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How to uninstall WinZip from your computer

This page contains complete information on how to uninstall WinZip for Windows. It is developed by Winzipper Pvt Ltd.. Open here for more info on Winzipper Pvt Ltd.. Click on to get more facts about WinZip on Winzipper Pvt Ltd.'s website. WinZip is usually set up in the C:\Program Files\WinZipper directory, however this location may differ a lot depending on the user's option while installing the application. You can uninstall WinZip by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files\WinZipper\wzUninstall.exe. Keep in mind that you might receive a notification for admin rights. The application's main executable file is called winziper.exe and its approximative size is 1.34 MB (1404464 bytes).

WinZip contains of the executables below. They occupy 4.23 MB (4438768 bytes) on disk.




  • winziper.exe (1.34 MB)
  • winzipersvc.exe (1.20 MB)
  • wzdl.exe (324.05 KB)
  • wzUninstall.exe (1.00 MB)
  • wzUpg.exe (388.05 KB)


The current web page applies to WinZip version 2.3.4 alone. Click on the links below for other WinZip versions:

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A considerable amount of files, folders and Windows registry data will not be uninstalled when you are trying to remove WinZip from your computer.

Directories left on disk:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WinZip
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\WinZip 20.5

The files below remain on your disk by WinZip's application uninstaller when you removed it:
  • C:\Users\%user%\Desktop\WinZip.lnk
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Local Storage\http_winzip.vi.downloadastro.com_0.localstorage
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Local Storage\http_www.winzip.com_0.localstorage
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\OZHGIZP5\winzip_en_64[1].msi
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WinZip\PreLoader.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WinZip\rr.bin
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WinZip\stat.cnt
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WinZip\statcmdline.txt
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WinZip\statcmdline.xml
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WinZip\WinZip Update Notifier\INSTALLTIME
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WinZip\WinZip Update Notifier\Log\log-0921-436.txt
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WinZip\WzFF.xml
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WinZip\WzProdAdv.dll

Many times the following registry data will not be cleaned:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\WinZip
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AppID\WINZIP64.EXE
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\WinZip
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shellex\DragDropHandlers\WinZip
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shellex\DragDropHandlers\WinZip
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\ShellEx\ContextMenuHandlers\WinZip
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\ShellEx\DragDropHandlers\WinZip
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\lnkfile\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\WinZip
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\lnkfile\shellex\DragDropHandlers\WinZip
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\WinZip
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Nico Mak Computing\WinZip
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\WinZip Computing
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\166F59DC4C5A5F446AAACEDD192C1450
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\WinZip

Additional values that you should remove:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\WinZipper\winziper.exe
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\WinZipper\WinZipper.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\166F59DC4C5A5F446AAACEDD192C1450\ProductName
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\winzipersvc\ImagePath


A way to erase WinZip with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

WinZip is an application offered by Winzipper Pvt Ltd.. Frequently, people want to erase this application. Sometimes this can be efortful because uninstalling this by hand takes some advanced knowledge related to removing Windows applications by hand. One of the best SIMPLE solution to erase WinZip is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your Windows PC, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and general tool to take care of your Windows PC.

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  • set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful PC management program.

3. Press the General Tools category
Go to General Tools


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs tool
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. All the applications installed on your PC will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of applications until you locate WinZip or simply activate the Search field and type in "WinZip". The WinZip application will be found automatically. Notice that after you click WinZip in the list of programs, the following data about the program is made available to you:


  • Safety rating (in the lower left corner). This tells you the opinion other users have about WinZip, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
  • Details about the app you want to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.
For instance you can see that for WinZip:





  • The publisher is: http://www.winzippers.com
  • The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files\WinZipper\wzUninstall.exe
7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will appear. accept the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove WinZip.
Uninstall WinZip


8. After uninstalling WinZip, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Click Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong WinZip which have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling WinZip with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

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



Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall WinZip by Winzipper Pvt Ltd. from your PC, we are not saying that WinZip by Winzipper Pvt Ltd. is not a good software application. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall WinZip in case you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2016-08-29 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2016-08-29 13:04:17.110