Power Monitoring Expert

A guide to uninstall Power Monitoring Expert from your computer

This info is about Power Monitoring Expert for Windows. Here you can find details on how to uninstall it from your computer. It was developed for Windows by Schneider Electric. Take a look here for more information on Schneider Electric. More details about the application Power Monitoring Expert can be found at http://www.powerlogic.com/. Usually the Power Monitoring Expert program is found in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Schneider Electric\Power Monitoring Expert directory, depending on the user's option during setup. You can remove Power Monitoring Expert by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files (x86)\Schneider Electric\Power Monitoring Expert\Uninst_PowerMonitoringExpert\UninstallLauncher.exe. Keep in mind that you might be prompted for administrator rights. The application's main executable file is named designer.exe and it has a size of 5.96 MB (6253264 bytes).

The following executables are installed along with Power Monitoring Expert. They take about 51.85 MB (54369800 bytes) on disk.

• ObjectFactoryTools.exe (85.20 KB)
• ObjectFactoryTools.exe (85.20 KB)
• ConfigServiceTool.exe (48.70 KB)
• FeatureValidator.exe (13.20 KB)
• Framework.ServiceHost.exe (66.70 KB)
• HierarchyConfig.exe (87.20 KB)
• ObjectFactoryTools.exe (85.20 KB)
• PQGroupConfig.exe (15.70 KB)
• WebCapture.exe (12.70 KB)
• ObjectFactoryTools.exe (85.20 KB)
• FeatureValidator.exe (13.20 KB)
• ObjectFactoryTools.exe (85.20 KB)
• ObjectFactoryTools.exe (85.20 KB)
• ObjectFactoryTools.exe (85.20 KB)
• ObjectFactoryTools.exe (85.20 KB)
• Diagnostics Tool.exe (215.20 KB)
• FloatingLicenseManager.exe (1.81 MB)
• LicenseManager.exe (1.86 MB)
• ReportCustomizer.exe (55.00 KB)
• ReportPackBuilder.exe (198.50 KB)
• LogViewer.exe (103.27 KB)
• alarm.exe (1.74 MB)
• alarmsrv.exe (542.70 KB)
• AlertMonitor.exe (16.70 KB)
• BreakerAgingConfiguration.exe (484.20 KB)
• clntvult.exe (647.70 KB)
• conman.exe (337.20 KB)
• DatabaseManager.exe (67.70 KB)
• DataProcessorService.exe (19.20 KB)
• designer.exe (5.96 MB)
• diagcon.exe (473.70 KB)
• diagtail.exe (522.20 KB)
• DiagViewer.exe (35.20 KB)
• DownstreamDevices.DownstreamAssistant.exe (157.70 KB)
• EPSSConfiguration.exe (811.70 KB)
• EPSSUpsConfiguration.exe (207.70 KB)
• Framework.ServiceHost.exe (66.70 KB)
• GENCapacityConfigurationUtility.exe (307.70 KB)
• I18NConfigurator.exe (18.70 KB)
• installanchorservice.exe (62.48 KB)
• ION.OpcDaServer.exe (229.70 KB)
• IonDiagnosticsAndUsage.exe (33.70 KB)
• IONEventWatcherService.exe (14.20 KB)
• IONParserTest.exe (113.20 KB)
• IONReportSubscriptionService.exe (34.70 KB)
• IONServices.exe (21.20 KB)
• IONServices.TestClient.exe (66.20 KB)
• iontest.exe (1.25 MB)
• LogicalDevice.AutoConfig.ServiceHost.exe (14.20 KB)
• LogicalDeviceTypeEditor.exe (263.20 KB)
• logsrv.exe (2.77 MB)
• lscfg.exe (1.63 MB)
• ManagementConsole.exe (1.23 MB)
• mbmaster.exe (124.70 KB)
• MeterRegistry.exe (20.20 KB)
• ModbusDeviceImporter.exe (721.77 KB)
• ModbusExtensionsWrapper.exe (56.70 KB)
• ModbusGatewayService.exe (18.70 KB)
• ModbusServiceConfigurationTool.exe (30.20 KB)
• Modules.Reporting.LineItemProcessor.UI.exe (25.20 KB)
• ObjectFactoryTools.exe (85.20 KB)
• OpcTestClient.exe (33.70 KB)
• pegaping.exe (1.15 MB)
• PMLConnectionManager.exe (493.20 KB)
• PMLEXEMonikers.exe (168.70 KB)
• PMLNetman.exe (990.70 KB)
• PMLNetmanw.exe (263.70 KB)
• PQDIFExporter.exe (98.20 KB)
• PQDIFExporterUI.exe (286.70 KB)
• ProgramDumpParser.exe (14.20 KB)
• PSLossesConfigurationUtility.exe (247.70 KB)
• QueryServer.exe (1.76 MB)
• Regtlb.exe (189.70 KB)
• repgen.exe (506.70 KB)
• reportgen.exe (765.77 KB)
• Reporting.ReportUpgrade.exe (25.20 KB)
• ReportPackUtil.exe (23.70 KB)
• SecurityUpdater.exe (58.70 KB)
• siteserv.exe (1.20 MB)
• sleep.exe (81.20 KB)
• SubscriptionStore.exe (156.20 KB)
• time2sec.exe (106.20 KB)
• TimeOfUse.TOU.WinApp.exe (22.20 KB)
• timesync.exe (353.70 KB)
• treemon.exe (833.20 KB)
• treemonw.exe (219.20 KB)
• uninstallanchorservice.exe (62.98 KB)
• upg_firm.exe (2.29 MB)
• UPSPowerConfigurationUtility.exe (271.20 KB)
• validate.exe (1.62 MB)
• vip.exe (3.09 MB)
• vipsetup.exe (578.70 KB)
• vista.exe (3.59 MB)
• Web.Measurement.Format.Converter.exe (27.20 KB)
• WebReach.XMLSubscriptionService.exe (15.70 KB)
• wmodem.exe (532.20 KB)
• RegistrationWizard.exe (1.49 MB)
• FeatureValidator.exe (13.20 KB)
• Modules.Reporting.LineItemProcessor.UI.exe (25.20 KB)
• ObjectFactoryTools.exe (85.20 KB)
• FeatureValidator.exe (13.20 KB)
• ObjectFactoryTools.exe (85.20 KB)
• Uninstall.exe (275.77 KB)
• UninstallLauncher.exe (13.27 KB)
• LogViewer.exe (101.70 KB)
• Setup.exe (998.20 KB)
• Uninstall.exe (205.70 KB)
• UninstallLauncher.exe (14.20 KB)
• FeatureValidator.exe (13.20 KB)

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This data is about Power Monitoring Expert version 8.2 only. You can find below info on other releases of Power Monitoring Expert:

• 7.2.2
• 10.0
• 8.0
• 7.2.1
• 11.0
• 9.0
• 7.2
• 9.1
• 8.1
• 12.0

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If you are manually uninstalling Power Monitoring Expert we advise you to verify if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Directories that were left behind:

• C:\Program Files\Schneider Electric\Power Monitoring Expert

The files below remain on your disk by Power Monitoring Expert's application uninstaller when you removed it:

• C:\Program Files\Schneider Electric\Power Monitoring Expert\applications\bin\Antlr3.Runtime.dll
• C:\Program Files\Schneider Electric\Power Monitoring Expert\applications\bin\CoreServicesHost.config
• C:\Program Files\Schneider Electric\Power Monitoring Expert\applications\bin\cs\Framework.Interfaces.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\Schneider Electric\Power Monitoring Expert\applications\bin\DataServicesHost.config
• C:\Program Files\Schneider Electric\Power Monitoring Expert\applications\bin\DataSourceDrivers.dll
• C:\Program Files\Schneider Electric\Power Monitoring Expert\applications\bin\DataSourceDrivers.IonEnterprise.dll
• C:\Program Files\Schneider Electric\Power Monitoring Expert\applications\bin\de\Framework.Interfaces.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\Schneider Electric\Power Monitoring Expert\applications\bin\en\Framework.Interfaces.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\Schneider Electric\Power Monitoring Expert\applications\bin\es\Framework.Interfaces.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\Schneider Electric\Power Monitoring Expert\applications\bin\fr\Framework.Interfaces.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\Schneider Electric\Power Monitoring Expert\applications\bin\Framework.Common.dll
• C:\Program Files\Schneider Electric\Power Monitoring Expert\applications\bin\Framework.Interfaces.dll
• C:\Program Files\Schneider Electric\Power Monitoring Expert\applications\bin\Framework.ServiceHost.exe
• C:\Program Files\Schneider Electric\Power Monitoring Expert\applications\bin\Framework.ServiceHost.InstallLog
• C:\Program Files\Schneider Electric\Power Monitoring Expert\applications\bin\HierarchyConfig.exe
• C:\Program Files\Schneider Electric\Power Monitoring Expert\applications\bin\HtmlCapture.Net.dll
• C:\Program Files\Schneider Electric\Power Monitoring Expert\applications\bin\IonEnterpriseMappingOverride.xml
• C:\Program Files\Schneider Electric\Power Monitoring Expert\applications\bin\IonEnterpriseTopicMap.xml
• C:\Program Files\Schneider Electric\Power Monitoring Expert\applications\bin\IonEnterpriseUnitMap.xml
• C:\Program Files\Schneider Electric\Power Monitoring Expert\applications\bin\Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Common.dll
• C:\Program Files\Schneider Electric\Power Monitoring Expert\applications\bin\Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Data.dll
• C:\Program Files\Schneider Electric\Power Monitoring Expert\applications\bin\Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Logging.dll
• C:\Program Files\Schneider Electric\Power Monitoring Expert\applications\bin\Microsoft.Practices.ServiceLocation.dll
• C:\Program Files\Schneider Electric\Power Monitoring Expert\applications\bin\Microsoft.Practices.Unity.Configuration.dll
• C:\Program Files\Schneider Electric\Power Monitoring Expert\applications\bin\Microsoft.Practices.Unity.dll
• C:\Program Files\Schneider Electric\Power Monitoring Expert\applications\bin\Microsoft.Practices.Unity.Interception.dll
• C:\Program Files\Schneider Electric\Power Monitoring Expert\applications\bin\Modules.CoreServices.dll
• C:\Program Files\Schneider Electric\Power Monitoring Expert\applications\bin\Modules.Data.DataSourceBus.dll
• C:\Program Files\Schneider Electric\Power Monitoring Expert\applications\bin\Modules.Internationalization.dll
• C:\Program Files\Schneider Electric\Power Monitoring Expert\applications\bin\Modules.ProviderBase.dll
• C:\Program Files\Schneider Electric\Power Monitoring Expert\applications\bin\Modules.ProviderEngine.dll
• C:\Program Files\Schneider Electric\Power Monitoring Expert\applications\bin\ObjectFactoryTools.exe
• C:\Program Files\Schneider Electric\Power Monitoring Expert\applications\bin\PowerLogic.Cipher.dll
• C:\Program Files\Schneider Electric\Power Monitoring Expert\applications\bin\ProductInfo.xml
• C:\Program Files\Schneider Electric\Power Monitoring Expert\applications\bin\ProviderEngineHost.config
• C:\Program Files\Schneider Electric\Power Monitoring Expert\applications\bin\Providers.DataAccess.dll
• C:\Program Files\Schneider Electric\Power Monitoring Expert\applications\bin\Providers.Sample.dll
• C:\Program Files\Schneider Electric\Power Monitoring Expert\applications\bin\Providers.Web.dll
• C:\Program Files\Schneider Electric\Power Monitoring Expert\applications\bin\Security.Cryptography.dll
• C:\Program Files\Schneider Electric\Power Monitoring Expert\applications\bin\WebCapture.exe
• C:\Program Files\Schneider Electric\Power Monitoring Expert\applications\HierarchyManager\bin\Antlr3.Runtime.dll
• C:\Program Files\Schneider Electric\Power Monitoring Expert\applications\HierarchyManager\bin\ApplicationFramework.Data.dll
• C:\Program Files\Schneider Electric\Power Monitoring Expert\applications\HierarchyManager\bin\cs\Framework.Interfaces.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\Schneider Electric\Power Monitoring Expert\applications\HierarchyManager\bin\cs\HierarchyManager.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\Schneider Electric\Power Monitoring Expert\applications\HierarchyManager\bin\cs\Modules.CoreServices.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\Schneider Electric\Power Monitoring Expert\applications\HierarchyManager\bin\de\Framework.Interfaces.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\Schneider Electric\Power Monitoring Expert\applications\HierarchyManager\bin\de\HierarchyManager.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\Schneider Electric\Power Monitoring Expert\applications\HierarchyManager\bin\de\Modules.CoreServices.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\Schneider Electric\Power Monitoring Expert\applications\HierarchyManager\bin\en\Framework.Interfaces.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\Schneider Electric\Power Monitoring Expert\applications\HierarchyManager\bin\en\HierarchyManager.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\Schneider Electric\Power Monitoring Expert\applications\HierarchyManager\bin\en\Modules.CoreServices.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\Schneider Electric\Power Monitoring Expert\applications\HierarchyManager\bin\es\Framework.Interfaces.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\Schneider Electric\Power Monitoring Expert\applications\HierarchyManager\bin\es\HierarchyManager.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\Schneider Electric\Power Monitoring Expert\applications\HierarchyManager\bin\es\Modules.CoreServices.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\Schneider Electric\Power Monitoring Expert\applications\HierarchyManager\bin\fr\Framework.Interfaces.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\Schneider Electric\Power Monitoring Expert\applications\HierarchyManager\bin\fr\HierarchyManager.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\Schneider Electric\Power Monitoring Expert\applications\HierarchyManager\bin\fr\Modules.CoreServices.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\Schneider Electric\Power Monitoring Expert\applications\HierarchyManager\bin\Framework.Common.dll
• C:\Program Files\Schneider Electric\Power Monitoring Expert\applications\HierarchyManager\bin\Framework.Interfaces.dll
• C:\Program Files\Schneider Electric\Power Monitoring Expert\applications\HierarchyManager\bin\HierarchyManager.dll
• C:\Program Files\Schneider Electric\Power Monitoring Expert\applications\HierarchyManager\bin\Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Common.dll
• C:\Program Files\Schneider Electric\Power Monitoring Expert\applications\HierarchyManager\bin\Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Logging.dll
• C:\Program Files\Schneider Electric\Power Monitoring Expert\applications\HierarchyManager\bin\Microsoft.Practices.ServiceLocation.dll
• C:\Program Files\Schneider Electric\Power Monitoring Expert\applications\HierarchyManager\bin\Microsoft.Practices.Unity.Configuration.dll
• C:\Program Files\Schneider Electric\Power Monitoring Expert\applications\HierarchyManager\bin\Microsoft.Practices.Unity.dll
• C:\Program Files\Schneider Electric\Power Monitoring Expert\applications\HierarchyManager\bin\Microsoft.Practices.Unity.Interception.dll
• C:\Program Files\Schneider Electric\Power Monitoring Expert\applications\HierarchyManager\bin\Microsoft.Web.Infrastructure.dll
• C:\Program Files\Schneider Electric\Power Monitoring Expert\applications\HierarchyManager\bin\Modules.CoreServices.dll
• C:\Program Files\Schneider Electric\Power Monitoring Expert\applications\HierarchyManager\bin\Newtonsoft.Json.dll
• C:\Program Files\Schneider Electric\Power Monitoring Expert\applications\HierarchyManager\bin\ObjectFactoryTools.exe
• C:\Program Files\Schneider Electric\Power Monitoring Expert\applications\HierarchyManager\bin\SharedWebFramework.dll
• C:\Program Files\Schneider Electric\Power Monitoring Expert\applications\HierarchyManager\bin\System.Web.Helpers.dll
• C:\Program Files\Schneider Electric\Power Monitoring Expert\applications\HierarchyManager\bin\System.Web.Mvc.dll
• C:\Program Files\Schneider Electric\Power Monitoring Expert\applications\HierarchyManager\bin\System.Web.Optimization.dll
• C:\Program Files\Schneider Electric\Power Monitoring Expert\applications\HierarchyManager\bin\System.Web.Razor.dll
• C:\Program Files\Schneider Electric\Power Monitoring Expert\applications\HierarchyManager\bin\System.Web.WebPages.Deployment.dll
• C:\Program Files\Schneider Electric\Power Monitoring Expert\applications\HierarchyManager\bin\System.Web.WebPages.dll
• C:\Program Files\Schneider Electric\Power Monitoring Expert\applications\HierarchyManager\bin\System.Web.WebPages.Razor.dll
• C:\Program Files\Schneider Electric\Power Monitoring Expert\applications\HierarchyManager\bin\WebGrease.dll
• C:\Program Files\Schneider Electric\Power Monitoring Expert\applications\HierarchyManager\Content\Dynatree\icons.gif
• C:\Program Files\Schneider Electric\Power Monitoring Expert\applications\HierarchyManager\Content\Dynatree\icons-rtl.gif
• C:\Program Files\Schneider Electric\Power Monitoring Expert\applications\HierarchyManager\Content\Dynatree\loading.gif
• C:\Program Files\Schneider Electric\Power Monitoring Expert\applications\HierarchyManager\Content\Dynatree\ui.dynatree.css
• C:\Program Files\Schneider Electric\Power Monitoring Expert\applications\HierarchyManager\Content\Dynatree\ui.dynatree.custom.css
• C:\Program Files\Schneider Electric\Power Monitoring Expert\applications\HierarchyManager\Content\Dynatree\vline.gif
• C:\Program Files\Schneider Electric\Power Monitoring Expert\applications\HierarchyManager\Content\Dynatree\vline-rtl.gif
• C:\Program Files\Schneider Electric\Power Monitoring Expert\applications\HierarchyManager\Content\Opentip\opentip.css
• C:\Program Files\Schneider Electric\Power Monitoring Expert\applications\HierarchyManager\Content\Site.css
• C:\Program Files\Schneider Electric\Power Monitoring Expert\applications\HierarchyManager\Content\SlickGrid\images\actions.gif
• C:\Program Files\Schneider Electric\Power Monitoring Expert\applications\HierarchyManager\Content\SlickGrid\images\ajax-loader-small.gif
• C:\Program Files\Schneider Electric\Power Monitoring Expert\applications\HierarchyManager\Content\SlickGrid\images\arrow_redo.png
• C:\Program Files\Schneider Electric\Power Monitoring Expert\applications\HierarchyManager\Content\SlickGrid\images\arrow_right_peppermint.png
• C:\Program Files\Schneider Electric\Power Monitoring Expert\applications\HierarchyManager\Content\SlickGrid\images\arrow_right_spearmint.png
• C:\Program Files\Schneider Electric\Power Monitoring Expert\applications\HierarchyManager\Content\SlickGrid\images\arrow_undo.png
• C:\Program Files\Schneider Electric\Power Monitoring Expert\applications\HierarchyManager\Content\SlickGrid\images\bullet_blue.png
• C:\Program Files\Schneider Electric\Power Monitoring Expert\applications\HierarchyManager\Content\SlickGrid\images\bullet_star.png
• C:\Program Files\Schneider Electric\Power Monitoring Expert\applications\HierarchyManager\Content\SlickGrid\images\bullet_toggle_minus.png
• C:\Program Files\Schneider Electric\Power Monitoring Expert\applications\HierarchyManager\Content\SlickGrid\images\bullet_toggle_plus.png
• C:\Program Files\Schneider Electric\Power Monitoring Expert\applications\HierarchyManager\Content\SlickGrid\images\calendar.gif
• C:\Program Files\Schneider Electric\Power Monitoring Expert\applications\HierarchyManager\Content\SlickGrid\images\collapse.gif

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the data below:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\PowerMonitoringExpert

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

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Schneider Electric\Power Monitoring Expert\applications\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Schneider Electric\Power Monitoring Expert\config\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Schneider Electric\Power Monitoring Expert\Diagnostics Tool\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Schneider Electric\Power Monitoring Expert\Floating License Manager\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Schneider Electric\Power Monitoring Expert\License Manager\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Schneider Electric\Power Monitoring Expert\system\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Schneider Electric\Power Monitoring Expert\web\

A way to erase Power Monitoring Expert using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Power Monitoring Expert is an application marketed by the software company Schneider Electric. Sometimes, people try to erase it. Sometimes this is efortful because uninstalling this by hand requires some know-how regarding removing Windows programs manually. One of the best EASY manner to erase Power Monitoring Expert 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 PC, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and all around tool to maximize the performance of your system.

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• visit Download Link
• download the setup by clicking on the DOWNLOAD NOW button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with the program's design and number of functions 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. All the programs existing on the PC will be shown to you

6. Scroll the list of programs until you locate Power Monitoring Expert or simply activate the Search field and type in "Power Monitoring Expert". The Power Monitoring Expert program will be found automatically. Notice that when you select Power Monitoring Expert in the list of apps, the following data regarding the application is available to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other users have regarding Power Monitoring Expert, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the app you are about to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for Power Monitoring Expert:

• The software company is: http://www.powerlogic.com/
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files (x86)\Schneider Electric\Power Monitoring Expert\Uninst_PowerMonitoringExpert\UninstallLauncher.exe

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will come up. accept the uninstall by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall Power Monitoring Expert.


8. After uninstalling Power Monitoring Expert, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to perform the cleanup. All the items that belong Power Monitoring Expert which have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling Power Monitoring Expert with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your disk.

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

Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to remove Power Monitoring Expert by Schneider Electric from your computer, we are not saying that Power Monitoring Expert by Schneider Electric is not a good application for your PC. This text simply contains detailed info on how to remove Power Monitoring Expert supposing 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.