KickStart

A way to uninstall KickStart from your PC

This web page is about KickStart for Windows. Below you can find details on how to remove it from your PC. It was created for Windows by Keithley Instruments. You can find out more on Keithley Instruments or check for application updates here. Further information about KickStart can be found at http://www.tek.com/keithley. Usually the KickStart application is to be found in the C:\Program Files\Keithley Instruments\KickStart folder, depending on the user's option during install. KickStart's complete uninstall command line is C:\Program Files (x86)\InstallShield Installation Information\{CC51554F-0EB1-4AB9-BA16-D944B22A10A0}\setup.exe. The application's main executable file is labeled KickStart.exe and its approximative size is 1,019.00 KB (1043456 bytes).

The following executables are installed alongside KickStart. They occupy about 36.89 MB (38682232 bytes) on disk.

• h5repack.exe (3.68 MB)
• KickStart.exe (1,019.00 KB)
• KickStartSystemManager.exe (19.03 KB)
• setup.exe (1.41 MB)
• SystemRequirementsError.exe (57.99 KB)
• VCRunTimeInstaller.exe (179.48 KB)
• vc_redist.x64.exe (14.30 MB)
• vc_redist.x86.exe (13.50 MB)
• VisaNetSharedComponentsInstaller.exe (112.54 KB)
• VisaSharedComponentsInstaller.exe (112.54 KB)
• niPie.exe (71.94 KB)
• WindowsInstaller-KB893803-v2-x86.exe (2.47 MB)

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The current page applies to KickStart version 2.10.0.490 alone. You can find here a few links to other KickStart versions:

• 1.9.7.10
• 1.9.5.167
• 2.11.0.375
• 1.1.0
• 2.0.2.42
• 2.5.0.181
• 1.9.6.6
• 1.8.0
• 1.0.0
• 2.1.1.476
• 2.6.0.750
• 2.7.0.168
• 1.9.8.21
• 2.4.0.486
• 2.2.1.176
• 2.1.0.1184
• 1.5.0
• 2.3.0.401
• 2.10.1.505
• 2.0.5.5
• 2.8.0.681

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How to erase KickStart from your PC using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

KickStart is a program offered by Keithley Instruments. Some users try to erase it. This can be hard because doing this by hand requires some know-how related to Windows internal functioning. The best EASY procedure to erase KickStart 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 Windows system, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and general tool to optimize your Windows computer.

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

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful Windows tool.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs tool


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

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find KickStart or simply activate the Search field and type in "KickStart". If it is installed on your PC the KickStart program will be found very quickly. Notice that when you click KickStart in the list of apps, some information about the application is made available to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). This explains the opinion other users have about KickStart, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details about the program you want to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for KickStart:

• The software company is: http://www.tek.com/keithley
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files (x86)\InstallShield Installation Information\{CC51554F-0EB1-4AB9-BA16-D944B22A10A0}\setup.exe

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will come up. Confirm the uninstall by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall KickStart.


8. After uninstalling KickStart, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to start the cleanup. All the items that belong KickStart that have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing KickStart with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your disk.

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

Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall KickStart by Keithley Instruments from your PC, nor are we saying that KickStart by Keithley Instruments is not a good application. This text only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall KickStart supposing you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.