\GroupWise\gwcheck\gwcheck.exe.FriendlyAppName
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Novell\GroupWise\gwmailto.exe.ApplicationCompany
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Novell\GroupWise\gwmailto.exe.FriendlyAppName
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Novell\GroupWise\gwshlimp.exe.ApplicationCompany
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Novell\GroupWise\gwshlimp.exe.FriendlyAppName
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Novell\GroupWise\gwshlsnd.exe.ApplicationCompany
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Novell\GroupWise\gwshlsnd.exe.FriendlyAppName
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\S:\WinPC\GroupWise-Client\920763-gw24.2.0-145992-63_client_win_multi.exe.ApplicationCompany
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\S:\WinPC\GroupWise-Client\920763-gw24.2.0-145992-63_client_win_multi.exe.FriendlyAppName
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\B1BE2B2A987BFFF42BA37CFD6A3C8CC0\ProductName
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-57989841-1343024091-839522115-10034\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Program Files (x86)\Novell\GroupWise\grpwise.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-57989841-1343024091-839522115-10034\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Program Files (x86)\Novell\GroupWise\notify.exe


A way to remove GroupWise with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

GroupWise is a program released by Open Text. Frequently, users choose to erase this program. This can be hard because doing this manually takes some knowledge regarding removing Windows applications by hand. The best EASY approach to erase GroupWise is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on 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 efficient uninstaller and all around utility to optimize your computer.

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  • navigate to Download Link
  • download the program by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD 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 powerful package of utilities.

3. Click on the General Tools button
Go to General Tools


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs feature
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. All the applications installed on your computer will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of applications until you find GroupWise or simply activate the Search feature and type in "GroupWise". The GroupWise program will be found automatically. Notice that when you select GroupWise in the list , some information about the program is made available to you:


  • Star rating (in the lower left corner). This tells you the opinion other users have about GroupWise, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information about the app you want to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.
For instance you can see that for GroupWise:





  • The publisher is: http://www.novell.com
  • The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /I{A2B2EB1B-B789-4FFF-B23A-C7DFA6C3C80C}
7. Press the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will appear. Confirm the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall GroupWise.
Uninstall GroupWise


8. After uninstalling GroupWise, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items that belong GroupWise which have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling GroupWise with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry entries, 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

This page is not a piece of advice to remove GroupWise by Open Text from your PC, nor are we saying that GroupWise by Open Text is not a good software application. This text only contains detailed info on how to remove GroupWise supposing you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.

2024-07-25 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2024-07-25 07:28:06.890