Applies To
Express Software Manager version 4.x through 5.x

Summary
This technical note describes how to uninstall the components of Express Software Manager software. If you are upgrading to version 5.0, you do not need to uninstall version 4.x.

Note: For more information about upgrading from Express Software Manager version 4.x to version 5.0, see Technical Note 1254.

Uninstalling Express Software Manager Components
To completely uninstall Express Software Manager software, the following components must be uninstalled from their respective locations:

Express Software Manager Component	Location
Express Console	Administrator's hard drive (typically)
Express Enterprise Services	Windows NT workstation or server
Express Software Manager Resource Toolkit	The workstations where either Express Console or Express Library Manager are installed
Express Client	Workstations
Express Library	Network file server or shared drive

The sections that follow provide instructions for uninstalling each Express Software Manager component.

Removing Express Console
Express Console is commonly installed on only one machine, typically the administrator's workstation. Uninstall the console by running the Add/Remove Programs utility:

1. From the Start menu, point to Settings, and click Control Panel.

2. Double-click Add/Remove Programs.

3. Use this dialog box to remove the Express products installed on this computer. Select one or more items in the list:

Express Software Manager 5.0 (to remove Express Console 5.0)
Express Software Manager 4.5 (to remove Express Console 4.5)
Express Software Manager 4.0 (to remove Express Console 4.0)
Express Enterprise Services (to remove Express Library Manager or Client Install Manager)
Express Software Manager Resource Toolkit 4.0.2
Express Software Manager Resource Toolkit 4.00

4. Click the Add/Remove button.

5. Click Next on the initial Express Setup screen, and then select Express Software Manager (and/ or Microsoft Access Runtime). Click Next and then Finish.

This procedure deletes the contents of the Express Software Manager folder, which is typically installed to c:\Program Files\WRQ\Express Console.

Uninstall the services by running the Add/Remove Programs utility on the computer where the services are installed:

1. From the Start menu, point to Settings, click Control Panel, and double-click Add/Remove Programs.

2. Select Express Enterprise Services 4.00 and click the Add/Remove button.

3. Click Next on the initial Express Setup screen, and then select the component(s) to remove. Click Next and then Finish.

Removing the Resource Toolkit
Follow these steps to remove version 4.0.2 or 4.00 of the Express Software Manager Resource Toolkit. When you upgrade to Express Software Manager version 4.5, the setup program prompts you to remove the Resource Toolkit before the version 4.5 files are installed.

1. From the Start menu, point to Settings, click Control Panel, and double-click Add/Remove Programs.

2. Select Express Software Manager Resource Toolkit 4.0.2 (or Express Software Manager Resource Toolkit 4.00)

3. Click the Add/Remove button. Click Yes when prompted to confirm the file deletion.

The procedures for each method to uninstall the client are presented in the next two sections.

Uninstalling the Express Client Using Exinst.exe
To uninstall the Express client, run Exinst.exe (with a switch) either in a login script or at each workstation:

<path to library>\Clients\Exinst.exe -u

• When run in a login script, this procedure deletes the Express client the next time the user logs in.

• When run at the workstation, you must enter the syntax on the command line at each client workstation.

The method for manually uninstalling the Express client varies with the operating system on the workstation. The procedures for removing the client under Windows NT, Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows 3.1x are detailed below.

Removing the Client under Windows NT
To manually uninstall the Express client from a Windows NT workstation, follow these steps.

1. Verify that the workstation will not run the login script that reinstalls the client on startup. (Modify the login script to either remove or comment out the Exinst.exe line.)

2. Modify the workstation's registry entries as follows:
   1. Run Regedt32.exe to modify the workstation registry. (Be sure the View is set to Tree and Data.)

   2. Locate the following registry key.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\ WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\Userinit

3. In the Userinit data line, delete EXCLI32.EXE and leave the rest of the line intact.

4. Locate this registry key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\ Control\VirtualDeviceDrivers

5. In the VDD data line, delete exwdg.dll and leave the rest of the line intact.

6. Locate this registry key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\ Services\Kinth

7. Delete the entire Kinth key.

3. Restart the workstation.

4. Delete the following files from the workstation's hard drive:

In this folder (directory)...	...delete these files
c:\	Wrqexp.id Wrqexp.ini (if found)
c:\Winnt\	Hdc.ini
c:\Winnt\System32\	Excli32.exe Excli32.hlp Exinv16.exe Exinv32.exe Exwdg.dll
c:\Winnt\System32\Drivers\	Kinth.sys

1. Verify that the workstation will not run the login script that reinstalls the client on start up. (Modify the login script to either remove or comment out the Exinst.exe line.)

2. In the SYSTEM.INI, find and remove the following entries:
   1. Find the following entry:

[boot]
drivers=inth.drv

2. Delete inth.drv from the line.

3. Find the following entry:

[386enh]
device=vinth.386

4. Delete device=vinth.386 (the entire line).

3. In the c:\Windows, c:\Win95, or c:\Win 98 folder, delete the Hdc.ini file.

4. Restart the workstation.

5. Delete the following files from the hard drive:

In this folder (directory)...	...delete these files
c:\	Wrqexp.id Wrqexp.ini (if found)
c:\Win95\System\ or c:\Win98\System	Excli32.exe Excli32.hlp Exinv32.exe Exwdg.dll Inth.drv Vinth.386

1. Verify that the workstation will not run the login script that reinstalls the client on start up. (Modify the login script to either remove or comment out the Exinst.exe line.)

2. In the SYSTEM.INI, find and remove the following entries:
   1. Find the following entry:

[boot]
drivers=inth.drv

2. Delete inth.drv from the line.

3. Find the following entry:

[386enh]
device=vinth.386

4. Delete device=vinth.386 (the entire line).

3. In the c:\Windows directory, delete the Hdc.ini file.

4. Reboot the workstation.

5. Delete the following files from the hard drive:

In this directory...	...delete these files
c:\	Wrqexp.id Wrqexp.ini (if found)
c:\Windows	Excli16.exe Excli16.hlp Exinv16.exe
c:\Windows\System	Inth.drv Vinth.386

6. Search the Autoexec.bat file and the Windows Startup group for the following utility:

Excli16.exe

Delete this file, if found.

Each Express Software Manager library must be manually removed from the shared network drive. To uninstall the library:

1. On the machine where Express Console was run, use Windows explorer to navigate to the Express library folder on the network file server.

2. Delete the library folder.

Related Technical Notes

1566	Uninstalling Express Software Manager 6.0
9991	Express Software Manager Technical Notes (5.x or lower)