Surfer

How to uninstall Surfer from your computer

This web page is about Surfer for Windows. Here you can find details on how to uninstall it from your computer. It was developed for Windows by Golden Software. Check out here where you can get more info on Golden Software. Surfer is commonly installed in the C:\Program Files\Golden Software\Surfer folder, regulated by the user's choice. C:\ProgramData\\Golden Software\Surfer\{08293131-9771-4A9E-93B9-740B0D1AA595}\Surfer(22.3.185)_Installer.exe is the full command line if you want to uninstall Surfer. The application's main executable file occupies 11.07 MB (11602552 bytes) on disk and is titled Surfer.exe.

Surfer is composed of the following executables which take 16.62 MB (17427784 bytes) on disk:

• GeodeWPF.exe (1,013.12 KB)
• GoldenSoftwareUpdate.exe (475.12 KB)
• GSCrashu.exe (661.12 KB)
• pdftobmp.exe (1.72 MB)
• pdftoppm.exe (1.61 MB)
• Scripter.exe (133.62 KB)
• Surfer.exe (11.07 MB)

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The current page applies to Surfer version 22.3.185 alone. You can find below info on other application versions of Surfer:

• 19.2.213
• 19.4.3
• 24.3.218
• 18.0.160
• 21.3.1
• 21.2.192
• 20.2.218
• 23.1.162
• 27.3.322
• 28.2.275
• 20.1.195
• 28.3.296
• 17.0.275
• 22.2.175
• 19.1.189
• 27.2.282
• 26.2.243
• 28.4.300
• 19.3.2
• 23.2.176
• 25.4.320
• 29.1.267
• 23.4.238
• 24.2.204
• 18.1.186
• 21.1.158
• 27.1.229
• 25.3.290
• 28.1.248
• 17.3.3
• 29.2.289
• 25.2.259
• 26.3.269
• 17.1.288
• 25.1.229
• 22.1.151
• 24.1.181
• 20.3.2
• 26.1.216
• 23.3.202

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Surfer has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

Directories that were found:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Golden Software\Surfer
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Golden Software\Surfer
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Golden Software\Surfer

Usually, the following files are left on disk:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Golden Software\Surfer\AdditionalNotices.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Golden Software\Surfer\ADOLibu.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Golden Software\Surfer\angularunit.gsj
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Golden Software\Surfer\api-ms-win-core-console-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Golden Software\Surfer\api-ms-win-core-datetime-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Golden Software\Surfer\api-ms-win-core-debug-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Golden Software\Surfer\api-ms-win-core-errorhandling-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Golden Software\Surfer\api-ms-win-core-file-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Golden Software\Surfer\api-ms-win-core-file-l1-2-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Golden Software\Surfer\api-ms-win-core-file-l2-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Golden Software\Surfer\api-ms-win-core-handle-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Golden Software\Surfer\api-ms-win-core-heap-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Golden Software\Surfer\api-ms-win-core-interlocked-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Golden Software\Surfer\api-ms-win-core-libraryloader-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Golden Software\Surfer\api-ms-win-core-localization-l1-2-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Golden Software\Surfer\api-ms-win-core-memory-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Golden Software\Surfer\api-ms-win-core-namedpipe-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Golden Software\Surfer\api-ms-win-core-processenvironment-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Golden Software\Surfer\api-ms-win-core-processthreads-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Golden Software\Surfer\api-ms-win-core-processthreads-l1-1-1.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Golden Software\Surfer\api-ms-win-core-profile-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Golden Software\Surfer\api-ms-win-core-rtlsupport-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Golden Software\Surfer\api-ms-win-core-string-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Golden Software\Surfer\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Golden Software\Surfer\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Golden Software\Surfer\api-ms-win-core-sysinfo-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Golden Software\Surfer\api-ms-win-core-timezone-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Golden Software\Surfer\api-ms-win-core-util-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Golden Software\Surfer\api-ms-win-crt-conio-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Golden Software\Surfer\api-ms-win-crt-convert-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Golden Software\Surfer\api-ms-win-crt-environment-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Golden Software\Surfer\api-ms-win-crt-filesystem-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Golden Software\Surfer\api-ms-win-crt-heap-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Golden Software\Surfer\api-ms-win-crt-locale-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Golden Software\Surfer\api-ms-win-crt-math-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Golden Software\Surfer\api-ms-win-crt-multibyte-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Golden Software\Surfer\api-ms-win-crt-private-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Golden Software\Surfer\api-ms-win-crt-process-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Golden Software\Surfer\api-ms-win-crt-runtime-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Golden Software\Surfer\api-ms-win-crt-stdio-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Golden Software\Surfer\api-ms-win-crt-string-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Golden Software\Surfer\api-ms-win-crt-time-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Golden Software\Surfer\api-ms-win-crt-utility-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Golden Software\Surfer\AppData\ColormapPresets.toml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Golden Software\Surfer\AppData\Colors.ini
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Golden Software\Surfer\AppData\LineStyles.ini
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Golden Software\Surfer\AppData\MapDescription.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Golden Software\Surfer\AppData\MathtextTemplate.lbt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Golden Software\Surfer\AppData\SkyBoxes\alpine_xneg.jpg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Golden Software\Surfer\AppData\SkyBoxes\alpine_xpos.jpg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Golden Software\Surfer\AppData\SkyBoxes\alpine_yneg.jpg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Golden Software\Surfer\AppData\SkyBoxes\alpine_ypos.jpg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Golden Software\Surfer\AppData\SkyBoxes\alpine_zneg.jpg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Golden Software\Surfer\AppData\SkyBoxes\alpine_zpos.jpg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Golden Software\Surfer\AppData\SkyBoxes\Cloudy Light Rays_xneg.jpg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Golden Software\Surfer\AppData\SkyBoxes\Cloudy Light Rays_xpos.jpg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Golden Software\Surfer\AppData\SkyBoxes\Cloudy Light Rays_yneg.jpg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Golden Software\Surfer\AppData\SkyBoxes\Cloudy Light Rays_ypos.jpg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Golden Software\Surfer\AppData\SkyBoxes\Cloudy Light Rays_zneg.jpg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Golden Software\Surfer\AppData\SkyBoxes\Cloudy Light Rays_zpos.jpg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Golden Software\Surfer\AppData\SkyBoxes\Dark Stormy_xneg.jpg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Golden Software\Surfer\AppData\SkyBoxes\Dark Stormy_xpos.jpg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Golden Software\Surfer\AppData\SkyBoxes\Dark Stormy_yneg.jpg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Golden Software\Surfer\AppData\SkyBoxes\Dark Stormy_ypos.jpg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Golden Software\Surfer\AppData\SkyBoxes\Dark Stormy_zneg.jpg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Golden Software\Surfer\AppData\SkyBoxes\Dark Stormy_zpos.jpg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Golden Software\Surfer\AppData\SkyBoxes\field1_xneg.jpg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Golden Software\Surfer\AppData\SkyBoxes\field1_xpos.jpg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Golden Software\Surfer\AppData\SkyBoxes\field1_yneg.jpg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Golden Software\Surfer\AppData\SkyBoxes\field1_ypos.jpg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Golden Software\Surfer\AppData\SkyBoxes\field1_zneg.jpg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Golden Software\Surfer\AppData\SkyBoxes\field1_zpos.jpg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Golden Software\Surfer\AppData\SkyBoxes\field2_xneg.jpg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Golden Software\Surfer\AppData\SkyBoxes\field2_xpos.jpg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Golden Software\Surfer\AppData\SkyBoxes\field2_yneg.jpg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Golden Software\Surfer\AppData\SkyBoxes\field2_ypos.jpg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Golden Software\Surfer\AppData\SkyBoxes\field2_zneg.jpg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Golden Software\Surfer\AppData\SkyBoxes\field2_zpos.jpg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Golden Software\Surfer\AppData\SkyBoxes\field3_xneg.jpg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Golden Software\Surfer\AppData\SkyBoxes\field3_xpos.jpg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Golden Software\Surfer\AppData\SkyBoxes\field3_yneg.jpg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Golden Software\Surfer\AppData\SkyBoxes\field3_ypos.jpg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Golden Software\Surfer\AppData\SkyBoxes\field3_zneg.jpg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Golden Software\Surfer\AppData\SkyBoxes\field3_zpos.jpg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Golden Software\Surfer\AppData\SkyBoxes\Full Moon_xneg.jpg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Golden Software\Surfer\AppData\SkyBoxes\Full Moon_xpos.jpg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Golden Software\Surfer\AppData\SkyBoxes\Full Moon_yneg.jpg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Golden Software\Surfer\AppData\SkyBoxes\Full Moon_ypos.jpg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Golden Software\Surfer\AppData\SkyBoxes\Full Moon_zneg.jpg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Golden Software\Surfer\AppData\SkyBoxes\Full Moon_zpos.jpg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Golden Software\Surfer\AppData\SkyBoxes\readme.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Golden Software\Surfer\AppData\SkyBoxes\Sunset_xneg.jpg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Golden Software\Surfer\AppData\SkyBoxes\Sunset_xpos.jpg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Golden Software\Surfer\AppData\SkyBoxes\Sunset_yneg.jpg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Golden Software\Surfer\AppData\SkyBoxes\Sunset_ypos.jpg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Golden Software\Surfer\AppData\SkyBoxes\Sunset_zneg.jpg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Golden Software\Surfer\AppData\SkyBoxes\Sunset_zpos.jpg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Golden Software\Surfer\AppData\SkyBoxes\Thick Clouds Water_xneg.jpg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Golden Software\Surfer\AppData\SkyBoxes\Thick Clouds Water_xpos.jpg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Golden Software\Surfer\AppData\SkyBoxes\Thick Clouds Water_yneg.jpg

Registry that is not cleaned:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.grd\Surfer.GridEdit
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.srf\Surfer.Plot
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AppID\Surfer.exe
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\Surfer(22.3.185)_Installer.exe
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\Surfer(26.2.243)_Installer.exe
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\Surfer_22_Installer.exe
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\Surfer_26_Installer.exe
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Surfer.Application
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Surfer.GridEdit
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Surfer.Plot
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Golden Software\Surfer
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\04FDF8DA4DC202E458898FE788A545C3
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Golden Software\Surfer
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{SURFER}}_is1
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Surfer

Use regedit.exe to remove the following additional values from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\PROGRA~1\GOLDEN~1\Surfer\Surfer.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\PROGRA~1\GOLDEN~1\Surfer\Surfer.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\04FDF8DA4DC202E458898FE788A545C3\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-207882370-441773831-992075090-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Program Files (x86)\Golden Software\Surfer\Surfer.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-207882370-441773831-992075090-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Program Files (x86)\SURFER\SURFER.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-207882370-441773831-992075090-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\ProgramData\Golden Software\Surfer\{08293131-9771-4A9E-93B9-740B0D1AA595}\Surfer(22.3.185)_Installer.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-207882370-441773831-992075090-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Users\6990~1\AppData\Local\Temp\is-3EOUQ.tmp\surfer-1.7.0.i386.tmp
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-207882370-441773831-992075090-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Users\6990~1\AppData\Local\Temp\is-6RQQJ.tmp\surfer-1.7.0.i386.tmp
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-207882370-441773831-992075090-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Users\6990~1\AppData\Local\Temp\is-9GAAJ.tmp\surfer-1.7.0.i386.tmp
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-207882370-441773831-992075090-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Users\6990~1\AppData\Local\Temp\is-FAH42.tmp\surfer-1.7.0.i386.tmp
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-207882370-441773831-992075090-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Users\6990~1\AppData\Local\Temp\is-R04UQ.tmp\surfer-1.7.0.i386.tmp
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-207882370-441773831-992075090-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Users\6990~1\AppData\Local\Temp\mia4EB5.tmp\Surfer(26.2.243)_Installer.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-207882370-441773831-992075090-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Users\6990~1\AppData\Local\Temp\mia90A5.tmp\Surfer(22.3.185)_Installer.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-207882370-441773831-992075090-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Users\6990~1\AppData\Local\Temp\mia97AA.tmp\Surfer(22.3.185)_Installer.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-207882370-441773831-992075090-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Users\UserName\Downloads\Surfer_22_Installer.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-207882370-441773831-992075090-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Users\UserName\Downloads\Surfer_26_Installer.exe

How to uninstall Surfer from your PC using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Surfer is a program offered by Golden Software. Sometimes, users choose to erase this application. This is difficult because removing this by hand requires some experience related to removing Windows programs manually. One of the best EASY way to erase Surfer 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 PC, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and all around tool to take care of your PC.

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• go to Download Link
• download the program by pressing the green DOWNLOAD button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with the program's design and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful program.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool


5. All the applications existing on the PC will be shown to you

6. Navigate the list of applications until you find Surfer or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Surfer". If it exists on your system the Surfer application will be found very quickly. Notice that after you click Surfer in the list of programs, the following data about the application is shown to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other users have about Surfer, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the program you are about to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will come up. Confirm the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall Surfer.


8. After removing Surfer, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to start the cleanup. All the items that belong Surfer which have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing Surfer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your disk.

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

Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to uninstall Surfer by Golden Software from your computer, nor are we saying that Surfer by Golden Software is not a good software application. This text only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Surfer in case you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.