National Instruments AT Computer Hardware User Manual


 
Appendix C Uninstalling the Hardware and Software
© National Instruments Corporation C-11 Serial Hardware and Software for Windows
3. ClickontheDelete button.
4. Repeat steps 3 and 4 until you have removed every PXI serial port that
you want to uninstall.
Uninstall the Software
Before you uninstall the NI-Serial software, you must remove the hardware
information from your system, as described in the previous section.
To uninstall the NI-Serial software, complete the following steps:
1. Select Start»Settings»Control Panel.
2. Double-click on the Add/Remove Programs icon. The Add/Remove
Programs dialog box appears. This dialog box lists the software that
you can uninstall.
3. Select the NI-Serial software you want to uninstall, and click on the
Add/Remove button. The uninstallation program removes all folders,
utilities, and registry entries associated with the NI-Serial software.
4. Shut down Windows NT, turn off your computer, and physically
remove the serial interfaces from your system.
The uninstallation program removes only items that the setup wizard
installed. If you added anything to a directory that the setup wizard created,
the uninstallation program does not delete that directory. You must remove
any remaining components yourself.
To reinstall the hardware and software, refer to Chapter 3, PXI Serial
Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration.