Winamp

How to uninstall Winamp from your PC

Winamp is a software application. This page is comprised of details on how to uninstall it from your computer. The Windows version was created by NullSoft. More information on NullSoft can be seen here. Please open http://www.winamp.com if you want to read more on Winamp on NullSoft's website. Winamp is typically set up in the C:\Program Files\Winamp directory, however this location can vary a lot depending on the user's option when installing the program. The full command line for removing Winamp is MsiExec.exe /I{865FE643-F643-4DFE-98BC-ABAD70871C8E}. Note that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you might receive a notification for admin rights. The application's main executable file has a size of 1.28 MB (1340263 bytes) on disk and is labeled winamp.exe.

Winamp installs the following the executables on your PC, taking about 1.32 MB (1382539 bytes) on disk.

• UninstWA.exe (41.29 KB)
• winamp.exe (1.28 MB)

The current web page applies to Winamp version 5.1 only. You can find below info on other versions of Winamp:

• 5.0.8
• 1.0.0
• 5.0.5
• 5.0.94
• 5.21
• 5.111
• 5.24
• 5.5.7.2933
• 5.0.93
• 5.5.8.2985
• 5.5.7.2830

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Winamp has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

Folders that were found:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Program Files (x86)\Winamp
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Winamp

The files below are left behind on your disk when you remove Winamp:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Cortana_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\125\{7C5A40EF-A0FB-4BFC-874A-C0F2E0B9FA8E}_Winamp_winamp_exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Program Files (x86)\Winamp\Plugins\gen_ml.ini
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Program Files (x86)\Winamp\Plugins\ml\default.vmd
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Program Files (x86)\Winamp\Plugins\ml\feeds.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Program Files (x86)\Winamp\Plugins\ml\main.dat
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Program Files (x86)\Winamp\Plugins\ml\main.idx
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Program Files (x86)\Winamp\Plugins\ml\met3C10.vmd
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Program Files (x86)\Winamp\Plugins\ml\met3C20.vmd
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Program Files (x86)\Winamp\Plugins\ml\met3C2F.vmd
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Program Files (x86)\Winamp\Plugins\ml\met3C3F.vmd
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Program Files (x86)\Winamp\Plugins\ml\met3C4F.vmd
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Program Files (x86)\Winamp\Plugins\ml\met4BE2.vmd
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Program Files (x86)\Winamp\Plugins\ml\met4C01.vmd
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Program Files (x86)\Winamp\Plugins\ml\rss.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Program Files (x86)\Winamp\studio.xnf
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Program Files (x86)\Winamp\Winamp.ini
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Program Files (x86)\Winamp\winamp.m3u
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Windows\Winamp.ini
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Winamp\Winamp.lnk

Usually the following registry data will not be removed:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Winamp.File
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Winamp.Playlist
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Nullsoft\Winamp

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

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.mid\Winamp_Back
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.wav\Winamp_Back
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.wmv\Winamp_Back

A way to delete Winamp with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Winamp is a program marketed by NullSoft. Sometimes, computer users decide to erase it. Sometimes this is easier said than done because performing this by hand takes some advanced knowledge related to removing Windows programs manually. One of the best EASY practice to erase Winamp is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is 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 a very efficient uninstaller and general utility to take care of your Windows computer.

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

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful program.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs tool


5. A list of the applications existing on the computer will be shown to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find Winamp or simply click the Search field and type in "Winamp". If it exists on your system the Winamp application will be found very quickly. When you click Winamp in the list of programs, some data about the application is available to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have about Winamp, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details about the app you wish to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

For example you can see that for Winamp:

• The publisher is: http://www.winamp.com
• The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /I{865FE643-F643-4DFE-98BC-ABAD70871C8E}

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will appear. Confirm the removal by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall Winamp.


8. After removing Winamp, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items of Winamp which have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling Winamp using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your system.

Your computer will remain clean, speedy and able to take on new tasks.

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to uninstall Winamp by NullSoft from your PC, nor are we saying that Winamp by NullSoft is not a good application. This page simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall Winamp supposing you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.