Half-Life

How to uninstall Half-Life from your computer

This web page contains thorough information on how to uninstall Half-Life for Windows. It is produced by Valve. Further information on Valve can be seen here. Further information about Half-Life can be seen at http://www.valvesoftware.com. The program is usually located in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Half-Life folder. Keep in mind that this path can differ depending on the user's preference. Half-Life's full uninstall command line is C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steam.exe. hl.exe is the Half-Life's main executable file and it takes approximately 99.50 KB (101888 bytes) on disk.

The executable files below are part of Half-Life. They occupy about 746.42 KB (764336 bytes) on disk.

• hl.exe (99.50 KB)
• hlds.exe (395.41 KB)
• hltv.exe (251.51 KB)

 For more Half-Life versions please click below:

• 2.00.9

Following the uninstall process, the application leaves some files behind on the computer. Part_A few of these are shown below.

Files remaining:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Steam\Half-Life 2.url
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Steam\Half-Life.url

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following keys will not be removed; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Valve\Half-Life
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Steam App 70

Open regedit.exe to delete the values below from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\D:\Games\Half-Life.Opposing.Force\Half-Life Opposing Force\hl.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\D:\Games\Half-Life.Opposing.Force\Half-Life Opposing Force\hl.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\D:\Steam\steamapps\common\Half-Life 2\hl2.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\D:\Steam\steamapps\common\Half-Life\hl.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\D:\Steam\steamapps\common\Half-Life\hl.exe.FriendlyAppName

A way to uninstall Half-Life from your PC using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Half-Life is an application by Valve. Sometimes, people choose to erase it. This can be easier said than done because doing this by hand takes some know-how related to Windows internal functioning. One of the best EASY action to erase Half-Life 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 PC, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and all around tool to take care of your computer.

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

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful package of utilities.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Activate 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 find Half-Life or simply click the Search field and type in "Half-Life". The Half-Life program will be found very quickly. After you select Half-Life in the list , the following information about the program is made available to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). This tells you the opinion other people have about Half-Life, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details about the program you want to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for Half-Life:

• The web site of the program is: http://www.valvesoftware.com
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steam.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 remove Half-Life.


8. After removing Half-Life, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Click Next to perform the cleanup. All the items that belong Half-Life that have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing Half-Life 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 serve you properly.

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Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to uninstall Half-Life by Valve from your computer, nor are we saying that Half-Life by Valve is not a good application for your PC. This page only contains detailed info on how to uninstall Half-Life in case 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.