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5. View hidden les and folders.
• Click the Windows Start button. Then click
Control Panel > Folder Options. If the Control
Panel is in Category view (see Figure 6), click
Appearance and Personalization first, then click
Folder Options.
Result: The Folder Options window opens.
• Click the View tab.
• Find Hidden files and folders and select the radio
button next to "Show hidden file, folders, and
drives." See Figure 8.
• Click OK to close the Folder Options window.
Result: Hidden files and folders will now display.
6. Delete any previous ORS software folders.
• Click Windows Start and go to Computer.
• Go to the C:\ drive and open the Program Files
folder.
Figure 8: Show Hidden Files
• Delete the following folder if it exists: C:\Program Files\Badger Meter, Inc\ORS or Orion Reading System.
• Go back to the C:\ drive and open the Users folder.
• Delete the following folder if it exists: C:\Program Data\Badger Meter, Inc\ORS or Orion Reading System.
If this file location does not exist, go to C:\Users\All Users\Badger Meter, Inc\ORS or Orion Reading System and
delete the folder.
7. Re-hide hidden folders.
• Click Windows Start> Control Panel> Folder Options> View tab.
• Select the radio button next to "Don't show hidden files, folder or drives" and click OK.
8. Restart the computer to complete the uninstall process.
B. Removing ORS 1.10.71 or Older (Windows 7)
1. Click the Windows Start button. Then click Control Panel > Programs and Features. If the Control Panel is in
Category view, click Programs rst, then click Programs and Features. See Figure 5 and Figure 6.
Result: The Programs and Features window opens.
2. Locate and select Orion Reading Software in the Programs and Features list.
3. Click Uninstall.
Result: The selected program uninstalls and any desktop icon is removed.
4. Click the Windows Start button. Then click Computer.
5. Go to the C:\ drive and open the Program Files folder.
6. Delete the following folder: C:\Program Files\Orion Reading Software.
7. Restart the computer to complete the uninstall process.
REMOVING PREVIOUS SOFTWARE VERSIONS
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