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If you really need removing CardWare installation manually, then you have to:

1. Shut down PCCARD.EXE and MCVIEW.EXE (if open).
2. Stop CardWare Service:
   Select Start | Run and type
   net stop CWSERV
3. Remove the entire registry tree:
   HKLM\Software\APSoft\CardWare,
4. Remove the registry value:
   HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\PCCARD
5. Remove (if exists) the entire registry tree:
   HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\CardWare
6. Remove (if exists) the entire registry tree:
   HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\CardWare for Windows 10/8.x/7/Vista and Server 2012/2008_is1
7. Remove (if exists) the entire registry tree:
   HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{EE04A8EF-9A5A-40A6-B94D-7A6471D22882}
8. Remove (if exists) the registry value:
   HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{4D36E970-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}\Installer32
9. Remove CardWare installation directory from PATH variable in
   HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Environment
10. Remove the entire registry trees:
    HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\CWMEM2K or HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\CWMEM2K64
    HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\CWSERV
    HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\PCCS or HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\PCCS64
11. Delete CardWare files:
    1. Delete subdirectory C:\Program Files\APSoft\CardWare.
    2. Remove following files from %SystemRoot%\system32

       CWSERV.EXE
       CSDLL.DLL
       CSDLLPR.DLL
       MCDLL.DLL
       CW2KINST.DLL
       MCUNINST.DLL

    3. Remove following files from %SystemRoot%\system32\Drivers
       PCCS.SYS
       CWMEM2K.SYS
       GENCARD.SYS