XAMPP
A way to uninstall XAMPP from your PC
This page is about XAMPP for Windows. Here you can find details on how to remove it from your computer. It was coded for Windows by BitNami. More information about BitNami can be seen here. Please follow http://apachefriends.org if you want to read more on XAMPP on BitNami's web page. XAMPP is commonly installed in the C:\Program Files\xampp folder, depending on the user's choice. The entire uninstall command line for XAMPP is C:\Program Files\xampp\uninstall.exe. XAMPP's primary file takes about 2.45 MB (2569216 bytes) and its name is xampp-control.exe.The following executables are contained in XAMPP. They occupy 194.72 MB (204176640 bytes) on disk.
- service.exe (59.50 KB)
- uninstall.exe (6.34 MB)
- xampp-control.exe (2.45 MB)
- xampp_start.exe (116.00 KB)
- xampp_stop.exe (116.00 KB)
- ab.exe (78.00 KB)
- abs.exe (82.50 KB)
- ApacheMonitor.exe (34.50 KB)
- htcacheclean.exe (86.50 KB)
- htdbm.exe (89.00 KB)
- htdigest.exe (71.00 KB)
- htpasswd.exe (84.50 KB)
- httpd.exe (21.50 KB)
- httxt2dbm.exe (55.50 KB)
- logresolve.exe (50.50 KB)
- openssl.exe (406.50 KB)
- pv.exe (60.00 KB)
- rotatelogs.exe (66.00 KB)
- wintty.exe (13.50 KB)
- FileZilla Server Interface.exe (1,020.50 KB)
- FileZillaServer.exe (617.50 KB)
- Uninstall.exe (45.83 KB)
- awk.exe (136.00 KB)
- mailtodisk.exe (985.82 KB)
- desetup.exe (112.18 KB)
- desetup2.exe (57.18 KB)
- fsynonym.exe (19.50 KB)
- limits.exe (118.68 KB)
- loader.exe (66.50 KB)
- malias.exe (42.82 KB)
- mbxmaint.exe (171.68 KB)
- mbxmaint_ui.exe (182.68 KB)
- mercury.exe (744.50 KB)
- msendto.exe (87.50 KB)
- newmail.exe (22.54 KB)
- pconfig.exe (266.92 KB)
- pmgrant.exe (29.92 KB)
- pmsort.exe (16.97 KB)
- setpmdefault.exe (456.69 KB)
- setreg.exe (59.18 KB)
- sqlite3.exe (464.00 KB)
- unins000.exe (700.95 KB)
- urlproxy.exe (9.14 KB)
- winpm-32.exe (5.16 MB)
- wpmmapi.exe (301.05 KB)
- wsendto.exe (73.18 KB)
- wssetup.exe (119.68 KB)
- clamwallsetup.exe (670.57 KB)
- graywallsetup.exe (934.65 KB)
- spamhaltersetup.exe (2.20 MB)
- rescom.exe (88.00 KB)
- echo.exe (120.50 KB)
- innochecksum.exe (3.71 MB)
- myisamchk.exe (4.08 MB)
- myisamlog.exe (3.90 MB)
- myisampack.exe (4.00 MB)
- myisam_ftdump.exe (3.97 MB)
- mysql.exe (4.35 MB)
- mysqladmin.exe (4.28 MB)
- mysqlbinlog.exe (4.41 MB)
- mysqlcheck.exe (4.28 MB)
- mysqld-debug.exe (25.97 MB)
- mysqld.exe (10.40 MB)
- mysqldump.exe (4.34 MB)
- mysqlimport.exe (4.27 MB)
- mysqlshow.exe (4.27 MB)
- mysqlslap.exe (4.29 MB)
- mysqltest.exe (4.51 MB)
- mysqltest_embedded.exe (11.16 MB)
- mysql_client_test.exe (4.70 MB)
- mysql_client_test_embedded.exe (11.39 MB)
- mysql_config_editor.exe (4.12 MB)
- mysql_embedded.exe (11.03 MB)
- mysql_plugin.exe (3.72 MB)
- mysql_tzinfo_to_sql.exe (3.62 MB)
- mysql_upgrade.exe (3.85 MB)
- my_print_defaults.exe (3.70 MB)
- perror.exe (3.81 MB)
- replace.exe (3.63 MB)
- resolveip.exe (3.70 MB)
- perl5.16.3.exe (35.50 KB)
- perlglob.exe (12.50 KB)
- wperl.exe (35.50 KB)
- tidyp.exe (387.44 KB)
- php-cgi.exe (47.50 KB)
- php-win.exe (27.00 KB)
- php.exe (61.50 KB)
- openssl.exe (316.00 KB)
- sendmail.exe (911.00 KB)
- tomcat7.exe (79.00 KB)
- tomcat7w.exe (102.00 KB)
- wcmgr.exe (1,001.99 KB)
- webalizer.exe (1.53 MB)
The current web page applies to XAMPP version 1.8.30 alone. You can find below a few links to other XAMPP releases:
- 5.6.241
- 7.3.71
- 8.1.12
- 8.1.50
- 8.0.70
- 8.1.20
- 7.0.10
- 5.6.400
- 7.1.90
- 7.0.130
- 7.2.120
- 8.1.100
- 5.6.300
- 8.1.60
- 7.1.70
- 8.0.90
- 7.2.20
- 7.3.40
- 8.1.00
- 1.8.34
- 7.3.250
- 7.1.271
- 8.0.01
- 7.4.30
- 7.4.291
- 7.2.270
- 7.4.250
- 7.3.261
- 7.4.80
- 7.3.10
- 1.8.25
- 8.0.03
- 7.3.270
- 8.1.41
- 7.0.90
- 7.4.120
- 5.6.280
- 1.8.33
- 7.2.40
- 7.1.330
- 8.1.40
- 7.2.260
- 7.4.20
- 8.0.130
- 7.3.313
- 7.4.50
- 5.6.230
- 7.2.50
- 7.0.21
- 7.1.100
- 5.6.210
- 1.8.31
- 8.1.11
- 5.6.152
- 7.4.11
- 7.0.91
- 7.2.310
- 1.8.24
- 7.4.130
- 1.8.32
- 7.2.10
- 7.1.60
- 8.0.60
- 8.0.02
- 5.6.110
- 7.2.311
- 7.2.110
- 8.0.230
- 8.0.112
- 7.4.110
- 7.3.30
- 5.6.200
- 7.3.130
- 8.0.20
- 5.6.140
- 5.6.360
- 5.5.300
- 7.2.00
- 7.3.90
- 1.8.35
- 8.0.11
- 7.3.110
- 7.4.40
- 7.1.110
- 7.4.41
- 8.0.30
- 7.2.340
- 7.2.280
- 7.3.100
- 7.0.131
- 5.5.280
- 1.8.26
- 7.4.140
- 7.2.170
- 7.3.101
- 5.6.301
- 8.0.120
- 8.0.80
- 5.6.80
- 5.5.271
After the uninstall process, the application leaves leftovers on the PC. Some of these are listed below.
Folders left behind when you uninstall XAMPP:
- C:\xampp
The files below were left behind on your disk by XAMPP when you uninstall it:
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\C__xampp_htdocs
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\C__xampp_xampp-control_exe
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\http___bitnami_com_stack_xampp_utm_source=bitnami&utm_medium=installer&utm_campaign=XAMPP%2BInstaller
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\User Pinned\TaskBar\XAMPP Control Panel.lnk
- C:\xampp\anonymous\incoming\NOTEMPTY
- C:\xampp\anonymous\onefile.html
- C:\xampp\apache\ABOUT_APACHE.txt
- C:\xampp\apache\apache_installservice.bat
- C:\xampp\apache\apache_uninstallservice.bat
- C:\xampp\apache\bin\ab.exe
- C:\xampp\apache\bin\abs.exe
- C:\xampp\apache\bin\ApacheMonitor.exe
- C:\xampp\apache\bin\apr_dbd_odbc-1.dll
- C:\xampp\apache\bin\apr_ldap-1.dll
- C:\xampp\apache\bin\dbmmanage.pl
- C:\xampp\apache\bin\htcacheclean.exe
- C:\xampp\apache\bin\htdbm.exe
- C:\xampp\apache\bin\htdigest.exe
- C:\xampp\apache\bin\htpasswd.exe
- C:\xampp\apache\bin\httpd.exe
- C:\xampp\apache\bin\httxt2dbm.exe
- C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\_tbl_simple.so
- C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\adobe-stdenc.so
- C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\adobe-symbol.so
- C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\adobe-zdingbats.so
- C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\big5.so
- C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cns11643-plane1.so
- C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cns11643-plane14.so
- C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cns11643-plane2.so
- C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp037.so
- C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp038.so
- C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp10000.so
- C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp10006.so
- C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp10007.so
- C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp10029.so
- C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp1006.so
- C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp10079.so
- C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp10081.so
- C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp1026.so
- C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp273.so
- C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp274.so
- C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp275.so
- C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp277.so
- C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp278.so
- C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp280.so
- C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp281.so
- C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp284.so
- C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp285.so
- C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp290.so
- C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp297.so
- C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp420.so
- C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp423.so
- C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp424.so
- C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp437.so
- C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp500.so
- C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp737.so
- C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp775.so
- C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp850.so
- C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp851.so
- C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp852.so
- C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp855.so
- C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp856.so
- C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp857.so
- C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp860.so
- C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp861.so
- C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp862.so
- C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp863.so
- C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp864.so
- C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp865.so
- C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp866.so
- C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp868.so
- C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp869.so
- C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp870.so
- C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp871.so
- C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp874.so
- C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp875.so
- C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp880.so
- C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp891.so
- C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp903.so
- C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp904.so
- C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp905.so
- C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp918.so
- C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp932.so
- C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp936.so
- C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp949.so
- C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp950.so
- C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\dec-mcs.so
- C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\ebcdic-at-de.so
- C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\ebcdic-at-de-a.so
- C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\ebcdic-ca-fr.so
- C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\ebcdic-dk-no.so
- C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\ebcdic-dk-no-a.so
- C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\ebcdic-es.so
- C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\ebcdic-es-a.so
- C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\ebcdic-es-s.so
- C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\ebcdic-fi-se.so
- C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\ebcdic-fi-se-a.so
- C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\ebcdic-fr.so
- C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\ebcdic-it.so
- C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\ebcdic-pt.so
You will find in the Windows Registry that the following data will not be cleaned; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\xampp
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\xampp
Additional registry values that you should delete:
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\xampp\mercurymail\mercury.exe.ApplicationCompany
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\xampp\mercurymail\mercury.exe.FriendlyAppName
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-2736593358-109638271-1849287354-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\xampp\MercuryMail\mercury.exe
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-2736593358-109638271-1849287354-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\xampp\xampp-control.exe
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{213DBAE9-FAB1-433F-B434-0A89610F49BA}C:\xampp\apache\bin\httpd.exe
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{3AC702C2-3F11-493D-9491-7ABC8A993174}C:\xampp\mercurymail\mercury.exe
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{D7DBD9F2-6504-442E-A476-C5B6A0CA00EE}C:\xampp\mysql\bin\mysqld.exe
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{DEAC3896-DC16-4777-9F53-E23D3B8CBF55}C:\xampp\apache\bin\httpd.exe
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{F4E9D506-2AD0-40A8-837A-987D8D6767F4}C:\xampp\mysql\bin\mysqld.exe
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{190577E7-270E-4335-97DB-B5FCB02235E7}C:\xampp\apache\bin\httpd.exe
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{54460479-8321-4AFC-9BD9-99506A3DA253}C:\xampp\apache\bin\httpd.exe
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{628BFDFE-CA49-4FF9-B608-14F2C36CA550}C:\xampp\mercurymail\mercury.exe
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{6BBCFD1E-9F69-47E1-B182-D66F5587AD0F}C:\xampp\mysql\bin\mysqld.exe
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{F55FA4DC-AB4C-4651-947D-2C57919ECE14}C:\xampp\mysql\bin\mysqld.exe
How to uninstall XAMPP using Advanced Uninstaller PRO
XAMPP is an application by the software company BitNami. Frequently, people try to erase it. This can be efortful because removing this by hand requires some skill regarding PCs. One of the best QUICK procedure to erase XAMPP 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 a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and all around tool to optimize your Windows system.
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- navigate to Download Link
- download the program by pressing the DOWNLOAD NOW button
- set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
3. Press the General Tools category
4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool
5. A list of the programs installed on your computer will be made available to you
6. Navigate the list of programs until you find XAMPP or simply click the Search feature and type in "XAMPP". If it exists on your system the XAMPP app will be found very quickly. Notice that when you click XAMPP in the list of applications, some information regarding the application is made available to you:
- Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have regarding XAMPP, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
- Reviews by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
- Details regarding the app you want to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.
- The web site of the program is: http://apachefriends.org
- The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files\xampp\uninstall.exe
8. After removing XAMPP, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items of XAMPP which have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling XAMPP using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry items, files or directories are left behind on your system.
Your Windows PC will remain clean, speedy and able to run without errors or problems.
Disclaimer
The text above is not a piece of advice to remove XAMPP by BitNami from your computer, nor are we saying that XAMPP by BitNami is not a good application for your PC. This page only contains detailed info on how to remove XAMPP 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' computers.
2017-07-24 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO
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