DivX Player by DivX

What is DivX Player?

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Overview

How do I clean DivX Player?

DivX Player may store excess, temporary data on your computer that can take up valuable space. It may also store private data such as passwords or browsing history in the registry or on the file system. The easiest way to erase this data is by downloading AppCleaner, it is 100% free and about 1MB in size. A portable version is also available.

Clean DivX Player
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If you want to clean DivX Player manually, you can follow the steps outlined below. DivX Player stores private data in five registry keys.

Registry

To clean the registry from data stored by DivX Player, you can use the Microsoft Registry Editor (regedit.exe) which is installed by default on all Windows operating systems. First of all, open regedit.exe by carrying out these steps:

• Hit the Windows key , usually located in the lower left of your keyboard between the Ctrl and Alt keys.
• Windows XP/Vista/7: Click Run...
• Type regedit.exe
• Hit Enter

Now use regedit.exe to delete the registry keys:

1. • Expand HKEY_CURRENT_USER from the root of the tree in the left pane.
   • Expand Software.
   • Expand DivX.
   • Expand Settings.
   • Expand Player.
   • Click PlayerState.
   • Right-click LastOpenFileLocation in the right pane.
   • Choose Delete from the context menu.
   • Click Yes.
2. • Expand HKEY_CURRENT_USER from the root of the tree in the left pane.
   • Expand Software.
   • Expand DivX.
   • Expand Settings.
   • Click TransferWizard.
   • Right-click LastBrwosedDir in the right pane.
   • Choose Delete from the context menu.
   • Click Yes.
3. • Expand HKEY_CURRENT_USER from the root of the tree in the left pane.
   • Expand Software.
   • Expand DivX.
   • Expand Settings.
   • Click Converter.
   • Right-click lastBrowseDir in the right pane.
   • Choose Delete from the context menu.
   • Click Yes.
4. • Expand HKEY_CURRENT_USER from the root of the tree in the left pane.
   • Expand Software.
   • Expand DivX.
   • Expand Settings.
   • Click Converter.
   • Right-click outputDir in the right pane.
   • Choose Delete from the context menu.
   • Click Yes.
5. • Expand HKEY_CURRENT_USER from the root of the tree in the left pane.
   • Expand Software.
   • Expand DivXNetworks.
   • Click DivX Player.
   • Right-click file in the right pane.
   • Choose Delete from the context menu.
   • Click Yes.

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