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Appendix C Uninstalling the Hardware and Software
Serial Hardware and Software for Windows C-20 ni.com
Uninstall the Software
Before uninstalling the software, remove all serial port information from
the Windows Me/9x Device Manager, as described in the previous section.
You do not need to shut down Windows Me/9x before uninstalling the
software.
Complete the following steps to remove the NI-Serial software:
1. Select Start»Settings»Control Panel.
2. Double-click on the Add/Remove Programs iconin theControl Panel
to launch the Add/Remove Programs applet. The Add/Remove
Programs Properties dialog box appears. This dialog box lists the
software available for removal.
3. Select the serial software you want to remove, and click on the
Add/Remove button. The uninstall program runs and removes all
folders, programs, VxDs, DLLs, and registry entries associated with
the NI-Serial software.
4. Shut down Windows Me/9x, turn off your computer, and physically
remove the serial interfaces from your system.
To reinstall the hardware and software, refer to Chapter 5, AT Serial
Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration.
Windows NT
Uninstall the Hardware
Before physically removing the serial hardware, you must remove the
hardware information from the Windows NT Control Panel.
Follow these steps to uninstall the hardware:
1. Double-click on the niports icon under Start»Settings»Control
Panel.
2. Select the port to remove from the list of ports as shown in
Figure C-12.