WinZip

How to uninstall WinZip from your PC

WinZip is a Windows application. Read below about how to remove it from your PC. The Windows release was created by WinZip Computing LP. Open here for more info on WinZip Computing LP. Please open http://www.winzip.com if you want to read more on WinZip on WinZip Computing LP's website. WinZip is usually set up in the C:\PROGRA~1\WINZIP directory, however this location may vary a lot depending on the user's decision when installing the application. C:\Program Files\WinZip\WINZIP32.EXE is the full command line if you want to remove WinZip. WINZIP32.EXE is the WinZip's main executable file and it occupies about 3.66 MB (3833856 bytes) on disk.

WinZip is composed of the following executables which occupy 4.16 MB (4357632 bytes) on disk:

• WINZIP32.EXE (3.66 MB)
• WZMSG.EXE (79.50 KB)
• WZQKPICK.EXE (120.00 KB)
• WZSEPE32.EXE (312.00 KB)

The information on this page is only about version 10.07245 of WinZip. You can find here a few links to other WinZip versions:

• 10.06604
• 10.06644
• 11.07291
• 11.07313
• 10.06685
• 10.06700
• 10.06698
• 11.07347
• 10.06699
• 10.06667

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Some files and registry entries are regularly left behind when you uninstall WinZip.

You should delete the folders below after you uninstall WinZip:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinZip
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WinZip

Files remaining:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinZip\EXAMPLE.ZIP
• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinZip\MYDOCS.WJF
• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinZip\MYDSKTOP.WJF
• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinZip\MYE-MAIL.WJF
• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinZip\MYFAVS.WJF
• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinZip\README.TXT
• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinZip\USRCOMBO.WJF
• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinZip\WINZIP.CHM
• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinZip\WINZIP32.EXE
• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinZip\WZ.COM
• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinZip\WZ.PIF
• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinZip\WZ32.DLL
• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinZip\WZCAB.DLL
• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinZip\WZCAB3.DLL
• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinZip\WZCKTREE.DLL
• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinZip\WZEAY32.DLL
• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinZip\WZFILVW.OCX
• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinZip\WZFLDVW.OCX
• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinZip\WZINST.CHM
• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinZip\WZMSG.EXE
• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinZip\WZPOPUP.HLP
• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinZip\WZQKPICK.EXE
• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinZip\WZQKSTRT.RTF
• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinZip\WZSEPE32.EXE
• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinZip\WZSHLEX1.DLL
• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinZip\WZSHLSTB.DLL
• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinZip\WZVINFO.DLL
• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinZip\WZWIZARD.CHM
• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinZip\WZZPMAIL.DLL
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0\UsageLogs\WINZIP64.EXE.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\IE\Z7NLD7JX\winzip-64bit-_22_0_build_12684[1].png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Cortana_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\NicoMakComputing_WinZip_UpdateNotifier_AppUserModelIDs
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Cortana_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\NicoMakComputing_WinZip_WzBGTools_AppUserModelIDs
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Cortana_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\WinZipComputing_WinZip64
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WinZip\rr.bin
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WinZip\WzProdAdv.dll

Registry keys:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AppID\WinZip Smart Monitor Service.exe
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AppID\WINZIP64.EXE
• 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\ScanSoft\PaperPort\LinkDebug\Modules\WinZip
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\WinZip Computing
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\166F59DC4C5A5F446AAACEDD192C14F0
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\WinZip
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Nico Mak Computing\WinZip
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\WinZip Smart Monitor Service

Open regedit.exe to remove the values below from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\166F59DC4C5A5F446AAACEDD192C14F0\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-4237701126-1844006147-3483040964-1000\\Device\HarddiskVolume1\Program Files (x86)\WinZip\WINZIP32.EXE
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-4237701126-1844006147-3483040964-1000\\Device\HarddiskVolume1\Program Files\WinZip\WINZIP64.EXE
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\WinZip Smart Monitor Service\Description
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\WinZip Smart Monitor Service\DisplayName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\WinZip Smart Monitor Service\ImagePath

A way to uninstall WinZip with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

WinZip is an application released by WinZip Computing LP. Frequently, users try to remove this application. Sometimes this can be troublesome because removing this by hand requires some know-how related to removing Windows applications by hand. One of the best SIMPLE solution to remove WinZip 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 PC, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and general utility to maximize the performance of your system.

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• download the setup by clicking on the DOWNLOAD button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to admire the program's interface and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful package of utilities.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs feature


5. All the programs existing on the PC will appear

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find WinZip or simply click the Search feature and type in "WinZip". If it exists on your system the WinZip program will be found very quickly. After you click WinZip in the list of apps, the following information about the program is available to you:

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

For example you can see that for WinZip:

• The web site of the application is: http://www.winzip.com
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files\WinZip\WINZIP32.EXE

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will appear. accept the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall WinZip.


8. After uninstalling WinZip, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to perform the cleanup. All the items of WinZip which have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing WinZip using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

Your Windows system will remain clean, speedy and ready to serve you properly.

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to remove WinZip by WinZip Computing LP from your PC, we are not saying that WinZip by WinZip Computing LP is not a good application. This text simply contains detailed info on how to remove WinZip supposing 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' PCs.