Sibelius

A guide to uninstall Sibelius from your system

You can find on this page details on how to remove Sibelius for Windows. It is written by Avid Technology. Take a look here for more information on Avid Technology. Detailed information about Sibelius can be seen at http://www.avid.com. Usually the Sibelius program is placed in the C:\Program Files\Avid\Sibelius folder, depending on the user's option during setup. The complete uninstall command line for Sibelius is MsiExec.exe /X{6420DC80-3BCF-4C96-A209-B0C5D26E140D}. The program's main executable file is called Sibelius.exe and its approximative size is 54.21 MB (56843256 bytes).

The executable files below are installed together with Sibelius. They take about 54.65 MB (57306608 bytes) on disk.

• RegTool.exe (406.99 KB)
• Report.exe (45.50 KB)
• Sibelius.exe (54.21 MB)

This web page is about Sibelius version 8.0.1.39 alone. You can find below info on other releases of Sibelius:

• 22.5.0.1074
• 20.1.0.2221
• 18.5.0.1755
• 19.9.0.1832
• 8.7.0.1122
• 8.7.2.1234
• 19.12.0.2071
• 24.3.1.3317
• 24.3.0.3166
• 23.5.0.2300
• 22.9.0.1464
• 18.4.1.1736
• 22.7.0.1260
• 18.6.0.1918
• 23.11.1.2251
• 23.3.0.2014
• 8.6.0.906
• 18.11.0.864
• 18.12.0.954
• 8.5.1.659
• 8.2.0.83
• 8.2.0.89
• 8.1.1.126
• 19.1.0.1145
• 23.3.1.2044
• 20.12.0.3117
• 8.4.2.231
• 19.7.0.1580
• 20.6.0.2711
• 23.2.0.1985
• 23.5.1.2446
• 8.4.0.96
• 18.4.0.1696
• 21.9.0.3598
• 8.0.0.66
• 21.2.0.3268
• 8.4.1.111
• 20.3.0.2503
• 8.7.1.1170
• 8.1.0.91
• 22.12.0.1722
• 8.5.0.552
• 20.9.0.2951
• 22.10.0.1531
• 18.1.0.1449
• 18.7.0.2009
• 22.3.0.888
• 23.11.0.2037
• 8.6.1.994
• 19.5.0.1469
• 21.12.0.580
• 23.8.0.2563
• 8.3.0.62
• 19.4.1.1408
• 19.4.0.1380
• 23.6.0.2480

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If you are manually uninstalling Sibelius we recommend you to check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

You should delete the folders below after you uninstall Sibelius:

• C:\Program Files\Avid\Sibelius
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius

Files remaining:

• C:\Program Files\Avid\Sibelius\dbghelp.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Sibelius\IssProc.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Sibelius\IssProcLanguage.ini
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Sibelius\Licenses\LICENSE.pdf
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Sibelius\Licenses\ThirdParty\license.txt
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Sibelius\phonon_backend\phonon_ds94.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Sibelius\phonon4.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Sibelius\PlogueEngine_x64.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Sibelius\portaudio_x64.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Sibelius\QtCore4.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Sibelius\QtGui4.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Sibelius\QtNetwork4.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Sibelius\qtplugins\accessible\qtaccessiblewidgets4.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Sibelius\qtplugins\imageformats\qgif4.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Sibelius\qtplugins\imageformats\qjpeg4.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Sibelius\qtplugins\imageformats\qsvg4.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Sibelius\qtplugins\imageformats\qtiff4.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Sibelius\QtScript4.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Sibelius\QtSvg4.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Sibelius\QtTest4.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Sibelius\QtWebKit4.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Sibelius\QtXml4.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Sibelius\QtXmlPatterns4.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Sibelius\RegTool.exe
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Sibelius\Report.exe
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Sibelius\SARILib.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Sibelius\Sibelius Rewire Device_x64.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Sibelius\Sibelius.exe
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Sibelius\UnifiedLibrary.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Downloaded Installations\{573FFBCC-9022-4933-B75F-59A064D202B5}\Sibelius.msi
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\7zOB290.tmp\Avid_Sibelius_7_Generic_Patch_ASSiGN.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Bass staff.info.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Bass staff_preview.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Bass staff_thumb.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Big band.info.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Big band_preview.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Big band_thumb.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Blank.info.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Blank_preview.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Blank_thumb.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Brass band.info.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Brass band_preview.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Brass band_thumb.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Brass choir.info.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Brass choir_preview.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Brass choir_thumb.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Brass quartet.info.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Brass quartet_preview.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Brass quartet_thumb.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Brass quintet.info.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Brass quintet_preview.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Brass quintet_thumb.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Brass trio.info.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Brass trio_preview.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Brass trio_thumb.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Choir barbershop.info.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Choir barbershop_preview.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Choir barbershop_thumb.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Choir reduction + organ.info.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Choir reduction + organ_preview.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Choir reduction + organ_thumb.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Choir reduction.info.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Choir reduction_preview.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Choir reduction_thumb.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Choir SATB + organ.info.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Choir SATB + organ_preview.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Choir SATB + organ_thumb.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Choir SATB + piano.info.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Choir SATB + piano_preview.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Choir SATB + piano_thumb.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Choir SATB.info.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Choir SATB_preview.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Choir SATB_thumb.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Choir SSA + piano.info.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Choir SSA + piano_preview.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Choir SSA + piano_thumb.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Choir SSA.info.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Choir SSA_preview.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Choir SSA_thumb.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Choir TTBB + piano.info.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Choir TTBB + piano_preview.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Choir TTBB + piano_thumb.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Choir TTBB.info.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Choir TTBB_preview.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Choir TTBB_thumb.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Concert band, small.info.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Concert band, small_preview.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Concert band, small_thumb.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Concert band.info.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Concert band_preview.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Concert band_thumb.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Drum corps, battery.info.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Drum corps, battery_preview.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Drum corps, battery_thumb.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Drum corps, brass.info.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Drum corps, brass_preview.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Drum corps, brass_thumb.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Drum corps, percussion.info.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Drum corps, percussion_preview.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Drum corps, percussion_thumb.png

Usually the following registry keys will not be cleaned:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Sibelius
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Avid\Sibelius
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Trolltech\OrganizationDefaults\Qt Factory Cache 4.8\com.trolltech.Qt.QImageIOHandlerFactoryInterface:\C:\Program Files\Avid\Sibelius
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Trolltech\OrganizationDefaults\Qt Plugin Cache 4.8.false\C:\Program Files\Avid\Sibelius
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Avid\Sibelius
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\08CD0246FCB369C42A900B5C2DE641D0
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\8DB2C32682B189F45B879E1D93282796
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{6420DC80-3BCF-4C96-A209-B0C5D26E140D}
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Propellerhead Software\ReWire\Sibelius
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Propellerhead Software\ReWire\Sibelius 7

Additional registry values that you should delete:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\08CD0246FCB369C42A900B5C2DE641D0\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\8DB2C32682B189F45B879E1D93282796\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Avid\Sibelius\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\WINDOWS\Installer\{6420DC80-3BCF-4C96-A209-B0C5D26E140D}\

How to delete Sibelius from your computer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Sibelius is a program by Avid Technology. Frequently, users decide to erase it. This can be hard because performing this manually requires some knowledge related to PCs. The best EASY solution to erase Sibelius is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your Windows system, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and general utility to maximize the performance of your Windows PC.

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

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful package of tools.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool


5. A list of the programs existing on your computer will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of programs until you find Sibelius or simply activate the Search field and type in "Sibelius". If it exists on your system the Sibelius program will be found automatically. After you click Sibelius in the list of programs, the following data about the application is made available to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). This explains the opinion other users have about Sibelius, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the app you wish to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

For example you can see that for Sibelius:

• The publisher is: http://www.avid.com
• The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /X{6420DC80-3BCF-4C96-A209-B0C5D26E140D}

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will appear. accept the uninstall by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall Sibelius.


8. After uninstalling Sibelius, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to start the cleanup. All the items that belong Sibelius that have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling Sibelius 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 ready to serve you properly.

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to uninstall Sibelius by Avid Technology from your computer, we are not saying that Sibelius by Avid Technology is not a good application. This text only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Sibelius in case you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.