Morningstar Direct

A way to uninstall Morningstar Direct from your computer

This page is about Morningstar Direct for Windows. Below you can find details on how to uninstall it from your PC. The Windows version was developed by Morningstar Inc.. Further information on Morningstar Inc. can be found here. More details about Morningstar Direct can be found at http://advisor.morningstar.com. Usually the Morningstar Direct program is installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Morningstar\Direct directory, depending on the user's option during install. The entire uninstall command line for Morningstar Direct is MsiExec.exe /I{D6A5C571-4B49-4291-BBE0-AE1DF1B419DA}. The program's main executable file occupies 42.00 KB (43008 bytes) on disk and is titled AWDDiagnostic.exe.

The following executables are installed alongside Morningstar Direct. They occupy about 34.21 MB (35876856 bytes) on disk.

• AWDDiagnostic.exe (42.00 KB)
• AWDImport.exe (14.69 MB)
• AwdUnstaller.exe (141.68 KB)
• Filechecklist.exe (297.18 KB)
• ImportTools.exe (129.68 KB)
• JobCreator.exe (1.79 MB)
• JobRunner.exe (4.28 MB)
• Logout30.exe (13.18 KB)
• mssigntool.exe (53.18 KB)
• MStarAWD.exe (8.74 MB)
• MStarFundFlowsApp.exe (211.63 KB)
• MstarUpdate.exe (198.63 KB)
• NDP461-KB3102438-Web.exe (1.36 MB)
• OpenFile.exe (345.68 KB)
• PathMigrationTool.exe (31.50 KB)
• PerfRptController.exe (1.09 MB)
• PresentationStudio.exe (731.00 KB)
• RestartProcess.exe (17.18 KB)
• tool.updatereg.exe (20.68 KB)
• InstallClean.exe (89.68 KB)

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The information on this page is only about version 3.19.040 of Morningstar Direct. Click on the links below for other Morningstar Direct versions:

• 3.19.004
• 3.20.018
• 3.6.011
• 3.20.016
• 3.20.019
• 3.20.004
• 3.19.048
• 3.16.007
• 3.15.003
• 3.17.001
• 3.19.045
• 3.17.005
• 3.16.004
• 3.14.007
• 3.19.026
• 3.20.005
• 3.14.000
• 3.20.000
• 3.19.043
• 3.20.030.06
• 3.18.002
• 3.17.000
• 3.19.008
• 3.19.020
• 3.19.036
• 3.19.025
• 3.19.044
• 3.19.018
• 3.19.024
• 3.20.001
• 3.20.026
• 3.19.031
• 3.13.004
• 3.19.033
• 3.18.000

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After the uninstall process, the application leaves leftovers on the PC. Part_A few of these are shown below.

You should delete the folders below after you uninstall Morningstar Direct:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Morningstar\Direct
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Morningstar\DIRECT
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Program Files (x86)\Morningstar\Direct

Check for and remove the following files from your disk when you uninstall Morningstar Direct:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Morningstar\Direct\AccountSummary.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Morningstar\Direct\AntennaHouse\ahfontmp.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Morningstar\Direct\AntennaHouse\ahgralzwmp.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Morningstar\Direct\AntennaHouse\ahgramp.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Morningstar\Direct\AntennaHouse\axfolic.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Morningstar\Direct\AntennaHouse\axfomlic.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Morningstar\Direct\AntennaHouse\base2\83pv-rksj-h.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Morningstar\Direct\AntennaHouse\base2\90msp-rksj-h.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Morningstar\Direct\AntennaHouse\base2\90msp-rksj-v.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Morningstar\Direct\AntennaHouse\base2\90ms-rksj-h.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Morningstar\Direct\AntennaHouse\base2\90ms-rksj-v.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Morningstar\Direct\AntennaHouse\base2\90pv-rksj-h.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Morningstar\Direct\AntennaHouse\base2\add-rksj-h.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Morningstar\Direct\AntennaHouse\base2\add-rksj-v.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Morningstar\Direct\AntennaHouse\base2\adobe-cns-1.cmp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Morningstar\Direct\AntennaHouse\base2\adobe-cns-1.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Morningstar\Direct\AntennaHouse\base2\adobe-cns-1.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Morningstar\Direct\AntennaHouse\base2\adobe-gb-1.cmp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Morningstar\Direct\AntennaHouse\base2\adobe-gb-1.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Morningstar\Direct\AntennaHouse\base2\adobe-gb-1.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Morningstar\Direct\AntennaHouse\base2\adobe-japan-1.cmp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Morningstar\Direct\AntennaHouse\base2\adobe-japan-1.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Morningstar\Direct\AntennaHouse\base2\adobe-japan-1.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Morningstar\Direct\AntennaHouse\base2\adobe-ks-1.cmp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Morningstar\Direct\AntennaHouse\base2\adobe-ks-1.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Morningstar\Direct\AntennaHouse\base2\adobe-ks-1.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Morningstar\Direct\AntennaHouse\base2\b5pc.cmp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Morningstar\Direct\AntennaHouse\base2\b5pc.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Morningstar\Direct\AntennaHouse\base2\b5pc-h.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Morningstar\Direct\AntennaHouse\base2\b5pc-v.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Morningstar\Direct\AntennaHouse\base2\chinesebig5.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Morningstar\Direct\AntennaHouse\base2\chinesegbk.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Morningstar\Direct\AntennaHouse\base2\ciso-646irv.cmp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Morningstar\Direct\AntennaHouse\base2\cj0201k.cmp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Morningstar\Direct\AntennaHouse\base2\cj0201k-3b.cmp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Morningstar\Direct\AntennaHouse\base2\cj0201kwin.cmp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Morningstar\Direct\AntennaHouse\base2\cj0201kwin-3b.cmp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Morningstar\Direct\AntennaHouse\base2\cj0201l-646.cmp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Morningstar\Direct\AntennaHouse\base2\cj0201l-646-3b.cmp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Morningstar\Direct\AntennaHouse\base2\cj0201l-646win.cmp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Morningstar\Direct\AntennaHouse\base2\cj0208.cmp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Morningstar\Direct\AntennaHouse\base2\cj0208-euc.cmp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Morningstar\Direct\AntennaHouse\base2\cj0208-win31j.cmp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Morningstar\Direct\AntennaHouse\base2\cj0212.cmp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Morningstar\Direct\AntennaHouse\base2\cjc6226.cmp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Morningstar\Direct\AntennaHouse\base2\cjnecext.cmp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Morningstar\Direct\AntennaHouse\base2\cns-euc2.cmp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Morningstar\Direct\AntennaHouse\base2\cns-euc2.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Morningstar\Direct\AntennaHouse\base2\cns-euc4.cmp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Morningstar\Direct\AntennaHouse\base2\cns-euc4.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Morningstar\Direct\AntennaHouse\base2\cns-euc-h.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Morningstar\Direct\AntennaHouse\base2\cns-euc-v.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Morningstar\Direct\AntennaHouse\base2\etenb5.cmp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Morningstar\Direct\AntennaHouse\base2\eten-b5.cmp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Morningstar\Direct\AntennaHouse\base2\etenb5.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Morningstar\Direct\AntennaHouse\base2\eten-b5.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Morningstar\Direct\AntennaHouse\base2\eten-b5-h.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Morningstar\Direct\AntennaHouse\base2\eten-b5-v.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Morningstar\Direct\AntennaHouse\base2\etenms-b5-h.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Morningstar\Direct\AntennaHouse\base2\etenms-b5-v.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Morningstar\Direct\AntennaHouse\base2\euc-h.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Morningstar\Direct\AntennaHouse\base2\euc-jp.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Morningstar\Direct\AntennaHouse\base2\euc-jp-fix.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Morningstar\Direct\AntennaHouse\base2\euc-v.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Morningstar\Direct\AntennaHouse\base2\ext-rksj-h.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Morningstar\Direct\AntennaHouse\base2\ext-rksj-v.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Morningstar\Direct\AntennaHouse\base2\fmr-ext.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Morningstar\Direct\AntennaHouse\base2\fmr-extc.cmp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Morningstar\Direct\AntennaHouse\base2\gb11383-89.cmp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Morningstar\Direct\AntennaHouse\base2\gb11383-89.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Morningstar\Direct\AntennaHouse\base2\gb18030.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Morningstar\Direct\AntennaHouse\base2\gb18030-2000-2byte.cmp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Morningstar\Direct\AntennaHouse\base2\gb18030-2000-2byte.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Morningstar\Direct\AntennaHouse\base2\gb18030-2000-4byte.cmp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Morningstar\Direct\AntennaHouse\base2\gb18030-2000-4byte.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Morningstar\Direct\AntennaHouse\base2\gb1988-89.cmp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Morningstar\Direct\AntennaHouse\base2\gb1988-89.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Morningstar\Direct\AntennaHouse\base2\gb-euc.cmp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Morningstar\Direct\AntennaHouse\base2\gb-euc.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Morningstar\Direct\AntennaHouse\base2\gb-euc-h.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Morningstar\Direct\AntennaHouse\base2\gb-euc-v.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Morningstar\Direct\AntennaHouse\base2\gbk2312-80.cmp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Morningstar\Direct\AntennaHouse\base2\gbk2312-80.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Morningstar\Direct\AntennaHouse\base2\gbk-euc.cmp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Morningstar\Direct\AntennaHouse\base2\gbk-euc.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Morningstar\Direct\AntennaHouse\base2\gbk-euc-h.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Morningstar\Direct\AntennaHouse\base2\gbk-euc-v.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Morningstar\Direct\AntennaHouse\base2\gbpc-euc-h.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Morningstar\Direct\AntennaHouse\base2\gbpc-euc-v.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Morningstar\Direct\AntennaHouse\base2\h.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Morningstar\Direct\AntennaHouse\base2\ibmext.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Morningstar\Direct\AntennaHouse\base2\ibmextc.cmp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Morningstar\Direct\AntennaHouse\base2\iso-2022-jp.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Morningstar\Direct\AntennaHouse\base2\iso646.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Morningstar\Direct\AntennaHouse\base2\iso646irv.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Morningstar\Direct\AntennaHouse\base2\iso646irvc.cmp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Morningstar\Direct\AntennaHouse\base2\iso8859-1.cmp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Morningstar\Direct\AntennaHouse\base2\iso8859-1.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Morningstar\Direct\AntennaHouse\base2\iso8859-1.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Morningstar\Direct\AntennaHouse\base2\j0201k.dat

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

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Morningstar\Direct
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Morningstar\Morningstar Direct
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\175C5A6D94B41924BB0EEAD11F4B91AD
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{D6A5C571-4B49-4291-BBE0-AE1DF1B419DA}
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Morningstar\Direct

Use regedit.exe to remove the following additional registry values from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\175C5A6D94B41924BB0EEAD11F4B91AD\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\DomainProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List\C:\Program Files (x86)\Morningstar\Direct\AWDImport.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\DomainProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List\C:\Program Files (x86)\Morningstar\Direct\MStarAWD.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List\C:\Program Files (x86)\Morningstar\Direct\MStarAWD.exe

How to uninstall Morningstar Direct with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Morningstar Direct is a program released by Morningstar Inc.. Frequently, computer users want to erase this program. Sometimes this is difficult because removing this manually takes some knowledge related to removing Windows applications by hand. One of the best EASY procedure to erase Morningstar Direct is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on 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 a very efficient uninstaller and all around utility to maximize the performance of your Windows PC.

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

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful system optimizer.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs button


5. All the programs existing on the computer will appear

6. Navigate the list of programs until you locate Morningstar Direct or simply click the Search field and type in "Morningstar Direct". The Morningstar Direct program will be found automatically. Notice that when you select Morningstar Direct in the list of programs, some data about the application is shown to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other people have about Morningstar Direct, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details about the program you wish to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for Morningstar Direct:

• The publisher is: http://advisor.morningstar.com
• The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /I{D6A5C571-4B49-4291-BBE0-AE1DF1B419DA}

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will show up. Confirm the uninstall by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall Morningstar Direct.


8. After removing Morningstar Direct, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items of Morningstar Direct which have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing Morningstar Direct using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry items, files or directories are left behind on your PC.

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

Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to remove Morningstar Direct by Morningstar Inc. from your computer, we are not saying that Morningstar Direct by Morningstar Inc. is not a good application for your computer. This text only contains detailed instructions on how to remove Morningstar Direct supposing you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.