MATLAB R2008a

A guide to uninstall MATLAB R2008a from your computer

This page is about MATLAB R2008a for Windows. Here you can find details on how to remove it from your computer. It is written by The MathWorks, Inc.. Further information on The MathWorks, Inc. can be seen here. More details about the program MATLAB R2008a can be found at www.mathworks.com. The program is usually found in the C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2008a folder (same installation drive as Windows). The full uninstall command line for MATLAB R2008a is C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2008a\uninstall\uninstall.exe C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2008a. matlab.exe is the programs's main file and it takes approximately 228.00 KB (233472 bytes) on disk.

MATLAB R2008a contains of the executables below. They take 245.11 MB (257014143 bytes) on disk.

• matlab.exe (228.00 KB)
• activate_matlab.exe (284.06 KB)
• cpucount.exe (6.00 KB)
• gmake.exe (204.00 KB)
• lmutil.exe (1.10 MB)
• MATLAB.exe (1.20 MB)
• mcc.exe (981.50 KB)
• mlint.exe (8.00 KB)
• mpiexec.exe (1.41 MB)
• mwdot.exe (372.50 KB)
• mwneato.exe (322.00 KB)
• mwregsvr.exe (62.00 KB)
• mwtwopi.exe (306.50 KB)
• PrintImage.exe (78.50 KB)
• smpd.exe (1.39 MB)
• vcredist_x64.exe (3.01 MB)
• VCRT_check.exe (11.00 KB)
• zip.exe (124.00 KB)
• mwunzipsfx.exe (129.50 KB)
• envcheck.exe (69.00 KB)
• jade.exe (404.00 KB)
• nsgmls.exe (68.00 KB)
• onsgmls.exe (68.00 KB)
• openjade.exe (436.00 KB)
• opent.exe (16.00 KB)
• osgmlnorm.exe (28.00 KB)
• ospam.exe (48.00 KB)
• osx.exe (36.00 KB)
• sgmlnorm.exe (28.00 KB)
• spam.exe (48.00 KB)
• spent.exe (16.00 KB)
• sx.exe (36.00 KB)
• java-rmi.exe (29.50 KB)
• java.exe (159.50 KB)
• javaw.exe (158.50 KB)
• keytool.exe (30.50 KB)
• kinit.exe (30.50 KB)
• klist.exe (30.50 KB)
• ktab.exe (30.50 KB)
• orbd.exe (30.50 KB)
• pack200.exe (30.50 KB)
• policytool.exe (30.50 KB)
• rmid.exe (30.50 KB)
• rmiregistry.exe (30.50 KB)
• servertool.exe (30.50 KB)
• tnameserv.exe (30.50 KB)
• unpack200.exe (141.50 KB)
• a2p.exe (88.08 KB)
• perl5.8.8.exe (44.08 KB)
• perlglob.exe (16.09 KB)
• wperl.exe (44.08 KB)
• extractCTF.exe (10.50 KB)
• MCRInstaller.exe (222.01 MB)
• MCRRegCOMComponent.exe (66.00 KB)
• unzip.exe (178.50 KB)
• grantlogon.exe (8.50 KB)
• mdced.exe (86.50 KB)
• passwordprompt.exe (8.00 KB)
• GACInstaller.exe (12.00 KB)
• rsim_gui.exe (103.95 KB)
• sftee.exe (86.00 KB)
• orbisnap.exe (407.50 KB)
• vrbuild2.exe (4.50 MB)
• deactivate_matlab.exe (249.06 KB)
• uninstall.exe (122.06 KB)

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This info is about MATLAB R2008a version 7.6 alone. Some files and registry entries are typically left behind when you uninstall MATLAB R2008a.

Directories that were left behind:

• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2008a
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\MathWorks\MATLAB

Check for and remove the following files from your disk when you uninstall MATLAB R2008a:

• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2008a\bin\insttype.ini
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2008a\bin\lcdata.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2008a\bin\lcdata.xsd
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2008a\bin\matlab.bat
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2008a\bin\matlab.exe
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2008a\bin\mex.bat
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2008a\bin\mex.pl
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2008a\bin\mexext.bat
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2008a\bin\mexsetup.pm
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2008a\bin\mexutils.pm
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2008a\bin\registry\asyncioimpl.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2008a\bin\registry\bridge.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2008a\bin\registry\comcli.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2008a\bin\registry\dastudio.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2008a\bin\registry\dastudio_hg.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2008a\bin\registry\depviewer.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2008a\bin\registry\dm_kernel.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2008a\bin\registry\dm_mli.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2008a\bin\registry\drive_compiler.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2008a\bin\registry\fitools.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2008a\bin\registry\FunctionRegistry.xsd
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2008a\bin\registry\glue_mi.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2008a\bin\registry\handle_graphics.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2008a\bin\registry\hg.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2008a\bin\registry\hgbuiltins.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2008a\bin\registry\hmi_builder.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2008a\bin\registry\ir.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2008a\bin\registry\jmi.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2008a\bin\registry\libmex.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2008a\bin\registry\libmwbuiltins.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2008a\bin\registry\libmwchart.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2008a\bin\registry\libmwcli.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2008a\bin\registry\libmwhardcopy.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2008a\bin\registry\libmwmathrng.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2008a\bin\registry\libmwmpi.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2008a\bin\registry\libmwservices.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2008a\bin\registry\libmwsimulink.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2008a\bin\registry\libmx.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2008a\bin\registry\LinkCCS.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2008a\bin\registry\LinkMULTI.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2008a\bin\registry\LinkVDSP.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2008a\bin\registry\m_dispatcher.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2008a\bin\registry\m_interpreter.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2008a\bin\registry\m_parser.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2008a\bin\registry\mathcgeo.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2008a\bin\registry\mcos.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2008a\bin\registry\mcos_testmod.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2008a\bin\registry\mcr.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2008a\bin\registry\mmreaderudd.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2008a\bin\registry\mpi_mi.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2008a\bin\registry\ne_mli.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2008a\bin\registry\ne_sli.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2008a\bin\registry\numerics.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2008a\bin\registry\osgserver.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2008a\bin\registry\pm_builtins.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2008a\bin\registry\pm_ml_context.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2008a\bin\registry\pmi_mli.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2008a\bin\registry\pmsl_builtins.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2008a\bin\registry\power_builtins.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2008a\bin\registry\pv_hggfx.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2008a\bin\registry\rptgenext.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2008a\bin\registry\rtw_core.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2008a\bin\registry\sealibmcos.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2008a\bin\registry\sealibudd.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2008a\bin\registry\sl_lib_browse.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2008a\bin\registry\sl_mi.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2008a\bin\registry\sl_services.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2008a\bin\registry\udd_mi.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2008a\bin\util\arch.bat
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2008a\bin\util\mex\mexHelp.txt
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2008a\bin\util\mex\version.txt
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2008a\bin\win64\acml.dll
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2008a\bin\win64\activate_matlab.exe
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2008a\bin\win64\activation.dll
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2008a\bin\win64\blas.spec
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2008a\bin\win64\boost_date_time-vc80-mt-1_34_1.dll
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2008a\bin\win64\boost_filesystem-vc80-mt-1_34_1.dll
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2008a\bin\win64\boost_graph-vc80-mt-1_34_1.dll
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2008a\bin\win64\boost_iostreams-vc80-mt-1_34_1.dll
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2008a\bin\win64\boost_prg_exec_monitor-vc80-mt-1_34_1.dll
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2008a\bin\win64\boost_program_options-vc80-mt-1_34_1.dll
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2008a\bin\win64\boost_regex-vc80-mt-1_34_1.dll
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2008a\bin\win64\boost_serialization-vc80-mt-1_34_1.dll
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2008a\bin\win64\boost_signals-vc80-mt-1_34_1.dll
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2008a\bin\win64\boost_thread-vc80-mt-1_34_1.dll
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2008a\bin\win64\boost_unit_test_framework-vc80-mt-1_34_1.dll
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2008a\bin\win64\boost_wave-vc80-mt-1_34_1.dll
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2008a\bin\win64\boost_wserialization-vc80-mt-1_34_1.dll
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2008a\bin\win64\bridge.dll
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2008a\bin\win64\comcli.dll
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2008a\bin\win64\cpucount.exe
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2008a\bin\win64\datasvcs.dll
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2008a\bin\win64\DXEnumerator.dll
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2008a\bin\win64\fftw.spec
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2008a\bin\win64\fig.ico
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2008a\bin\win64\glren.dll
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2008a\bin\win64\gmake.exe
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2008a\bin\win64\gmake.rights
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2008a\bin\win64\gmp.dll
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2008a\bin\win64\gmp.rights

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

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.fig\OpenWithList\matlab.exe
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.mat\OpenWithList\matlab.exe
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.mdl\OpenWithList\matlab.exe
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\matlab.exe
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Matlab.Application
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\MATLAB.AutoServer
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Matlab.Desktop.Application
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\MathWorks\MATLAB
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\MathWorks\MATLAB
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\MatlabR2008a
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\matlab.exe

A way to uninstall MATLAB R2008a with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

MATLAB R2008a is an application marketed by the software company The MathWorks, Inc.. Sometimes, users want to erase this program. This can be hard because removing this manually requires some experience regarding Windows program uninstallation. The best QUICK way to erase MATLAB R2008a is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





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3. Press the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs feature


5. A list of the programs installed on the computer will appear

6. Navigate the list of programs until you find MATLAB R2008a or simply activate the Search feature and type in "MATLAB R2008a". If it exists on your system the MATLAB R2008a app will be found very quickly. After you select MATLAB R2008a in the list of apps, some data about the program is made available to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). This explains the opinion other users have about MATLAB R2008a, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the program you wish to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

For example you can see that for MATLAB R2008a:

• The web site of the application is: www.mathworks.com
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2008a\uninstall\uninstall.exe C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2008a

7. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will show up. accept the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove MATLAB R2008a.


8. After uninstalling MATLAB R2008a, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items of MATLAB R2008a which have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling MATLAB R2008a with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your disk.

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

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Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to remove MATLAB R2008a by The MathWorks, Inc. from your computer, we are not saying that MATLAB R2008a by The MathWorks, Inc. is not a good application for your computer. This text only contains detailed info on how to remove MATLAB R2008a in case you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.