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Uninstall is the opposite of "install." It is the process of removing something, such as as a program from an operating system, or a hardware component from a server.

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Uninstalling software using SCCM

I've got a small number (~20) of test workstations in a lab which I'm using to test a software deployment using SCCM. One of the things I'm looking to do is remove some of the pre-installed software from the vendor-supplied image. However, I can't…
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Uninstalling SQL Server 2005 express - blue screen

Few months ago, I installed sql server 2005 express edition. When I am trying to uninstall it, it keeps throwing a blue screen saying, the subsystem system has terminated unexpectedly 000x...Is there a way to uninstall sql server 2005 express. Does…
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Uninstalling/Upgrading Puppet

The questions below are all related to the topic of uninstalling/upgrading Puppet: How do I uninstall previous versions of puppet? What files do I need to delete and where are they located? Is there a script that automatically does this? Do I need…
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Cannot uninstall Python 3.8.1 silently using MSIEXEC

I initially deployed Python 3.8.1 in our org (through WSUS Package Publisher if relevant) using the MSI's found here. I installed these MSI's using WSUS Package Publisher with the following command for each MSI: msiexec.exe /i core.msi /qn…
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Can we Uninstall Java on Production Server?

A vulnerability scan on a web server told me that my version of Java needs to be updated. We run .NET web applications on this server, and to my knowledge there is nothing that uses Java. How can I determine if I can safely uninstall Java? I…
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How do I cleanly remove ruby 1.8.7 from CentOS 5?

How can I cleanly remove my ruby version 1.8.7 from CentOS 5? I installed it by downloading the source code and performed a make.
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Remote service query (sc.exe query) fails with "access is denied" for one service, but not others

I'm trying to remotely uninstall a specific service, but get the famous "FAILED 5: Access is denied." message. I've reduced the test case to running sc \\remotemachine.domain.local query "flexnet licensing service" and I get [SC]…
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Removing Certificate Authority

I'm trying to rename an old server ( 2008 R2 Standard) of ours that will be used for a SQL DEV(Used to be old prod), but the options to change computer name/domain is greyed out. I found that it's because CA is installed on this server, but not…
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Uninstall nagios that has been manually installed through source

I installed nagios through this guide which works fine, but now i'd like to uninstall it altogether. Could you guide me what i need to delete as i cannot see an uninstallation routine.
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Stuck on "removing managed software"

At one time, I had the Software Installation feature in GPO set to install the Java 7 update 11 MSI installer. Then, I removed it with the removal method "immediately uninstall the software from users and computers". Now, I have a windows 2008 R2…
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Uninstall Gitorious

I have installed Gitorious on my CentOS server but the ssh public key authentication method does not serve my purpose as most of the users are on Windows and will be using more than one computer. I want to completely remove Gitorios before…
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Remove Exchange 2010 from a server where Active Directory does not exist anymore

Someone did a dcpromo and removed Active Directory on a box that's running Exchange 2010 before removing Exchange (why it was also a DC, I have no idea). My only goal is to salvage the OS install; the server is now a "loaner" Windows Workgroup…
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upgrade php from 5.2.14 (compiled from source) to 5.3 (through yum install)

I previously setup my server by downloading php from php.net, and using the configure, make make install to get it onto my apache centos server. Now I want to upgrade and I'm not sure how to do it. If I do what is said here:…
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Why does SQL Server Uninstaller not uninstall everything?

This could me just me not understanding how this is done but I find it infuriating that I can install SQL Server Express from a single executable file that dumps all this stuff like SQL Publishing Wizard and SQL Compact and TSQL this and that... But…
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How to uninstall an application which was installed from a Linux Installer?

My server is CentOS release 5.2 (Final). How do I uninstall an application which was installed from a Linux Installer, that is extension of type .bin? For example: I installed an application called Mono using Linux Installer and now I want to…
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