Symantec pcAnywhere

A guide to uninstall Symantec pcAnywhere from your PC

Symantec pcAnywhere is a Windows program. Read more about how to remove it from your computer. The Windows version was developed by Symantec Corporation. More data about Symantec Corporation can be read here. Please follow http://www.symantec.com if you want to read more on Symantec pcAnywhere on Symantec Corporation's page. Symantec pcAnywhere is normally installed in the C:\Program Files\Symantec\pcAnywhere directory, however this location can differ a lot depending on the user's decision when installing the program. You can uninstall Symantec pcAnywhere by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line MsiExec.exe /I{12118183-866A-11D3-97DF-0000F8D8F2E9}. Note that you might be prompted for admin rights. Winaw32.exe is the programs's main file and it takes around 889.62 KB (910968 bytes) on disk.

The executable files below are part of Symantec pcAnywhere. They take about 2.48 MB (2604864 bytes) on disk.

• awhost32.exe (129.62 KB)
• awhprobe.exe (25.62 KB)
• AwInvite.exe (29.12 KB)
• awrem32.exe (133.62 KB)
• certcons.exe (16.12 KB)
• DSBrowse.exe (61.62 KB)
• IntgStat.exe (61.62 KB)
• KillHost.exe (61.62 KB)
• MachKey.exe (49.62 KB)
• PcaAdminApp.exe (193.62 KB)
• RemStart.exe (129.62 KB)
• SEEBuilder.exe (57.62 KB)
• SessionController.exe (61.62 KB)
• SetDefaultProvider.exe (26.62 KB)
• SidEditor.exe (41.62 KB)
• slaunch.exe (17.62 KB)
• stophost.exe (15.62 KB)
• ThinHostLauncher.exe (65.62 KB)
• thinprobe.exe (69.62 KB)
• ThinSet.exe (57.62 KB)
• THost.exe (137.62 KB)
• UserSessionMgr.exe (109.62 KB)
• Winaw32.exe (889.62 KB)
• winawsvr.exe (101.62 KB)

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The information on this page is only about version 12.1.0 of Symantec pcAnywhere. For other Symantec pcAnywhere versions please click below:

• 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
• 12.5.0.618
• 12.5.4.8096
• 12.5.0.453
• 12.1.0.447
• 12.1.0.448
• 12.5.5
• 12.5.1

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Following the uninstall process, the application leaves leftovers on the PC. Some of these are listed below.

Folders found on disk after you uninstall Symantec pcAnywhere from your PC:

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

Usually, the following files are left on disk:

• 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

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the keys below:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.bhf
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.chf
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.cqf
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.fav

Registry values that are not removed from your computer:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{07FA2C26-1DAD-4D31-B02B-64D12DBF3E37}\InprocServer32\
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{274A3C4F-8DE6-43CC-9539-DE6E7D561560}\InprocServer32\
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{3D5D8155-B15D-11D4-B508-0050048D699E}\InprocServer32\
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{4065C502-AE38-11D4-B508-0050048D699E}\InprocServer32\

How to uninstall Symantec pcAnywhere with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Symantec pcAnywhere is a program offered by Symantec Corporation. Sometimes, users decide to erase this program. Sometimes this is efortful because deleting this manually takes some skill regarding PCs. The best QUICK practice to erase Symantec pcAnywhere 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 Windows system, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and all around utility to take care of your Windows system.

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

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful Windows tool.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Press the Uninstall Programs feature


5. All the programs installed on the computer will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of programs until you find Symantec pcAnywhere or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Symantec pcAnywhere". If it is installed on your PC the Symantec pcAnywhere app will be found automatically. After you select Symantec pcAnywhere in the list of apps, the following data regarding the program is made available to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other users have regarding Symantec pcAnywhere, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the application you wish to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

For instance 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{12118183-866A-11D3-97DF-0000F8D8F2E9}

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


8. After removing Symantec pcAnywhere, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to start the cleanup. All the items that belong Symantec pcAnywhere which have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling Symantec pcAnywhere with 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 able to run without errors or problems.

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Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to remove Symantec pcAnywhere by Symantec Corporation from your PC, we are not saying that Symantec pcAnywhere by Symantec Corporation is not a good software application. This text simply contains detailed info on how to remove Symantec pcAnywhere in case you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.