SimCity™

How to uninstall SimCity™ from your PC

This page is about SimCity™ for Windows. Below you can find details on how to remove it from your computer. It was developed for Windows by Electronic Arts. More data about Electronic Arts can be seen here. More data about the application SimCity™ can be seen at http://www.ea.com/. SimCity™ is frequently set up in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity folder, regulated by the user's option. C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\EAInstaller\SimCity\Cleanup.exe is the full command line if you want to uninstall SimCity™. SimCity™'s main file takes about 10.47 MB (10975016 bytes) and is called SimCity.exe.

The following executable files are contained in SimCity™. They take 31.59 MB (33121120 bytes) on disk.

• SimCity.exe (10.47 MB)
• ActivationUI.exe (1.70 MB)
• SimCityRecovery.exe (491.67 KB)
• SCUpdate.exe (386.61 KB)
• Cleanup.exe (833.81 KB)
• Touchup.exe (835.31 KB)
• DXSETUP.exe (505.84 KB)
• vcredist_x86.exe (4.27 MB)

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This web page is about SimCity™ version 4.0.86.0859 alone. You can find below a few links to other SimCity™ versions:

• 1.0.0.0
• 4.0.98.0213
• 4.0.97.4382
• 4.0.96.5684
• 2.0.0.0

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

You should delete the folders below after you uninstall SimCity™:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity

Generally, the following files remain on disk:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity\__Installer\Cleanup.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity\__Installer\directx\redist\DSETUP.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity\__Installer\directx\redist\dsetup32.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity\__Installer\directx\redist\DXSETUP.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity\__Installer\Touchup.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity\__Installer\vc\vc2008sp1MFCUpdate\redist\vcredist_x86.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity\GDFBinary_it_IT.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity\SimCity\Core\Activation.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity\SimCity\Core\Activation64.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity\SimCity\Core\ActivationUI.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity\SimCity\Core\codecs\qcncodecs4.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity\SimCity\Core\codecs\qjpcodecs4.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity\SimCity\Core\codecs\qkrcodecs4.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity\SimCity\Core\codecs\qtwcodecs4.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity\SimCity\Core\imageformats\qgif4.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity\SimCity\Core\imageformats\qico4.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity\SimCity\Core\imageformats\qjpeg4.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity\SimCity\Core\libeay32.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity\SimCity\Core\msvcp100.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity\SimCity\Core\msvcr100.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity\SimCity\Core\phonon4.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity\SimCity\Core\QtCore4.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity\SimCity\Core\QtGui4.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity\SimCity\Core\QtNetwork4.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity\SimCity\Core\QtWebKit4.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity\SimCity\Core\QtXml4.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity\SimCity\Core\QtXmlPatterns4.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity\SimCity\Core\ssleay32.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity\SimCity\D3DCompiler_43.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity\SimCity\d3dx9_31.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity\SimCity\D3DX9_43.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity\SimCity\EAWebkit.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity\SimCity\SimCity.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity\SimCityRecovery\SimCityRecovery.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity\SimCityUserData\Patches\UpdatedApp\Core\Activation.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity\SimCityUserData\Patches\UpdatedApp\Core\Activation64.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity\SimCityUserData\Patches\UpdatedApp\Core\ActivationUI.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity\SimCityUserData\Patches\UpdatedApp\Core\codecs\qcncodecs4.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity\SimCityUserData\Patches\UpdatedApp\Core\codecs\qjpcodecs4.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity\SimCityUserData\Patches\UpdatedApp\Core\codecs\qkrcodecs4.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity\SimCityUserData\Patches\UpdatedApp\Core\codecs\qtwcodecs4.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity\SimCityUserData\Patches\UpdatedApp\Core\imageformats\qgif4.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity\SimCityUserData\Patches\UpdatedApp\Core\imageformats\qico4.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity\SimCityUserData\Patches\UpdatedApp\Core\imageformats\qjpeg4.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity\SimCityUserData\Patches\UpdatedApp\Core\libeay32.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity\SimCityUserData\Patches\UpdatedApp\Core\msvcp100.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity\SimCityUserData\Patches\UpdatedApp\Core\msvcr100.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity\SimCityUserData\Patches\UpdatedApp\Core\phonon4.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity\SimCityUserData\Patches\UpdatedApp\Core\QtCore4.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity\SimCityUserData\Patches\UpdatedApp\Core\QtGui4.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity\SimCityUserData\Patches\UpdatedApp\Core\QtNetwork4.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity\SimCityUserData\Patches\UpdatedApp\Core\QtWebKit4.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity\SimCityUserData\Patches\UpdatedApp\Core\QtXml4.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity\SimCityUserData\Patches\UpdatedApp\Core\QtXmlPatterns4.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity\SimCityUserData\Patches\UpdatedApp\Core\ssleay32.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity\SimCityUserData\Patches\UpdatedApp\D3DCompiler_43.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity\SimCityUserData\Patches\UpdatedApp\d3dx9_31.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity\SimCityUserData\Patches\UpdatedApp\D3DX9_43.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity\SimCityUserData\Patches\UpdatedApp\EAWebkit.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity\SimCityUserData\Patches\UpdatedApp\msvcp100.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity\SimCityUserData\Patches\UpdatedApp\msvcr100.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity\SimCityUserData\Patches\UpdatedApp\SCUpdate.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity\SimCityUserData\Patches\UpdatedApp\SimCity.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity\Support\Leggimi.lnk

Many times the following registry data will not be cleaned:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{F70FDE4B-8F86-4eb6-8C8E-636EC89F6419}

A way to remove SimCity™ with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

SimCity™ is an application offered by Electronic Arts. Frequently, people try to uninstall this program. This can be troublesome because uninstalling this by hand requires some know-how related to Windows internal functioning. One of the best SIMPLE manner to uninstall SimCity™ 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 a very useful uninstaller and general utility to clean your Windows system.

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

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with the program's interface and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful package of tools.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs button


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 SimCity™ or simply activate the Search field and type in "SimCity™". If it is installed on your PC the SimCity™ application will be found automatically. Notice that after you select SimCity™ in the list of apps, the following information about the program is available to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). This tells you the opinion other people have about SimCity™, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the program you are about to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for SimCity™:

• The web site of the application is: http://www.ea.com/
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\EAInstaller\SimCity\Cleanup.exe

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will show up. Confirm the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove SimCity™.


8. After uninstalling SimCity™, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items that belong SimCity™ that have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling SimCity™ using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your disk.

Your Windows system will remain clean, speedy and ready to take on new tasks.

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Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to remove SimCity™ by Electronic Arts from your computer, we are not saying that SimCity™ by Electronic Arts is not a good application. This page only contains detailed info on how to remove SimCity™ supposing you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.