SimCity 4

How to uninstall SimCity 4 from your computer

You can find below details on how to uninstall SimCity 4 for Windows. It was developed for Windows by Electronic Arts. More data about Electronic Arts can be seen here. More details about the application SimCity 4 can be seen at http://www.ea.com. The program is usually found in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition folder (same installation drive as Windows). SimCity 4's full uninstall command line is C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\EAInstaller\SimCity 4\Cleanup.exe. SimCity 4.exe is the SimCity 4's main executable file and it occupies close to 7.18 MB (7530864 bytes) on disk.

SimCity 4 contains of the executables below. They occupy 14.08 MB (14758736 bytes) on disk.

• SimCity 4.exe (7.18 MB)
• go_ez.exe (68.00 KB)
• SimCity 4 Deluxe_EZ.exe (612.00 KB)
• SimCity 4 Deluxe_uninst.exe (84.00 KB)
• Cleanup.exe (834.81 KB)
• Touchup.exe (835.81 KB)
• DXSETUP.exe (505.84 KB)
• vcredist_x86.exe (4.02 MB)

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This data is about SimCity 4 version 1.1.0.3 alone. Click on the links below for other SimCity 4 versions:

• 1.1.0.2
• 1.1.0.5
• 1.1.0.4

When you're planning to uninstall SimCity 4 you should check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Folders found on disk after you uninstall SimCity 4 from your PC:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition

Files remaining:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition\__Installer\Cleanup.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition\__Installer\Cleanup.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition\__Installer\directx\eula\cs_CZ.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition\__Installer\directx\eula\de_DE.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition\__Installer\directx\eula\en_US.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition\__Installer\directx\eula\es_ES.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition\__Installer\directx\eula\es_MX.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition\__Installer\directx\eula\fr_FR.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition\__Installer\directx\eula\it_IT.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition\__Installer\directx\eula\ja_JP.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition\__Installer\directx\eula\ko_KR.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition\__Installer\directx\eula\nl_NL.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition\__Installer\directx\eula\no_NO.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition\__Installer\directx\eula\pl_PL.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition\__Installer\directx\eula\pt_BR.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition\__Installer\directx\eula\pt_PT.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition\__Installer\directx\eula\ru_RU.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition\__Installer\directx\eula\sv_SE.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition\__Installer\directx\eula\zh_CN.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition\__Installer\directx\eula\zh_TW.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition\__Installer\directx\redist\Apr2005_d3dx9_25_x64.cab
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition\__Installer\directx\redist\Apr2005_d3dx9_25_x86.cab
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition\__Installer\directx\redist\Apr2006_d3dx9_30_x64.cab
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition\__Installer\directx\redist\Apr2006_d3dx9_30_x86.cab
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition\__Installer\directx\redist\Apr2006_MDX1_x86.cab
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition\__Installer\directx\redist\Apr2006_MDX1_x86_Archive.cab
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition\__Installer\directx\redist\Apr2006_XACT_x64.cab
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition\__Installer\directx\redist\Apr2006_XACT_x86.cab
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition\__Installer\directx\redist\Apr2006_xinput_x64.cab
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition\__Installer\directx\redist\Apr2006_xinput_x86.cab
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition\__Installer\directx\redist\APR2007_d3dx10_33_x64.cab
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition\__Installer\directx\redist\APR2007_d3dx10_33_x86.cab
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition\__Installer\directx\redist\APR2007_d3dx9_33_x64.cab
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition\__Installer\directx\redist\APR2007_d3dx9_33_x86.cab
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition\__Installer\directx\redist\APR2007_XACT_x64.cab
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition\__Installer\directx\redist\APR2007_XACT_x86.cab
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition\__Installer\directx\redist\APR2007_xinput_x64.cab
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition\__Installer\directx\redist\APR2007_xinput_x86.cab
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition\__Installer\directx\redist\Aug2005_d3dx9_27_x64.cab
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition\__Installer\directx\redist\Aug2005_d3dx9_27_x86.cab
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition\__Installer\directx\redist\AUG2006_XACT_x64.cab
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition\__Installer\directx\redist\AUG2006_XACT_x86.cab
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition\__Installer\directx\redist\AUG2006_xinput_x64.cab
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition\__Installer\directx\redist\AUG2006_xinput_x86.cab
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition\__Installer\directx\redist\AUG2007_d3dx10_35_x64.cab
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition\__Installer\directx\redist\AUG2007_d3dx10_35_x86.cab
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition\__Installer\directx\redist\AUG2007_d3dx9_35_x64.cab
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition\__Installer\directx\redist\AUG2007_d3dx9_35_x86.cab
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition\__Installer\directx\redist\AUG2007_XACT_x64.cab
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition\__Installer\directx\redist\AUG2007_XACT_x86.cab
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition\__Installer\directx\redist\Aug2008_d3dx10_39_x64.cab
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition\__Installer\directx\redist\Aug2008_d3dx10_39_x86.cab
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition\__Installer\directx\redist\Aug2008_d3dx9_39_x64.cab
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition\__Installer\directx\redist\Aug2008_d3dx9_39_x86.cab
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition\__Installer\directx\redist\Aug2008_XACT_x64.cab
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition\__Installer\directx\redist\Aug2008_XACT_x86.cab
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition\__Installer\directx\redist\Aug2008_XAudio_x64.cab
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition\__Installer\directx\redist\Aug2008_XAudio_x86.cab
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition\__Installer\directx\redist\Aug2009_D3DCompiler_42_x64.cab
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition\__Installer\directx\redist\Aug2009_D3DCompiler_42_x86.cab
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition\__Installer\directx\redist\Aug2009_d3dcsx_42_x64.cab
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition\__Installer\directx\redist\Aug2009_d3dcsx_42_x86.cab
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition\__Installer\directx\redist\Aug2009_d3dx10_42_x64.cab
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition\__Installer\directx\redist\Aug2009_d3dx10_42_x86.cab
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition\__Installer\directx\redist\Aug2009_d3dx11_42_x64.cab
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition\__Installer\directx\redist\Aug2009_d3dx11_42_x86.cab
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition\__Installer\directx\redist\Aug2009_d3dx9_42_x64.cab
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition\__Installer\directx\redist\Aug2009_d3dx9_42_x86.cab
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition\__Installer\directx\redist\Aug2009_XACT_x64.cab
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition\__Installer\directx\redist\Aug2009_XACT_x86.cab
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition\__Installer\directx\redist\Aug2009_XAudio_x64.cab
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition\__Installer\directx\redist\Aug2009_XAudio_x86.cab
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition\__Installer\directx\redist\Dec2005_d3dx9_28_x64.cab
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition\__Installer\directx\redist\Dec2005_d3dx9_28_x86.cab
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition\__Installer\directx\redist\DEC2006_d3dx10_00_x64.cab
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition\__Installer\directx\redist\DEC2006_d3dx10_00_x86.cab
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition\__Installer\directx\redist\DEC2006_d3dx9_32_x64.cab
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition\__Installer\directx\redist\DEC2006_d3dx9_32_x86.cab
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition\__Installer\directx\redist\DEC2006_XACT_x64.cab
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition\__Installer\directx\redist\DEC2006_XACT_x86.cab
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition\__Installer\directx\redist\DSETUP.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition\__Installer\directx\redist\dsetup32.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition\__Installer\directx\redist\dxdllreg_x86.cab
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition\__Installer\directx\redist\DXSETUP.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition\__Installer\directx\redist\dxupdate.cab
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition\__Installer\directx\redist\Feb2005_d3dx9_24_x64.cab
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition\__Installer\directx\redist\Feb2005_d3dx9_24_x86.cab
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition\__Installer\directx\redist\Feb2006_d3dx9_29_x64.cab
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition\__Installer\directx\redist\Feb2006_d3dx9_29_x86.cab
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition\__Installer\directx\redist\Feb2006_XACT_x64.cab
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition\__Installer\directx\redist\Feb2006_XACT_x86.cab
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition\__Installer\directx\redist\FEB2007_XACT_x64.cab
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition\__Installer\directx\redist\FEB2007_XACT_x86.cab
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition\__Installer\directx\redist\Feb2010_X3DAudio_x64.cab
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition\__Installer\directx\redist\Feb2010_X3DAudio_x86.cab
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition\__Installer\directx\redist\Feb2010_XACT_x64.cab
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition\__Installer\directx\redist\Feb2010_XACT_x86.cab
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition\__Installer\directx\redist\Feb2010_XAudio_x64.cab
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition\__Installer\directx\redist\Feb2010_XAudio_x86.cab
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition\__Installer\directx\redist\Jun2005_d3dx9_26_x64.cab

Usually the following registry data will not be cleaned:

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Electronic Arts\EA Core\Staging\eadm\eadm\online_content\simcity4
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Maxis\SimCity 4
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Maxis\SimCity
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{3F0D0ABE-CDAF-431A-00BC-CBBE018EA74E}
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Origin Games\simcity4_dd
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Origin Games\simcity4_eu

How to uninstall SimCity 4 with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

SimCity 4 is a program released by the software company Electronic Arts. Sometimes, users try to remove this application. Sometimes this is hard because removing this by hand requires some advanced knowledge related to removing Windows applications by hand. One of the best QUICK solution to remove SimCity 4 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 already installed on your PC, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and general tool to take care of your system.

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• visit Download Link
• download the setup by pressing the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to admire the program's interface and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful system utility.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool


5. A list of the applications installed on your computer will appear

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find SimCity 4 or simply activate the Search feature and type in "SimCity 4". If it is installed on your PC the SimCity 4 program will be found very quickly. When you select SimCity 4 in the list , some information about the application is available to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other users have about SimCity 4, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details about the app you wish to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

For example you can see that for SimCity 4:

• The web site of the program is: http://www.ea.com
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\EAInstaller\SimCity 4\Cleanup.exe

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will show up. Confirm the removal by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove SimCity 4.


8. After removing SimCity 4, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items that belong SimCity 4 that have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling SimCity 4 using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your computer.

Your computer will remain clean, speedy and ready to run without errors or problems.

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Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to remove SimCity 4 by Electronic Arts from your computer, nor are we saying that SimCity 4 by Electronic Arts is not a good application for your computer. This text simply contains detailed info on how to remove SimCity 4 in case you decide this is what you want to do. 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.