Scratch

A way to uninstall Scratch from your computer

Scratch is a Windows application. Read below about how to remove it from your computer. The Windows release was developed by Lifelong Kindergarten Group @ MIT Media Lab. Take a look here for more details on Lifelong Kindergarten Group @ MIT Media Lab. You can read more about related to Scratch at scratch.mit.edu. The program is usually installed in the C:\Program Files\Scratch directory (same installation drive as Windows). The full command line for uninstalling Scratch is MsiExec.exe /X{A54D4EFD-BED1-41D7-A562-BBC403C56DD7}. Note that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you might receive a notification for administrator rights. Scratch's primary file takes about 1,021.00 KB (1045504 bytes) and its name is Scratch.exe.

Scratch is composed of the following executables which occupy 1,021.00 KB (1045504 bytes) on disk:

• Scratch.exe (1,021.00 KB)

The information on this page is only about version 1.4.0 of Scratch. Some files, folders and registry data will not be uninstalled when you are trying to remove Scratch from your PC.

Folders left behind when you uninstall Scratch:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Scratch
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\scratch-desktop-updater
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Scratch

Files remaining:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Scratch\CameraPlugin.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Scratch\Help\en\addList.gif
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Scratch\Help\en\addVariable.gif
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Scratch\Help\en\allMotorsOff.gif
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Scratch\Help\en\allMotorsOn.gif
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Scratch\Help\en\allscreens.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Scratch\Help\en\and.gif
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Scratch\Help\en\answer.gif
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Scratch\Help\en\append_toList_.gif
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Scratch\Help\en\backgroundIndex.gif
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Scratch\Help\en\bounceOffEdge.gif
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Scratch\Help\en\broadcast_.gif
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Scratch\Help\en\broadcastHat.gif
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Scratch\Help\en\changeGraphicEffect_by_.gif
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Scratch\Help\en\changePenHueBy_.gif
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Scratch\Help\en\changePenShadeBy_.gif
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Scratch\Help\en\changePenSizeBy_.gif
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Scratch\Help\en\changeSizeBy_.gif
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Scratch\Help\en\changeTempoBy_.gif
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Scratch\Help\en\changeVolumeBy_.gif
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Scratch\Help\en\changeXposBy_.gif
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Scratch\Help\en\changeYposBy_.gif
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Scratch\Help\en\clearPenTrails.gif
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Scratch\Help\en\color_sees_.gif
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Scratch\Help\en\comeToFront.gif
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Scratch\Help\en\computeFunction_of_.gif
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Scratch\Help\en\concatenate_with_.gif
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Scratch\Help\en\contentsOfList_.gif
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Scratch\Help\en\costumeIndex.gif
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Scratch\Help\en\deleteLine_ofList_.gif
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Scratch\Help\en\deleteList.gif
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Scratch\Help\en\deleteVariable.gif
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Scratch\Help\en\distanceTo_.gif
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Scratch\Help\en\divide.gif
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Scratch\Help\en\doAsk.gif
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Scratch\Help\en\doBroadcastAndWait.gif
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Scratch\Help\en\doForever.gif
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Scratch\Help\en\doForeverIf.gif
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Scratch\Help\en\doIf.gif
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Scratch\Help\en\doIfElse.gif
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Scratch\Help\en\doPlaySoundAndWait.gif
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Scratch\Help\en\doRepeat.gif
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Scratch\Help\en\doReturn.gif
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Scratch\Help\en\doUntil.gif
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Scratch\Help\en\doWaitUntil.gif
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Scratch\Help\en\drum_duration_elapsed_from_.gif
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Scratch\Help\en\equals.gif
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Scratch\Help\en\filterReset.gif
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Scratch\Help\en\forward_.gif
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Scratch\Help\en\getAttribute_of_.gif
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Scratch\Help\en\getLine_ofList_.gif
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Scratch\Help\en\glideSecs_toX_y_elapsed_from_.gif
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Scratch\Help\en\goBackByLayers_.gif
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Scratch\Help\en\gotoSpriteOrMouse_.gif
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Scratch\Help\en\gotoX_y_.gif
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Scratch\Help\en\greaterThan.gif
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Scratch\Help\en\heading.gif
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Scratch\Help\en\heading_.gif
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Scratch\Help\en\hide.gif
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Scratch\Help\en\hideVariable_.gif
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Scratch\Help\en\images\getting-started-thumb.gif
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Scratch\Help\en\images\help-menu.gif
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Scratch\Help\en\images\helpscreens-thumb.gif
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Scratch\Help\en\images\scratch-interface-1.gif
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Scratch\Help\en\images\scratch-logo.gif
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Scratch\Help\en\images\support-site.gif
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Scratch\Help\en\index.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Scratch\Help\en\insert_at_ofList_.gif
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Scratch\Help\en\isLoud.gif
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Scratch\Help\en\keyHat.gif
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Scratch\Help\en\keyPressed_.gif
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Scratch\Help\en\lessThan.gif
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Scratch\Help\en\letter_of_.gif
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Scratch\Help\en\lineCountOfList_.gif
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Scratch\Help\en\list_contains_.gif
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Scratch\Help\en\lookLike_.gif
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Scratch\Help\en\midiInstrument_.gif
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Scratch\Help\en\minus.gif
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Scratch\Help\en\mod.gif
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Scratch\Help\en\motorOnFor_elapsed_from_.gif
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Scratch\Help\en\mouseclickHat.gif
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Scratch\Help\en\mousePressed.gif
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Scratch\Help\en\mouseX.gif
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Scratch\Help\en\mouseY.gif
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Scratch\Help\en\nextBackground.gif
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Scratch\Help\en\nextCostume.gif
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Scratch\Help\en\not.gif
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Scratch\Help\en\noteOn_duration_elapsed_from_.gif
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Scratch\Help\en\or.gif
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Scratch\Help\en\penColor_.gif
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Scratch\Help\en\penSize_.gif
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Scratch\Help\en\playSound_.gif
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Scratch\Help\en\plus.gif
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Scratch\Help\en\pointTowards_.gif
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Scratch\Help\en\putPenDown.gif
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Scratch\Help\en\putPenUp.gif
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Scratch\Help\en\randomFrom_to_.gif
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Scratch\Help\en\rest_elapsed_from_.gif
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Scratch\Help\en\rounded.gif
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Scratch\Help\en\say_.gif

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

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.sb\Lifelong Kindergarten Group @ MIT Media Lab.Scratch.sb
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.sprite\Lifelong Kindergarten Group @ MIT Media Lab.Scratch.sprite
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Lifelong Kindergarten Group @ MIT Media Lab.Scratch.sb
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Lifelong Kindergarten Group @ MIT Media Lab.Scratch.sprite
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\DFE4D45A1DEB7D145A26BB4C305CD67D
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{A54D4EFD-BED1-41D7-A562-BBC403C56DD7}

Open regedit.exe in order to delete the following values:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Scratch\Scratch.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\DFE4D45A1DEB7D145A26BB4C305CD67D\ProductName

A way to uninstall Scratch from your PC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Scratch is a program released by the software company Lifelong Kindergarten Group @ MIT Media Lab. Some computer users try to erase this program. This is difficult because performing this by hand takes some advanced knowledge regarding removing Windows programs manually. The best EASY procedure to erase Scratch 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 Windows PC, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and general utility to maximize the performance of your Windows PC.

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• go to Download Link
• download the setup by pressing the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with the program's interface and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful PC management program.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs button


5. All the applications existing on the computer will appear

6. Scroll the list of applications until you locate Scratch or simply click the Search feature and type in "Scratch". If it is installed on your PC the Scratch app will be found automatically. Notice that after you click Scratch in the list , the following data regarding the application is available to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating explains the opinion other users have regarding Scratch, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the application you are about to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for Scratch:

• The web site of the program is: scratch.mit.edu
• The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /X{A54D4EFD-BED1-41D7-A562-BBC403C56DD7}

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will appear. Confirm the removal by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall Scratch.


8. After removing Scratch, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to perform the cleanup. All the items that belong Scratch which have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling Scratch using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry items, files or directories are left behind on your PC.

Your PC will remain clean, speedy and ready to serve you properly.

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Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to remove Scratch by Lifelong Kindergarten Group @ MIT Media Lab from your computer, nor are we saying that Scratch by Lifelong Kindergarten Group @ MIT Media Lab is not a good application for your computer. This page simply contains detailed info on how to remove Scratch in case you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.