Installation guide

Removing (Uninstalling) an Installation
2 Open your copy of the initialization file, using any text editor, and enter all
the required information. For example, use the directory parameter to
specify the name ofthe root folder ofthe installation you want to remove.
directory=C:\Program Fil6s\MATLAB\R2006b
In this initialization file, you can specify the name of the products you
want to remove and other parameters. By default, the uninstaller removes
all products. If your initialization file is missing a required parameter,
the uninstaller stops and writes an error to the output log. Two optional
parameters you might want to set are
• Controlling visibility ~ By default, when you mn the uninstaller in
silent mode, the uninstaller still displays the dialog box, even though no
interactive response is required. If you want to suppress the display of
this dialog box, set the value ofthe visible parameter to false.
visibl6=false
• Requesting an output log - To request that the uninstaller create an
output log file that reports on the status of removing an installation,
specify the full pathname as the value ofthe outlog parameter.
outlog=C:\temp\my_uninstall.log
3 Save your changes to the file.
4 Run the uninstaller (uninstall.exe), using the -if flag to specify the
initialization file as a command-line argument.
For example, click the Start button and select the Run option. In the Rim
dialog box, enter the uninstall command, specifying the full pathname of
the initialization file as a command-line argument.
uninstall.exe -if C:\temp\my_uninstall.ini
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