PI Network Subsystem

A guide to uninstall PI Network Subsystem from your system

This page is about PI Network Subsystem for Windows. Below you can find details on how to uninstall it from your PC. It is produced by OSIsoft, LLC. Additional info about OSIsoft, LLC can be read here. More info about the application PI Network Subsystem can be seen at http://techsupport.osisoft.com. PI Network Subsystem is normally set up in the C:\Program Files\PIPC directory, depending on the user's option. The entire uninstall command line for PI Network Subsystem is MsiExec.exe /I{4144ACE7-5985-4381-93F2-7B4B0EA0732F}. The application's main executable file occupies 4.48 MB (4694168 bytes) on disk and is titled Procbook.exe.

PI Network Subsystem contains of the executables below. They occupy 44.29 MB (46437352 bytes) on disk.

• piartool.exe (5.04 MB)
• piconfig.exe (3.94 MB)
• pidiag.exe (5.60 MB)
• pigetmsg.exe (3.48 MB)
• pilistupd.exe (3.25 MB)
• AFGetTrace.exe (153.64 KB)
• RegPlugIn.exe (97.64 KB)
• SetPISystem.exe (52.64 KB)
• apisnap.exe (29.73 KB)
• bufserv.exe (925.73 KB)
• bufutil.exe (880.73 KB)
• pibufss.exe (5.67 MB)
• pilogsrv.exe (126.23 KB)
• pimsgss.exe (4.21 MB)
• pinetmgr.exe (5.06 MB)
• BufferingManager.exe (661.88 KB)
• PISDKUtility.exe (599.14 KB)
• Pbexsqlmds.exe (22.65 KB)
• Pbshell.exe (92.15 KB)
• Procbook.exe (4.48 MB)

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The current web page applies to PI Network Subsystem version 3.4.425.1432 alone. You can find below a few links to other PI Network Subsystem releases:

• 3.5.500.88
• 3.4.450.165
• 3.4.435.538
• 3.4.430.460
• 3.4.395.64
• 3.4.420.1182
• 3.4.410.1194
• 3.4.400.1151
• 3.4.420.1153
• 3.4.405.1161
• 3.4.415.1143

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Some files and registry entries are frequently left behind when you uninstall PI Network Subsystem.

The files below are left behind on your disk by PI Network Subsystem's application uninstaller when you removed it:

• C:\Windows\Installer\{DD298BA1-3B17-4338-BC70-EB27EC478E96}\PI.ICO

Usually the following registry keys will not be cleaned:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\1AB892DD71B38334CB07BE72CE74E869
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{DD298BA1-3B17-4338-BC70-EB27EC478E96}

Additional registry values that are not removed:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\1AB892DD71B38334CB07BE72CE74E869\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Windows\Installer\{DD298BA1-3B17-4338-BC70-EB27EC478E96}\

How to erase PI Network Subsystem with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

PI Network Subsystem is a program marketed by the software company OSIsoft, LLC. Some users choose to remove it. This can be troublesome because removing this manually takes some knowledge related to Windows internal functioning. One of the best SIMPLE solution to remove PI Network Subsystem 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 on your system, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and all around tool to maximize the performance of your computer.

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• visit Download Link
• download the setup by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with the program's design and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful system optimizer.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs feature


5. All the programs existing on the PC will be shown to you

6. Navigate the list of programs until you locate PI Network Subsystem or simply activate the Search feature and type in "PI Network Subsystem". If it exists on your system the PI Network Subsystem app will be found very quickly. When you click PI Network Subsystem in the list of applications, the following information regarding the application is shown to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other people have regarding PI Network Subsystem, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the application you want to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

For example you can see that for PI Network Subsystem:

• The web site of the program is: http://techsupport.osisoft.com
• The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /I{4144ACE7-5985-4381-93F2-7B4B0EA0732F}

7. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will show up. accept the removal by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove PI Network Subsystem.


8. After removing PI Network Subsystem, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items of PI Network Subsystem that have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing PI Network Subsystem using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your system.

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

Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to uninstall PI Network Subsystem by OSIsoft, LLC from your computer, nor are we saying that PI Network Subsystem by OSIsoft, LLC is not a good software application. This text simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall PI Network Subsystem 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 discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.