Uninstalling PowerBuilder
This topic describes how to uninstall PowerBuilder.
When you start to uninstall PowerBuilder IDE, 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 IDE with Internet connection, you will be automatically
logged out of PowerBuilder IDE when the uninstall process starts; when
you uninstall PowerBuilder IDE 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 either uninstall
PowerBuilder IDE without deactivating the license (if you want to
continue using the license on this computer), or uninstall
PowerBuilder IDE with the license deactivated (if you want to move the
license to a different computer).
For how to log out of PowerBuilder IDE or deactivate an offline
license, refer to Log out or De-activating an offline license.
Use one of the following methods to run the uninstall program for
the product 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 uninstall
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
Run the silentuninstall.bat file, similarly
like how you configure and run the the
silentinstall.bat (see the section called “Silent Install Commands”).
The uninstall 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 uninstall 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 installer increments the usage count in the registry for each
shared Appeon DLL and each shared system DLL. The uninstall program
decrements that count. The uninstall program does not try to delete a
shared DLL until the usage count reaches zero.
Note
Unlike the installer, the uninstall program has no Back or Cancel
button. Once you click Yes in the
procedure below, the program cannot be stopped.