Symantec pcAnywhere

How to uninstall Symantec pcAnywhere from your system

This page is about Symantec pcAnywhere for Windows. Here you can find details on how to remove it from your computer. It was developed for Windows by Symantec Corporation. More information on Symantec Corporation can be seen here. More data about the application Symantec pcAnywhere can be found at http://www.symantec.com. Symantec pcAnywhere is usually installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Symantec\pcAnywhere directory, however this location can differ a lot depending on the user's option while installing the application. You can uninstall Symantec pcAnywhere by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line MsiExec.exe /I{125E8183-866A-11D3-97DF-0000F8D8F2E9}. Keep in mind that you might receive a notification for admin rights. The application's main executable file is labeled Winaw32.exe and occupies 949.37 KB (972152 bytes).

Symantec pcAnywhere is composed of the following executables which occupy 5.66 MB (5932056 bytes) on disk:

• awhk64Launcher.exe (70.37 KB)
• awhost32.exe (133.37 KB)
• awhprobe.exe (25.87 KB)
• AwInvite.exe (24.37 KB)
• awrem32.exe (137.37 KB)
• awshim.exe (45.37 KB)
• certcons.exe (15.87 KB)
• DSBrowse.exe (61.37 KB)
• IntgStat.exe (53.37 KB)
• KillHost.exe (61.37 KB)
• MachKey.exe (49.37 KB)
• PcaAdminApp.exe (205.37 KB)
• pcaEvents.exe (77.37 KB)
• pcamgt.exe (73.37 KB)
• pcAQuickConnect.exe (93.37 KB)
• pcArecordLauncher.exe (65.37 KB)
• pcASessionPlayer.exe (69.37 KB)
• propglue.exe (57.37 KB)
• RemStart.exe (129.37 KB)
• SEEBuilder.exe (53.37 KB)
• SessionController.exe (65.37 KB)
• SetDefaultProvider.exe (26.37 KB)
• SidEditor.exe (40.87 KB)
• slaunch.exe (17.87 KB)
• stophost.exe (15.37 KB)
• ThinHostLauncher.exe (65.37 KB)
• thinprobe.exe (69.37 KB)
• ThinSet.exe (57.37 KB)
• THost.exe (137.37 KB)
• UserSessionMgr.exe (113.37 KB)
• vcredist_x86.exe (2.56 MB)
• Winaw32.exe (949.37 KB)
• winawsvr.exe (109.37 KB)

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This web page is about Symantec pcAnywhere version 12.5.0 alone. You can find below a few links to other Symantec pcAnywhere versions:

• 12.5.0.442
• 12.5.0.1021
• 12.5.5.1086
• 12.1.0.446
• 12.5.0.265
• 12.5.0.675
• 12.5.4.8211
• 12.5.0.618
• 12.5.4.8096
• 12.5.0.453
• 12.1.0.447
• 12.1.0
• 12.1.0.448
• 12.5.5
• 12.5.1

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Following the uninstall process, the application leaves some files behind on the PC. Part_A few of these are shown below.

Directories left on disk:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Symantec\pcAnywhere

Check for and delete the following files from your disk when you uninstall Symantec pcAnywhere:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Symantec\pcAnywhere\adsauth.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Symantec\pcAnywhere\Anywhere.Bin
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Symantec\pcAnywhere\aw32capi.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Symantec\pcAnywhere\aw32nb.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Symantec\pcAnywhere\aw32prn.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Symantec\pcAnywhere\aw32ser.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Symantec\pcAnywhere\aw32spx.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Symantec\pcAnywhere\aw32tcp.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Symantec\pcAnywhere\awcfgmgr.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Symantec\pcAnywhere\awchat.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Symantec\pcAnywhere\awcm32.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Symantec\pcAnywhere\awconn32.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Symantec\pcAnywhere\awcp.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Symantec\pcAnywhere\awds32.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Symantec\pcAnywhere\awdsp32.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Symantec\pcAnywhere\awgui32.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Symantec\pcAnywhere\awhk32.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Symantec\pcAnywhere\awhk64.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Symantec\pcAnywhere\awhk64Launcher.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Symantec\pcAnywhere\awhlogon.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Symantec\pcAnywhere\awhost32.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Symantec\pcAnywhere\awhpilot.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Symantec\pcAnywhere\awhprobe.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Symantec\pcAnywhere\awhprobedll.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Symantec\pcAnywhere\awhseq.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Symantec\pcAnywhere\awhutil.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Symantec\pcAnywhere\awhxprb.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Symantec\pcAnywhere\AwInvite.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Symantec\pcAnywhere\AwInviteResources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Symantec\pcAnywhere\awio.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Symantec\pcAnywhere\AwioResources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Symantec\pcAnywhere\awlog32.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Symantec\pcAnywhere\awofrwrk.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Symantec\pcAnywhere\awplay32.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Symantec\pcAnywhere\awPlay32Resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Symantec\pcAnywhere\awrem32.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Symantec\pcAnywhere\awres-all.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Symantec\pcAnywhere\awres-host.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Symantec\pcAnywhere\awrpilot.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Symantec\pcAnywhere\awses32.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Symantec\pcAnywhere\awses32resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Symantec\pcAnywhere\awshim.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Symantec\pcAnywhere\AWShimResources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Symantec\pcAnywhere\awterm32.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Symantec\pcAnywhere\awtime32.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Symantec\pcAnywhere\awxfer.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Symantec\pcAnywhere\awxferresources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Symantec\pcAnywhere\awxferui.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Symantec\pcAnywhere\BHLink.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Symantec\pcAnywhere\bluearrow.jpg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Symantec\pcAnywhere\capicom.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Symantec\pcAnywhere\catalog.css
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Symantec\pcAnywhere\certcons.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Symantec\pcAnywhere\CmdPromptClient.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Symantec\pcAnywhere\CmdPromptServer.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Symantec\pcAnywhere\CmdQEng.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Symantec\pcAnywhere\CMS\admin.bhf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Symantec\pcAnywhere\CMS\admin11.chf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Symantec\pcAnywhere\CMS\admin12.chf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Symantec\pcAnywhere\CMS\pca_trap.mib
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Symantec\pcAnywhere\crypshim.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Symantec\pcAnywhere\crypto.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Symantec\pcAnywhere\CryptoAddressBook.reg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Symantec\pcAnywhere\CryptoFile.reg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Symantec\pcAnywhere\CryptoIE.reg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Symantec\pcAnywhere\dbclient.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Symantec\pcAnywhere\DBEngine.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Symantec\pcAnywhere\DbgHelp.Dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Symantec\pcAnywhere\Dblayer.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Symantec\pcAnywhere\DBLayerResources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Symantec\pcAnywhere\DefaultConfig.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Symantec\pcAnywhere\DevPCA.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Symantec\pcAnywhere\DevSocket.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Symantec\pcAnywhere\DevTCP.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Symantec\pcAnywhere\document.css
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Symantec\pcAnywhere\DSBrowse.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Symantec\pcAnywhere\DSBrowserResources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Symantec\pcAnywhere\DSCEditorResources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Symantec\pcAnywhere\DSMgr.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Symantec\pcAnywhere\EditFileClient.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Symantec\pcAnywhere\EditFileServer.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Symantec\pcAnywhere\EventClient.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Symantec\pcAnywhere\EventServer.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Symantec\pcAnywhere\ftpauth.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Symantec\pcAnywhere\FTStatus.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Symantec\pcAnywhere\FTStatusResources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Symantec\pcAnywhere\Host UserName Readme.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Symantec\pcAnywhere\HTTPAuth.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Symantec\pcAnywhere\HTTPSAuth.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Symantec\pcAnywhere\ijl20.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Symantec\pcAnywhere\IMPLODE.DLL
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Symantec\pcAnywhere\InstalledAppsClient.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Symantec\pcAnywhere\InstalledAppsServer.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Symantec\pcAnywhere\InstData.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Symantec\pcAnywhere\IntgStat.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Symantec\pcAnywhere\IntgStatResources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Symantec\pcAnywhere\IraLrShl.exe.manifest
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Symantec\pcAnywhere\iscustom.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Symantec\pcAnywhere\iscustomresources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Symantec\pcAnywhere\ISDNTB32.DLL

Registry that is not uninstalled:

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Symantec\pcAnywhere
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\38181521A6683D1179FD00008F8D2F9E
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\719B057829C80424D98C403B1063CF16
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\E01D91A6053162142893501DE907ECF0
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{12518183-866A-11D3-97DF-0000F8D8F2E9}
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Symantec\pcAnywhere

Additional values that you should clean:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\38181521A6683D1179FD00008F8D2F9E\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\719B057829C80424D98C403B1063CF16\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\E01D91A6053162142893501DE907ECF0\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\AWGateway\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\awhost32\ImagePath

A way to delete Symantec pcAnywhere with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Symantec pcAnywhere is an application marketed by the software company Symantec Corporation. Some computer users want to uninstall this application. Sometimes this can be difficult because uninstalling this by hand requires some experience related to removing Windows applications by hand. The best QUICK manner to uninstall Symantec pcAnywhere 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 system, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and general tool to optimize your Windows PC.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the program by pressing the DOWNLOAD NOW button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good package of tools.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs tool


5. A list of the applications installed on the PC will appear

6. Navigate the list of applications until you find Symantec pcAnywhere or simply click the Search feature and type in "Symantec pcAnywhere". If it is installed on your PC the Symantec pcAnywhere application will be found automatically. When you select Symantec pcAnywhere in the list of apps, some data regarding the application is available to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other users have regarding Symantec pcAnywhere, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the program you are about to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

For example you can see that for Symantec pcAnywhere:

• The web site of the application is: http://www.symantec.com
• The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /I{125E8183-866A-11D3-97DF-0000F8D8F2E9}

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will come up. accept the removal by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall Symantec pcAnywhere.


8. After uninstalling Symantec pcAnywhere, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items of Symantec pcAnywhere which have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing Symantec pcAnywhere with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your disk.

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

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to uninstall Symantec pcAnywhere by Symantec Corporation from your computer, nor are we saying that Symantec pcAnywhere by Symantec Corporation is not a good application for your PC. This text only contains detailed info on how to uninstall Symantec pcAnywhere in case you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.