SimCity

How to uninstall SimCity from your system

This web page is about SimCity for Windows. Here you can find details on how to remove it from your PC. It is developed by Black Box. You can find out more on Black Box or check for application updates here. Detailed information about SimCity can be seen at http://www.ggamez.net. SimCity is commonly installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\SimCity folder, but this location can differ a lot depending on the user's choice when installing the application. SimCity's complete uninstall command line is C:\Program Files (x86)\SimCity\uninstall.exe. SimCity.exe is the programs's main file and it takes approximately 12.40 MB (13000704 bytes) on disk.

SimCity installs the following the executables on your PC, occupying about 49.08 MB (51460816 bytes) on disk.

• uninstall.exe (128.50 KB)
• SimCity.exe (12.40 MB)
• SimCity.exe (9.95 MB)
• ActivationUI.exe (1.04 MB)
• SimCityRecovery.exe (549.17 KB)
• SCUpdate.exe (216.17 KB)
• SimCity.exe (10.45 MB)
• Cleanup.exe (828.46 KB)
• install.exe (743.50 KB)
• Touchup.exe (825.89 KB)

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The current page applies to SimCity version 6.0 alone. Following the uninstall process, the application leaves some files behind on the computer. Some of these are listed below.

Registry keys:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{5B09487A-456C-403C-8990-BF7C164A69BB}

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

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\F:\SimCity\Toolbar\YasDL.com.Toolbar.IE.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\F:\SimCity\Toolbar\YasDL.com.Toolbar.IE.exe.FriendlyAppName

How to uninstall SimCity from your computer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

SimCity is an application offered by Black Box. Sometimes, computer users want to uninstall it. Sometimes this can be troublesome because doing this manually requires some experience regarding Windows internal functioning. One of the best SIMPLE manner to uninstall SimCity 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 system, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and general utility to take care of your system.

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• go to Download Link
• download the program by clicking on the DOWNLOAD NOW button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to admire the program's design and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful system optimizer.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs button


5. A list of the programs existing on your PC will appear

6. Navigate the list of programs until you locate SimCity or simply click the Search field and type in "SimCity". If it is installed on your PC the SimCity app will be found very quickly. Notice that when you click SimCity in the list of apps, the following information regarding the application is available to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have regarding SimCity, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the application you are about to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for SimCity:

• The software company is: http://www.ggamez.net
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files (x86)\SimCity\uninstall.exe

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will show up. Confirm the removal by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove SimCity.


8. After uninstalling SimCity, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong SimCity that have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling SimCity using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

Your computer will remain clean, speedy and able to serve you properly.

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Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to uninstall SimCity by Black Box from your computer, we are not saying that SimCity by Black Box is not a good application for your PC. This text only contains detailed info on how to uninstall SimCity in case you decide this is what you want to do. 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.