Uninstalling PowerBuilder
This topic describes how to uninstall PowerBuilder.
When you start to uninstall PowerBuilder, you will be asked to deal with
the license first:
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If you are using an online license, when you uninstall PowerBuilder
with Internet connection, you will be automatically logged out PowerBuilder
when the uninstall process starts; when you uninstall PowerBuilder without
Internet connection, you will be prompted to contact your license
administrator to de-activate your license on the website and then the
uninstall process starts. -
If you are using an offline license, you can uninstall PowerBuilder
without deactivating the license (if you want to continue using the
license on this computer), or deactivate the license and uninstall
PowerBuilder (if you want to move the license to a different
computer).
For how to log out PowerBuilder or deactivate an offline license, refer
to Log out or De-activating an offline license.
Use one of these methods to run the setup maintenance program for the
product that you want to uninstall:
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Add or Remove Programs dialog box
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Make a backup copy of any files you might want to reuse (such
as DB, INI, and PBL files) if you plan to reinstall. -
Open the Control Panel from the Start menu and double-click
the Add/Remove Programs
button. -
On the Install/Uninstall tab page, select the product to
uninstall, click Add/Remove, and
click Yes when prompted to confirm
that you want to uninstall the tool. -
If you are prompted to delete a shared file, click the
appropriate response.If the usage count for a system file in the registry indicates
that the file is no longer being used, the setup maintenance program
asks if you want to delete the file. Some applications do not
increment the usage count; therefore, do not
delete a file unless you are sure it is not being used by another
application.
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Silent uninstallation
The setup maintenance program removes:
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Shared and standard program files
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Folder items
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Program folders
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Program directories
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Program registry entries
The setup maintenance program deletes file and icon groups, as well as
system and user path settings in the registry and INI files. Simply deleting
directories does not fully uninstall these products.
Note
The setup program increments the usage count in the registry for
each shared Appeon DLL and each shared system DLL. The setup maintenance
program decrements that count. The setup maintenance program does not try
to delete a shared DLL until the usage count reaches zero.
Note
Unlike the setup program, the setup maintenance program has no
Back or Cancel button. Once you click Yes in the procedure below, the program cannot be
stopped.