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How to Uninstall EXTRA! X-treme
Technical Note 2314
Last Reviewed 14-Mar-2008
Applies To
EXTRA! X-treme version 8.0 or higher
Summary
Technical Note 2314
Last Reviewed 14-Mar-2008
Applies To
EXTRA! X-treme version 8.0 or higher
Summary
This technical note explains how to uninstall EXTRA! X-treme.
Uninstall EXTRA! X-treme
To uninstall EXTRA! X-treme, follow these steps.
- Click Start > Settings > Control Panel.
- Double-click Add or Remove Programs.
- Select EXTRA! X-treme.
- Click Change/Remove and then click Yes.
Manually Removing All Product References
When EXTRA! X-treme is uninstalled, some files and registry keys are retained, in case the user wishes to reinstall at a later time and retain their original product settings.
To perform a comprehensive uninstall, which removes all references to EXTRA! from the machine, including sessions files, macros, and schemes, follow these steps.
Warnings
- These steps should only be taken if necessary. Contact your system administrator or Attachmate Technical Support if you have any questions regarding the following steps.
- Proceed with extreme caution when editing the Windows Registry. It is critical to back up the Registry before you proceed. For full details and warnings regarding editing the Windows Registry, see Microsoft Article 256986 at http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;256986.
- Click Start > Run.
- In the Open field, enter regedit, and then click OK.
- Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE.
- If there are multiple Attachmate products installed on this machine, open the Attachmate folder (key) and delete the product specific subfolder. If only one Attachmate product was installed, delete the Attachmate folder.
- Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE.
- If there are multiple Attachmate products installed on this machine, open the Attachmate folder (key) and delete the product specific subfolder. If only one Attachmate product was installed, delete the Attachmate folder.
- Exit the Windows registry.
- Navigate to C:\Program Files and delete the appropriate Attachmate product folders.
Note: By deleting this folder, you are deleting all session, macro, and scheme files.
- If present, delete the appropriate program group from the Start Menu.
- Delete any desktop shortcuts.
