Installation guide

Using Uninstall on Windows NT
50 iPlanet Web Server, Enterprise Edition Installation and Migration Guide • May 2001
Using Uninstall on Windows NT
You can remove the iPlanet Web Server from your computer by using the uninstall
application. The uninstall application determines which servers are installed on your
machine and allows you to choose which of those servers you want to delete.
To remove your iPlanet Web Server:
1. Go to your server root and double-click on the program uninst.exe.
2. The iPlanet Uninstall window appears. This window lists all the iPlanet and Netscape
servers installed in this directory. Click the checkbox next to iPlanet Web Server,
Enterprise Edition and click Uninstall. Note that uninstalling iPlanet Web Server
automatically uninstalls the Administration Server, since it is an instance of iPlanet
Web Server.
3. The uninstall program uninstalls the server. You see a window showing the progress of
the uninstall.
4. When the uninstall is complete, a message appears saying that the configuration files
have not been deleted, and that you should rename them before reinstalling the server.
Click OK to continue.
If you have special settings in your configuration files, renaming the files is one way
you can still access them after reinstalling the server. If you don’t rename the files, you
cannot reinstall the server.
5. Restart your system. You must reboot before reinstalling iPlanet Web Server.
During the uninstall, you may see an error “There was an internal error and one of the
windows you were using has been closed. It is recommended that you save your work and
close all your programs and then restart your computer.” If you receive this message,
continue with the uninstall. Since you restart as part of the uninstall process, you do not
need to do a separate restart.
CAUTION
Though you can select individual subcomponents to uninstall, it is not
recommended. The uninstaller only removes the parts of the code pertaining to the
selected subcomponent, but does not update configuration files. Your server may
not run if you uninstall individual subcomponents.