MiKTeX 2

How to uninstall MiKTeX 2 from your system

This page contains detailed information on how to uninstall MiKTeX 2 for Windows. It is made by Christian Schenk. More information about Christian Schenk can be read here. Usually the MiKTeX 2 program is placed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\MiKTeX\miktex\bin directory, depending on the user's option during install. The full command line for removing MiKTeX 2 is C:\Program Files (x86)\MiKTeX\miktex\bin\initexmf.exe. Keep in mind that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you might receive a notification for admin rights. The program's main executable file is titled mo.exe and its approximative size is 64.00 KB (65536 bytes).

The following executables are contained in MiKTeX 2. They occupy 3.18 MB (3330048 bytes) on disk.

• afm2tfm.exe (36.00 KB)
• virtex.exe (16.00 KB)
• bibtex.exe (16.00 KB)
• bibtex8.exe (104.00 KB)
• conspawn.exe (16.00 KB)
• pdfetex.exe (16.00 KB)
• dvicopy.exe (16.00 KB)
• dvipdfm.exe (188.00 KB)
• dvipdft.exe (20.00 KB)
• dvips.exe (124.00 KB)
• dvitomp.exe (16.00 KB)
• dvitype.exe (16.00 KB)
• ebb.exe (40.00 KB)
• evirtex.exe (16.00 KB)
• epsffit.exe (16.00 KB)
• findexe.exe (48.00 KB)
• getafm.exe (24.00 KB)
• gftodvi.exe (16.00 KB)
• gftopk.exe (16.00 KB)
• gftype.exe (16.00 KB)
• hbf2gf.exe (40.00 KB)
• virmf.exe (16.00 KB)
• virmpost.exe (16.00 KB)
• viromega.exe (16.00 KB)
• initexmf.exe (48.00 KB)
• makebase.exe (16.00 KB)
• makefmt.exe (16.00 KB)
• makeindex.exe (80.00 KB)
• makeinfo.exe (100.00 KB)
• makemem.exe (16.00 KB)
• makemf.exe (16.00 KB)
• makempx.exe (20.00 KB)
• makepk.exe (16.00 KB)
• makertf.exe (88.00 KB)
• maketfm.exe (16.00 KB)
• mft.exe (16.00 KB)
• mkpsres.exe (44.00 KB)
• mo.exe (64.00 KB)
• mptotex.exe (20.00 KB)
• odvicopy.exe (16.00 KB)
• odvips.exe (124.00 KB)
• ofm2opl.exe (16.00 KB)
• opl2ofm.exe (16.00 KB)
• otp2ocp.exe (32.00 KB)
• outocp.exe (20.00 KB)
• ovf2ovp.exe (16.00 KB)
• ovp2ovf.exe (16.00 KB)
• pcxtoppm.exe (16.00 KB)
• pdfvirtex.exe (16.00 KB)
• pdftosrc.exe (68.00 KB)
• pltotf.exe (16.00 KB)
• pngtopnm.exe (20.00 KB)
• pooltype.exe (16.00 KB)
• ppmtobmp.exe (16.00 KB)
• ps2pk.exe (104.00 KB)
• psbook.exe (20.00 KB)
• psnup.exe (28.00 KB)
• psresize.exe (24.00 KB)
• psselect.exe (20.00 KB)
• pstops.exe (24.00 KB)
• t1asm.exe (20.00 KB)
• texi2dvi.exe (16.00 KB)
• texify.exe (16.00 KB)
• texindex.exe (24.00 KB)
• tftopl.exe (16.00 KB)
• tgatoppm.exe (16.00 KB)
• tifftopnm.exe (16.00 KB)
• ttf2afm.exe (32.00 KB)
• ttf2pfb.exe (32.00 KB)
• ttf2pk.exe (60.00 KB)
• ttf2tfm.exe (76.00 KB)
• vftovp.exe (16.00 KB)
• vptovf.exe (16.00 KB)
• yap.exe (252.00 KB)

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The current web page applies to MiKTeX 2 version 2 alone. Some files and registry entries are typically left behind when you remove MiKTeX 2.

Folders left behind when you uninstall MiKTeX 2:

• C:\Program Files\MiKTeX
• C:\Program Files\WinEdt Team\WinEdt\Config\MiKTeX
• C:\Program Files\WinEdt Team\WinEdt\Doc\Wizard-MiKTeX
• C:\Program Files\WinEdt Team\WinEdt\Exec\MiKTeX

Files remaining:

• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2009a\sys\tex\latex\base\miktex.txt
• C:\Program Files\MiKTeX 2.9\miktex\config\mpm.ini
• C:\Program Files\MiKTeX 2.9\miktex\config\setup-2013-12-12-15-08.log
• C:\Program Files\MiKTeX 2.9\miktex\config\uninst.log
• C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\bibtex\bib\amslatex\mrabbrev.bib
• C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\bibtex\bib\base\test.bib
• C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\bibtex\bib\base\xampl.bib
• C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\bibtex\bst\amslatex\amsalpha.bst
• C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\bibtex\bst\amslatex\amsplain.bst
• C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\bibtex\bst\base\abbrv.bst
• C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\bibtex\bst\base\acm.bst
• C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\bibtex\bst\base\alpha.bst
• C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\bibtex\bst\base\apalike.bst
• C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\bibtex\bst\base\ieeetr.bst
• C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\bibtex\bst\base\plain.bst
• C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\bibtex\bst\base\siam.bst
• C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\bibtex\bst\base\unsrt.bst
• C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\bibtex\csf\88591lat.csf
• C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\bibtex\csf\88591sca.csf
• C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\bibtex\csf\88592pl.csf
• C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\bibtex\csf\ascii.csf
• C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\bibtex\csf\cp1250pl.csf
• C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\bibtex\csf\cp437lat.csf
• C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\bibtex\csf\cp850lat.csf
• C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\bibtex\csf\cp850sca.csf
• C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\bibtex\csf\cp852pl.csf
• C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\bibtex\csf\cp866rus.csf
• C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\doc\bibtex\achicago-bst.dvi
• C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\doc\bibtex\bibshare
• C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\doc\bibtex\btxbst.doc
• C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\doc\bibtex\btxdoc.bib
• C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\doc\bibtex\btxdoc.dvi
• C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\doc\bibtex\btxdoc.tex
• C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\doc\bibtex\btxhak.dvi
• C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\doc\bibtex\btxhak.tex
• C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\doc\bibtex8\00readme.txt
• C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\doc\bibtex8\csfile.txt
• C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\doc\bibtex8\file_id.diz
• C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\doc\bibtex8\HISTORY
• C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\doc\dvipdfm\dvipdfm.dvi
• C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\doc\dvipdfm\dvipdfm.pdf
• C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\doc\dvipdfm\dvipdfm.tex
• C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\doc\dvipdfm\Makefile
• C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\doc\dvipdfm\mwicks.bb
• C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\doc\dvipdfm\mwicks.jpeg
• C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\doc\dvipdfm\sample.tex
• C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\doc\dvipdfm\something.bb
• C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\doc\dvipdfm\something.eps
• C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\doc\dvipdfm\something.fig
• C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\doc\dvipdfm\something.pdf
• C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\doc\dvipdfm\transistor.bb
• C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\doc\dvipdfm\transistor.eps
• C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\doc\dvipdfm\transistor.fig
• C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\doc\dvipdfm\transistor.pdf
• C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\doc\dvips\dvips.dvi
• C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\doc\eplain\arrow.texi
• C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\doc\eplain\btxdoc.tex
• C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\doc\eplain\copying.texi
• C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\doc\eplain\csindex.texi
• C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\doc\eplain\eplain.aux
• C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\doc\eplain\eplain.cp
• C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\doc\eplain\eplain.dvi
• C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\doc\eplain\eplain.fn
• C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\doc\eplain\eplain.ky
• C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\doc\eplain\eplain.pg
• C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\doc\eplain\eplain.texi
• C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\doc\eplain\eplain.toc
• C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\doc\eplain\eplain.tp
• C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\doc\eplain\eplain.vr
• C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\doc\eplain\freedom.texi
• C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\doc\eplain\index.texi
• C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\doc\eplain\install.texi
• C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\doc\eplain\intro.texi
• C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\doc\eplain\invoke.texi
• C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\doc\eplain\Makefile
• C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\doc\eplain\progdef.texi
• C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\doc\eplain\userdef.texi
• C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\doc\etex\base\etex_man.dvi
• C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\doc\etex\base\etex_man.pdf
• C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\doc\etex\base\etex_man.sty
• C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\doc\etex\base\etex_man.tex
• C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\doc\etex\base\etex-man.dvi
• C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\doc\etex\base\etex-man.pdf
• C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\doc\farsitex\bugs.txt
• C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\doc\farsitex\changes.txt
• C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\doc\farsitex\commands.txt
• C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\doc\farsitex\copying.txt
• C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\doc\farsitex\faq.txt
• C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\doc\farsitex\install.txt
• C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\doc\farsitex\legal.txt
• C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\doc\farsitex\readme.txt
• C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\doc\fonts\amsfonts\amsfndoc.cyr
• C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\doc\fonts\amsfonts\amsfndoc.def
• C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\doc\fonts\amsfonts\amsfndoc.dvi
• C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\doc\fonts\amsfonts\amsfndoc.fnt
• C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\doc\fonts\amsfonts\amsfndoc.ins
• C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\doc\fonts\amsfonts\amsfndoc.ps.gz
• C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\doc\fonts\amsfonts\amsfndoc.tex
• C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\doc\fonts\amsfonts\amsfonts.bug
• C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\doc\fonts\amsfonts\amsfonts.dvi

Registry that is not cleaned:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VirtualStore\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MiK\MiKTeX
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\MiK\MiKTeX
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\MiKTeX 2
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\MiK\MiKTeX
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\MiKTeX.org

A way to remove MiKTeX 2 with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

MiKTeX 2 is a program offered by Christian Schenk. Frequently, computer users choose to remove it. Sometimes this is troublesome because doing this by hand takes some advanced knowledge related to removing Windows applications by hand. The best EASY practice to remove MiKTeX 2 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 Windows system, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and general tool to optimize your Windows PC.

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• go to Download Link
• download the setup by clicking on the DOWNLOAD NOW button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good Windows tool.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs button


5. A list of the programs existing on the PC will appear

6. Scroll the list of programs until you locate MiKTeX 2 or simply activate the Search field and type in "MiKTeX 2". If it exists on your system the MiKTeX 2 app will be found automatically. Notice that after you select MiKTeX 2 in the list of applications, the following data about the application is made available to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have about MiKTeX 2, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the application you wish to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will appear. Confirm the uninstall by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall MiKTeX 2.


8. After uninstalling MiKTeX 2, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to perform the cleanup. All the items of MiKTeX 2 that have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing MiKTeX 2 with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

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

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to remove MiKTeX 2 by Christian Schenk from your computer, we are not saying that MiKTeX 2 by Christian Schenk is not a good application for your PC. This text only contains detailed instructions on how to remove MiKTeX 2 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' PCs.