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Appendix C Uninstalling the Hardware and Software
Serial Hardware and Software for Windows C-18 ni.com
5. Choose the Uninstall... option.
6. In the Confirm Device Removal dialog box, click on the OK button
to remove the hardware information, or click on the Cancel button to
cancel your request.
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 NI-Serial and click on the Change/Remove button. The
uninstallation program removes all folders, utilities, and registry
entries associated with the NI-Serial software.
4. Shut down Windows 2000, 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 5, AT Serial
Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration.
Windows Me/9x
Uninstall the Hardware
Before physically removing the serial hardware, you must remove the
hardware information from the Windows Me/9x Device Manager.
Follow these steps to uninstall the hardware:
1. Double-click on the System icon under Start»Settings»Control
Panel.TheSystem Properties dialog box appears.
2. Select the Device Manager tab.
3. Click on the View devices by type button.
4. Double-click on the Ports (COM & LPT) icon.