Looking for a workable way to get XmlCatalog off your system? There are always many reasons that make you want to uninstall programs from your computer from time to time. To keep your computer work properly, it's always a good habit to uninstall XmlCatalog you haven't used for a long time. However, we cannot have everything we wish for. There may be also many problems that make you not able to uninstall XmlCatalog from your PC, such as program errors, program not listed in Programs and Features, corrupted programs and so on. Therefore, to help you out, we've also worked out a few workable methods as well.
Possible Error Caused by Incorrect Uninstall Methods
Error example
The above error messages are all caused by incomplete uninstallation of related programs. Incompletely uninstallation of a program will leave some invalid keys in the system registry, which will cause such error pop-ups when the system still executes them.
Automatically Uninstall XmlCatalog (Recommended):
This specialized uninstaller can not only help you uninstall XmlCatalog from the computer effectively, but also identify and delete all leftover files, folders and invalid registry entries belonging to XmlCatalog.
Manually Uninstall XmlCatalog:
Step 1: End all processes that are related to XmlCatalog
Step 3: Delete invalid entries of XmlCatalog in the registry
Step 4: Delete leftovers of XmlCatalog in hard drive
Step 1: End all processes that are related to XmlCatalog
Hold Ctrl, Shift and Esc keys on the keyboard to open Task Manager. Then click on the related process and click End Process (in Windows 7, Vista) or End Task (in Windows 8) button.
Step 2: Uninstall XmlCatalog
You can uninstall XmlCatalog by any of the following uninstall methods:
Method 1: Uninstall XmlCatalog via Control Panel
1. Press Windows key and R key to open Run command.
2. When Run command pops up, type in appwiz.cpl and then hit OK button.
3. Right click on XmlCatalog and click Uninstall to uninstall XmlCatalog
Note: Usually, computer users can uninstall programs like XmlCatalog through Control Panel. But not everything can go as people wish and problems happen sometimes. For example, users may not be able to find XmlCatalog in Control Panel, or the uninstallation is interrupted due to some strange errors. If problems happen unexpectedly and you really want to completely remove XmlCatalog from your computer system, you need to perform the following steps and manually remove all of its files and components out of the system.
Method 2: Reinstall to Uninstall XmlCatalog
If some of program files that are needed to uninstall XmlCatalog are missing or corrupted, you may fail to uninstall it. Believe it or not, reinstalling XmlCatalog may do the trick. If you still keep the original disk or the download file of XmlCatalog, you can try that to repair the program. After repairing the program, you can try to uninstall it again.
Method 3: Uninstall XmlCatalog via Command Prompt
1. Open an elevated command prompt.
In Windows 7 and Vista,
Click Start menu and type in cmd in search programs and files, right click and select Run as administrator option in the menu. Click Yes, if UAC pops up.
In Windows 8 or later,
2. In the command prompt, type wmic and press Enter.
3. Type product get name and press Enter. (Please wait for a few seconds to allow the utility to list all programs)
4. Note the name of the program you want to uninstall, including any capitalization.
5. Type product where name="name of program" call uninstall and press Enter.
6. If prompted, type Y to confirm uninstalling the program, and press Enter.
7. When successfully uninstalled, you can close the command prompt.
Step 3: Delete invalid entries of XmlCatalog in the registry
Video Guide: How to back up and edit the registry
Note: It's very important for you to know that the registry is one of the most important part of the Windows system, you should be extremely careful when deleting any keys in the registry. Any small mistake can result in severe problems or even system crash. So removing XmlCatalog by editing the registry is only recommended to computer users with certain computer knowledge. If you don't want to take the risk to damage your computer system, it's recomended that you use this Automatic Registry Cleaner to clean invalid keys.
Step 4: End all processes that are related to XmlCatalog
Even you uninstall XmlCatalog in Control Panel and remove invalid keys in the registry, there are still some folders left in hard drive. To completely remove XmlCatalog from your system, you can go to the following locations to delete the folders of XmlCatalog.
C:\Program Files (x86)
C:\Program Files
C:\ProgramData
C:\Users\Default\AppData\Local
C:\Users\Default\AppData\Roaming
Uninstall XmlCatalog via Automatic Uninstaller
Manually uninstalling XmlCatalog cannot promise a 100% removal of XmlCatalog, especially for computer users with little computer knowledge. If you have tried the above manual uninstall steps but still cannot get XmlCatalog removed from your system, it's very necessary for you to use this Automatic Uninstaller to do it for you. With only a few clicks, you can easily uninstall any stubborn program from your computer system.
