How to Uninstall Limewire

What is LimeWire?

LimeWire is an extremely popular peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing client application released for all OS platforms. It was completely designed using Java, and this is the reason it can run on any system which has the Java Virtual Machine.

LimeWire utilizes the Gnutella network and also runs the BitTorrent protocol for file sharing. It has a free with limited features version, and a commercial version with enhanced features. It also connects to the LimeWire Store, which can be used to purchase music online.

How to uninstall LimeWire

LimeWire can be uninstalled from the system using these methods –

  1. Windows Uninstaller in Control Panel
  2. Windows Installer Cleanup and Manual Removal
  3. Third Party Removal Software

 Windows Uninstaller in Control Panel – You can uninstall LimeWire using the Windows Uninstaller which is present in all versions of Windows OS. Follow these steps to uninstall-

  1. Close LimeWire
  2. Go to Control Panel
  3. Select Add or Remove Programs in Win XP or Program and Features in Win 7/ Vista
  4. Choose LimeWire from the list and then click on Uninstall  or Change/Remove
  5. Restart the system

This will remove LimeWire from the system.

Windows Installer Cleanup and Manual Removal– You can use the Windows Installer Cleanup application which will help in removing all the registry entries related to LimeWire. You can download and install this application from the Microsoft website and follow these steps–

  1. Go to All Programs
  2. Click on Windows Installer Cleanup application
  3. From the list select LimeWire
  4. Click on the Remove button

    5. Once this is done follow these steps to remove any files or registry entries related to LimeWire – 

  5. Browse to all these folders and delete them

    6. C:\Program Files\Common Files\limewire
    C:\Program Files\limeshop
    C:\Program Files\limewire

  6. Now Click on Start and then click on Run and type Regedit
  7. Browse to these registry entries and delete them if they have not been removed:
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\limeshop.xml

    8. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\limewire
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\run\limeshop
    HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\microsoft\internet explorer\menuext\limeshop preferences
    HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\explorer\menuorder\start menu\programs\limewire
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\installer\userdata\s-1-5-18\components\9e11dbbf317d89b4f92af7d63ab22d26
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\installer\userdata\s-1-5-18\components\a8cebe6cec02c7d40a450c6455a6ad2e
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\installer\userdata\s-1-5-18\components\c0da82cffcfbb79419d1189c955ee262
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\shareddlls\c:\program files\limewire\2.9.8\bet.url
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\shareddlls\c:\program files\limewire\2.9.8\bonzi.url
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\shareddlls\c:\program files\limewire\2.9.8\browserpage.dll
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\shareddlls\c:\program files\limewire\2.9.8\limeshop.exe
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\shareddlls\c:\program files\limewire\2.9.8\limeshop.html
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\shareddlls\c:\program files\limewire\2.9.8\limeshop.url
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\shareddlls\c:\program files\limewire\2.9.8\limewire.exe
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\shareddlls\c:\program files\limewire\2.9.8\limewire.jar
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\shareddlls\c:\program files\limewire\2.9.8\money.url
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\shareddlls\c:\program files\limewire\2.9.8\root\magnet10\options.js

This will remove all the registry entries related to LimeWire from the Windows OS.

Mac OS

You can follow these steps to remove LimeWire from Mac OS.

  1. Click on the Finder icon and then click on the Applications Tab
  2. Select the LimeWire application and choose the File option on top of the screen
  3. Choose the option Move to Trash and click OK to confirm it
  4. Browse to User > Library > Preferences > LimeWire  and delete all entries related to LimeWire
  5. Close all the Windows

This process will completely remove all the files and registry entries related to LimeWire.

Third Party Removal Software –Perfect Uninstaller can be used to uninstall LimeWire completely from the system.  If you are not comfortable with manual registry cleaning, you can use the RegGenie software which will remove all the registry entries related to LimeWire.

As files downloaded by P2P applications can be infected with viruses and malware, you can use the StopZilla application to check for these infections.