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Uninstalling

Windows

To uninstall the product, you cannot simply delete its files from your hard disk. To uninstall the product:

  1. Log in with the same user-ID as you used when you installed the product.
  2. Click Uninstall a program under Programs in Control Panel.
  3. Select the product and click Remove or Uninstall as appropriate.

When you uninstall, the only files deleted are those that the installation software installed. If the product directory has not been removed, delete any unwanted files and subdirectories within it using Windows Explorer.

Important: The installer creates separate installations for Micro Focus Enterprise Developer and Micro Focus License Administration. Uninstalling only Enterprise Developer does not automatically uninstall the Micro Focus License Administration or any of the prerequisite software.

To completely remove the product you must uninstall the Micro Focus License Administration as well.

You can optionally remove the prerequisite software. For instructions, check the documentation of the respective software vendor.

To silently uninstall the product, you need the setup file and you need to execute the following at the command line:

start /wait install-file.exe /quiet /uninstall

UNIX

Note: Before you uninstall the product, ensure that the Enterprise Server instances and the Micro Focus Directory Service (MFDS) are stopped.

To uninstall this product:

  1. Execute as root the Uninstall_EnterpriseDeveloper2.3.sh script in the $COBDIR/bin directory.
Note: The installer creates separate installations for the product and for Micro Focus License Administration. Uninstalling the product does not automatically uninstall the Micro Focus License Administration or the prerequisite software. To completely remove the product you must uninstall the Micro Focus License Administration as well.

To uninstall Micro Focus License Administration:

  1. Execute as root the UnInstallMFLicenseServer.sh script in the /var/microfocuslicensing/bin directory.

    The script does not remove some of the files as they contain certain system settings or licenses.

You can optionally remove the prerequisite software. For instructions, check the documentation of the respective software vendor.

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