Uninstalling Adaptive Server 15.0

  1. Shut down all servers prior to running the uninstall program. See “Starting and Stopping Servers” in the Configuration Guide.

    On Windows, stop all services using the Services option from the Control Panel. If any of the services are marked to automatically start, change them to be started manually. Restart the system to release any DLLs that are already loaded into memory.

  2. Run Start | Programs | Sybase | Adaptive Server Enterprise | Server Config, click remove “Remove Server”.

  3. Launch the uninstall program using the Change/Drop Programs option from the Control Panel.

  4. Once the Uninstall Welcome window displays, click Next to continue.

  5. The component selection window displays with everything selected. Deselect components by clicking the check box and erasing the check mark. Click Next to continue.

    NoteIf there is SySAM Network License Server installed on this machine, it may be used by other Sybase products. Uncheck this component unless you know no one is using this License Server.

  6. A summary window displays what is about to be uninstalled. Click Next to continue.

  7. A window displays indicating that the uninstallation process is being performed. There is no progress bar.

    NoteOne or more pop-up displays may occur indicating that a file was modified after it was installed and requesting confirmation that it should be deleted.

  8. If there are any user created files left over from the uninstall, the uninstaller will prompt user if it can remove them.

  9. When the uninstall process has completed a final window displays. Click Finish to exit the uninstall program.

On Windows, there are also a small number of registry entries that are not removed by the uninstall program. These are documented below: