Houdini 20.5.550

A guide to uninstall Houdini 20.5.550 from your system

This info is about Houdini 20.5.550 for Windows. Here you can find details on how to uninstall it from your PC. The Windows version was developed by SideFX. More data about SideFX can be found here. Please follow https://www.sidefx.com if you want to read more on Houdini 20.5.550 on SideFX's web page. Usually the Houdini 20.5.550 application is placed in the C:\Program Files\Side Effects Software\Launcher\bin directory, depending on the user's option during setup. The entire uninstall command line for Houdini 20.5.550 is C:\Program Files\Side Effects Software\Launcher\bin\houdini_launcher.exe. houdini_launcher.exe is the programs's main file and it takes about 409.00 KB (418816 bytes) on disk.

The following executables are contained in Houdini 20.5.550. They take 818.50 KB (838144 bytes) on disk.

• houdini_installer.exe (409.50 KB)
• houdini_launcher.exe (409.00 KB)

The information on this page is only about version 20.5.550 of Houdini 20.5.550. If you're planning to uninstall Houdini 20.5.550 you should check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Directories found on disk:

• C:\Program Files\Side Effects Software\Houdini 20.5.550
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\houdini_temp

The files below were left behind on your disk by Houdini 20.5.550 when you uninstall it:

• C:\Program Files\Side Effects Software\Houdini 20.5.550\bin\abcconvert.exe
• C:\Program Files\Side Effects Software\Houdini 20.5.550\bin\abcecho.exe
• C:\Program Files\Side Effects Software\Houdini 20.5.550\bin\abcinfo.exe
• C:\Program Files\Side Effects Software\Houdini 20.5.550\bin\abcstitcher.exe
• C:\Program Files\Side Effects Software\Houdini 20.5.550\bin\acombine.exe
• C:\Program Files\Side Effects Software\Houdini 20.5.550\bin\aconvert.exe
• C:\Program Files\Side Effects Software\Houdini 20.5.550\bin\ainfo.exe
• C:\Program Files\Side Effects Software\Houdini 20.5.550\bin\Alembic_sidefx.dll
• C:\Program Files\Side Effects Software\Houdini 20.5.550\bin\api-ms-win-eventing-provider-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Side Effects Software\Houdini 20.5.550\bin\aplay.exe
• C:\Program Files\Side Effects Software\Houdini 20.5.550\bin\archive.dll
• C:\Program Files\Side Effects Software\Houdini 20.5.550\bin\args2hda.py
• C:\Program Files\Side Effects Software\Houdini 20.5.550\bin\asprintf.dll
• C:\Program Files\Side Effects Software\Houdini 20.5.550\bin\audiere.dll
• C:\Program Files\Side Effects Software\Houdini 20.5.550\bin\avcodec_d-60.dll
• C:\Program Files\Side Effects Software\Houdini 20.5.550\bin\avcodec-60.dll
• C:\Program Files\Side Effects Software\Houdini 20.5.550\bin\avdevice_d-60.dll
• C:\Program Files\Side Effects Software\Houdini 20.5.550\bin\avdevice-60.dll
• C:\Program Files\Side Effects Software\Houdini 20.5.550\bin\avfilter_d-9.dll
• C:\Program Files\Side Effects Software\Houdini 20.5.550\bin\avfilter-9.dll
• C:\Program Files\Side Effects Software\Houdini 20.5.550\bin\avformat_d-60.dll
• C:\Program Files\Side Effects Software\Houdini 20.5.550\bin\avformat-60.dll
• C:\Program Files\Side Effects Software\Houdini 20.5.550\bin\avutil_d-58.dll
• C:\Program Files\Side Effects Software\Houdini 20.5.550\bin\avutil-58.dll
• C:\Program Files\Side Effects Software\Houdini 20.5.550\bin\basehoudini.exe
• C:\Program Files\Side Effects Software\Houdini 20.5.550\bin\blosc.dll
• C:\Program Files\Side Effects Software\Houdini 20.5.550\bin\builduicode.exe
• C:\Program Files\Side Effects Software\Houdini 20.5.550\bin\charset.dll
• C:\Program Files\Side Effects Software\Houdini 20.5.550\bin\chchan.exe
• C:\Program Files\Side Effects Software\Houdini 20.5.550\bin\chcp.exe
• C:\Program Files\Side Effects Software\Houdini 20.5.550\bin\chinfo.exe
• C:\Program Files\Side Effects Software\Houdini 20.5.550\bin\claudio.exe
• C:\Program Files\Side Effects Software\Houdini 20.5.550\bin\clchan.exe
• C:\Program Files\Side Effects Software\Houdini 20.5.550\bin\clchn.exe
• C:\Program Files\Side Effects Software\Houdini 20.5.550\bin\clcp.exe
• C:\Program Files\Side Effects Software\Houdini 20.5.550\bin\cldiff.exe
• C:\Program Files\Side Effects Software\Houdini 20.5.550\bin\clinfo.exe
• C:\Program Files\Side Effects Software\Houdini 20.5.550\bin\clphone.exe
• C:\Program Files\Side Effects Software\Houdini 20.5.550\bin\collapseHDA.bat
• C:\Program Files\Side Effects Software\Houdini 20.5.550\bin\collapseHDA.py
• C:\Program Files\Side Effects Software\Houdini 20.5.550\bin\csh.exe
• C:\Program Files\Side Effects Software\Houdini 20.5.550\bin\dbgcore.dll
• C:\Program Files\Side Effects Software\Houdini 20.5.550\bin\dbgeng.dll
• C:\Program Files\Side Effects Software\Houdini 20.5.550\bin\dbghelp.dll
• C:\Program Files\Side Effects Software\Houdini 20.5.550\bin\DbgModel.dll
• C:\Program Files\Side Effects Software\Houdini 20.5.550\bin\ds2hda.py
• C:\Program Files\Side Effects Software\Houdini 20.5.550\bin\dsmconvert.exe
• C:\Program Files\Side Effects Software\Houdini 20.5.550\bin\dsmmerge.exe
• C:\Program Files\Side Effects Software\Houdini 20.5.550\bin\dsparse.exe
• C:\Program Files\Side Effects Software\Houdini 20.5.550\bin\easy.exe
• C:\Program Files\Side Effects Software\Houdini 20.5.550\bin\embree_sidefx.dll
• C:\Program Files\Side Effects Software\Houdini 20.5.550\bin\event.dll
• C:\Program Files\Side Effects Software\Houdini 20.5.550\bin\event_core.dll
• C:\Program Files\Side Effects Software\Houdini 20.5.550\bin\event_extra.dll
• C:\Program Files\Side Effects Software\Houdini 20.5.550\bin\expandHDA.bat
• C:\Program Files\Side Effects Software\Houdini 20.5.550\bin\expandHDA.py
• C:\Program Files\Side Effects Software\Houdini 20.5.550\bin\finddeprecated.py
• C:\Program Files\Side Effects Software\Houdini 20.5.550\bin\gabc.exe
• C:\Program Files\Side Effects Software\Houdini 20.5.550\bin\gconvert.exe
• C:\Program Files\Side Effects Software\Houdini 20.5.550\bin\gdxf.exe
• C:\Program Files\Side Effects Software\Houdini 20.5.550\bin\geodiff.exe
• C:\Program Files\Side Effects Software\Houdini 20.5.550\bin\geps.exe
• C:\Program Files\Side Effects Software\Houdini 20.5.550\bin\gicon.exe
• C:\Program Files\Side Effects Software\Houdini 20.5.550\bin\giges.exe
• C:\Program Files\Side Effects Software\Houdini 20.5.550\bin\ginfo.exe
• C:\Program Files\Side Effects Software\Houdini 20.5.550\bin\glightwave.exe
• C:\Program Files\Side Effects Software\Houdini 20.5.550\bin\glslangValidator.exe
• C:\Program Files\Side Effects Software\Houdini 20.5.550\bin\goff.exe
• C:\Program Files\Side Effects Software\Houdini 20.5.550\bin\gpdb.exe
• C:\Program Files\Side Effects Software\Houdini 20.5.550\bin\gplay.exe
• C:\Program Files\Side Effects Software\Houdini 20.5.550\bin\gply.exe
• C:\Program Files\Side Effects Software\Houdini 20.5.550\bin\gptex.exe
• C:\Program Files\Side Effects Software\Houdini 20.5.550\bin\greduce.exe
• C:\Program Files\Side Effects Software\Houdini 20.5.550\bin\gstat.exe
• C:\Program Files\Side Effects Software\Houdini 20.5.550\bin\gstl.exe
• C:\Program Files\Side Effects Software\Houdini 20.5.550\bin\gsvg.exe
• C:\Program Files\Side Effects Software\Houdini 20.5.550\bin\gwavefront.exe
• C:\Program Files\Side Effects Software\Houdini 20.5.550\bin\gzip.exe
• C:\Program Files\Side Effects Software\Houdini 20.5.550\bin\happrentice.exe
• C:\Program Files\Side Effects Software\Houdini 20.5.550\bin\HARS.exe
• C:\Program Files\Side Effects Software\Houdini 20.5.550\bin\hbatch.exe
• C:\Program Files\Side Effects Software\Houdini 20.5.550\bin\hboost_atomic-mt-x64.dll
• C:\Program Files\Side Effects Software\Houdini 20.5.550\bin\hboost_chrono-mt-x64.dll
• C:\Program Files\Side Effects Software\Houdini 20.5.550\bin\hboost_date_time-mt-x64.dll
• C:\Program Files\Side Effects Software\Houdini 20.5.550\bin\hboost_filesystem-mt-x64.dll
• C:\Program Files\Side Effects Software\Houdini 20.5.550\bin\hboost_iostreams-mt-x64.dll
• C:\Program Files\Side Effects Software\Houdini 20.5.550\bin\hboost_log_setup-mt-x64.dll
• C:\Program Files\Side Effects Software\Houdini 20.5.550\bin\hboost_log-mt-x64.dll
• C:\Program Files\Side Effects Software\Houdini 20.5.550\bin\hboost_numpy311-mt-x64.dll
• C:\Program Files\Side Effects Software\Houdini 20.5.550\bin\hboost_program_options-mt-x64.dll
• C:\Program Files\Side Effects Software\Houdini 20.5.550\bin\hboost_python311-mt-x64.dll
• C:\Program Files\Side Effects Software\Houdini 20.5.550\bin\hboost_regex-mt-x64.dll
• C:\Program Files\Side Effects Software\Houdini 20.5.550\bin\hboost_system-mt-x64.dll
• C:\Program Files\Side Effects Software\Houdini 20.5.550\bin\hboost_thread-mt-x64.dll
• C:\Program Files\Side Effects Software\Houdini 20.5.550\bin\hcmd.exe
• C:\Program Files\Side Effects Software\Houdini 20.5.550\bin\hcollapse
• C:\Program Files\Side Effects Software\Houdini 20.5.550\bin\hcommand.exe
• C:\Program Files\Side Effects Software\Houdini 20.5.550\bin\hcompile.exe
• C:\Program Files\Side Effects Software\Houdini 20.5.550\bin\hconfig.exe
• C:\Program Files\Side Effects Software\Houdini 20.5.550\bin\hcpio.exe

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

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Houdini.als
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Houdini.bgeo
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Houdini.bmp
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Houdini.bpoly
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Houdini.cin
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Houdini.dxf
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Houdini.eps
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Houdini.geo
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Houdini.hda
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Houdini.hip
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Houdini.hlic
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Houdini.jpeg
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Houdini.jpg
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Houdini.kdk
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Houdini.med
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Houdini.obj
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Houdini.orbolt
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Houdini.otl
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Houdini.pic
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Houdini.pix
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Houdini.poly
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Houdini.ramp
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Houdini.rat
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Houdini.rgb
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Houdini.rla
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Houdini.rlb
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Houdini.rle
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Houdini.sdl
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Houdini.sgi
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Houdini.si
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Houdini.tga
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Houdini.tif
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Houdini.vst
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Houdini.vtg
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Houdini.yuv
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\RADAR\HeapLeakDetection\DiagnosedApplications\houdini.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Houdini 20.5.550
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Side Effects Software\Houdini
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\SideFX\Houdini 20.5.550

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

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\program files\side effects software\houdini 20.5.522\bin\houdini.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\program files\side effects software\houdini 20.5.522\bin\houdini.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Side Effects Software\Houdini 20.5.522\bin\hview.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Side Effects Software\Houdini 20.5.522\bin\hview.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\program files\side effects software\houdini 20.5.522\bin\mplay.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\program files\side effects software\houdini 20.5.522\bin\mplay.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Side Effects Software\Houdini 20.5.550\bin\hview.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Side Effects Software\Houdini 20.5.550\bin\hview.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\Downloads\install-houdini-launcher.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\Downloads\install-houdini-launcher.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-2763549158-2714494769-573652903-1003\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Program Files\Side Effects Software\Houdini 20.5.522\bin\houdini.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-2763549158-2714494769-573652903-1003\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Program Files\Side Effects Software\Houdini 20.5.522\bin\mplay.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-2763549158-2714494769-573652903-1003\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Program Files\Side Effects Software\Houdini 20.5.550\bin\houdini.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-2763549158-2714494769-573652903-1003\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Program Files\Side Effects Software\Launcher\20.5.522\bin\houdini_launcher.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-2763549158-2714494769-573652903-1003\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Program Files\Side Effects Software\Launcher\20.5.550\bin\houdini_launcher.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-2763549158-2714494769-573652903-1003\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Program Files\Side Effects Software\Launcher\bin\houdini_installer.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-2763549158-2714494769-573652903-1003\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Users\UserName\Downloads\install-houdini-launcher.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{97D9C441-B9A0-47BF-9574-5FD83FEFA8FB}C:\program files\side effects software\houdini 20.5.522\bin\houdini.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{F912A1AF-2DF0-48FE-B62A-4B3890CC4EF8}C:\program files\side effects software\houdini 20.5.522\bin\mplay.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{3AF9100A-C952-412B-9F1E-AADF1D38D45F}C:\program files\side effects software\houdini 20.5.522\bin\mplay.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{C90D1112-4D07-4227-BA4F-84BDA5F9EA91}C:\program files\side effects software\houdini 20.5.522\bin\houdini.exe

How to delete Houdini 20.5.550 from your PC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Houdini 20.5.550 is a program offered by SideFX. Frequently, people choose to remove this application. Sometimes this can be hard because uninstalling this manually requires some skill regarding removing Windows applications by hand. One of the best SIMPLE solution to remove Houdini 20.5.550 is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





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5. All the applications existing on the PC will appear

6. Scroll the list of applications until you locate Houdini 20.5.550 or simply click the Search feature and type in "Houdini 20.5.550". If it is installed on your PC the Houdini 20.5.550 app will be found very quickly. Notice that when you select Houdini 20.5.550 in the list of apps, some data regarding the program is made available to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). This explains the opinion other users have regarding Houdini 20.5.550, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the app you want to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

For example you can see that for Houdini 20.5.550:

• The web site of the program is: https://www.sidefx.com
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files\Side Effects Software\Launcher\bin\houdini_launcher.exe

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will show up. accept the uninstall by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove Houdini 20.5.550.


8. After uninstalling Houdini 20.5.550, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to perform the cleanup. All the items of Houdini 20.5.550 that have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing Houdini 20.5.550 using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your disk.

Your computer will remain clean, speedy and able to run without errors or problems.

Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to uninstall Houdini 20.5.550 by SideFX from your computer, we are not saying that Houdini 20.5.550 by SideFX is not a good application for your computer. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Houdini 20.5.550 supposing you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.