Kies

A way to uninstall Kies from your computer

This web page is about Kies for Windows. Below you can find details on how to uninstall it from your PC. It is written by Cégnév. More info about Cégnév can be seen here. Kies is frequently set up in the C:\Program Files\Samsung\Kies folder, subject to the user's decision. Kies's full uninstall command line is "C:\Program Files\InstallShield Installation Information\{D6CD26FD-CD7F-4C86-96A3-EEBFABE5FE47}\setup.exe" -runfromtemp -l0x040e -removeonly. The application's main executable file is titled Kies.exe and it has a size of 7.57 MB (7933240 bytes).

Kies installs the following the executables on your PC, taking about 37.82 MB (39661836 bytes) on disk.

• BinaryLoaderMgr.exe (109.30 KB)
• FusDataCollector.exe (264.80 KB)
• Kies.exe (7.57 MB)
• KiesDeviceErrorRecv.exe (373.30 KB)
• KiesTrayAgent.exe (3.21 MB)
• lame.exe (202.80 KB)
• MCS.Thunder.Update.exe (259.30 KB)
• MelodyTransfer.exe (1.68 MB)
• MSC.Thunder.EasyGuide.exe (21.80 KB)
• MSC.Thunder.FirmwareUpdate.exe (601.30 KB)
• MSC.Thunder.FirmwareUpdate.vshost.exe (14.50 KB)
• MyFreeCodecPack.exe (4.39 MB)
• oggenc.exe (185.50 KB)
• SelfMV.exe (216.00 KB)
• SelfMV2.exe (60.00 KB)
• TG_CAM.exe (72.00 KB)
• SAMSUNG_USB_Driver_for_Mobile_Phones.exe (18.63 MB)
• MSC.Thunder.EasyGuide.exe (21.80 KB)

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The information on this page is only about version 1.4 of Kies. You can find below info on other application versions of Kies:

• 1.5.3

Following the uninstall process, the application leaves leftovers on the computer. Some of these are listed below.

Folders found on disk after you uninstall Kies from your computer:

• C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Samsung\Kies
• C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application Data\Samsung\Kies
• C:\Program Files\Samsung\Kies

Check for and delete the following files from your disk when you uninstall Kies:

• C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Samsung\Kies\Kies Help.lnk
• C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Samsung\Kies\Samsung Kies.lnk
• C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Samsung\Kies\Uninstall Kies.lnk
• C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application Data\Samsung\Kies\00000001.dat

Registry that is not uninstalled:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Samsung.Kies
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{11549FE4-7C5A-4C17-9FC3-56FC5162A994}
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{11C4FB41-A536-4477-9316-ADF40CB38515}
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{5689A761-73E7-462d-A92A-F27FE959221B}

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

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{08B02BDA-5AF3-41EF-BA0D-918596A854B3}\InprocServer32\
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{102C6E30-5702-48C1-A492-A3F3EFB1958C}\InprocServer32\
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{16741A21-280D-481A-BC57-F05E82C2A0F9}\InprocServer32\
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{176FF4B4-BACF-49C6-896E-68390D429FA1}\InprocServer32\

A way to erase Kies using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Kies is an application offered by the software company Cégnév. Some computer users choose to erase it. This is easier said than done because uninstalling this by hand takes some advanced knowledge regarding PCs. The best EASY way to erase Kies 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 Windows system, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and all around tool to take care of your Windows system.

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• go to Download Link
• download the program by pressing the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful package of tools.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs tool


5. A list of the programs installed on the computer will be shown to you

6. Scroll the list of programs until you locate Kies or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Kies". If it exists on your system the Kies program will be found automatically. When you select Kies in the list , some information regarding the program is shown to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other people have regarding Kies, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the application you want to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will come up. accept the removal by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall Kies.


8. After removing Kies, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Click Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items of Kies which have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By removing Kies using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your PC.

Your PC will remain clean, speedy and ready to take on new tasks.

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Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall Kies by Cégnév from your computer, nor are we saying that Kies by Cégnév is not a good software application. This page simply contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Kies in case you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.