[WDSCI-L] Re: Purging WDSC, et al, from PC

[Vern Hamberg <vhamberg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

A happy follow-up -

I got pretty aggressive with the registry - searched for WDSC, WDT400, 
WSSD, etc., and deleted most entries (not recently used items, they don't 
matter, I think).

Used RegCleaner to remove the various WebSphere applications from the 
registry - nice, dangerous tool, BTW.  ;-)

Made a copy of the old workspace directory.

Deleted C:\WDSC and subdirectories, the WebSphere directory under Program 
Files, and some other stuff, I think.

Then I installed v5.1 - WSSD and iSeries extensions. Used default 
locations. Got 2 "successful installation" messages - GREAT!!!

Rebooted

Replaced workspace in My Documents with old one (from v5.0.1)

Started the product - I wish the order of items on the follow-up dialog had 
the CODE & VA/RPG item first, as the dialog goes away if you launch the 
product first. Was prompted for conversion to new format, as per install 
instructions

Was surprised to see 2 instances of the client starting up, but after 
shutting everythign down, only one instance comes up now.

Took Programs option to complete CODE & VA/RPG installation - the option, 
however, does not go away - should it be gone?
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All in all, everything is going very nicely now.I had lots of "stuff" from 
earlier versions hanging around. These resulted, I believe, in things not 
getting installed (like VAR/PG) and getting a few error messages. Getting 
to a fairly "virgin" configuration is making everything work fine. I highly 
recommend this step, esp. if you've been through the wars, as I have.

HTH
Vern

At 11:12 AM 11/6/2003 -0600, you wrote:
> I tried to install V5.1 - got some inconsistent results. I want to strip 
> it from my PC, and WDT as well. I want it to be as if it were never on the 
> machine - no vestiges in registry, etc. I might keep the 5.0 workspace, as 
> well as some 4.x ones, in a different location from installation.
>
> What can i safely remove? Can I get rid of any reference to local 
> instances of WDSC & WDT400 & WSSD in the registry, including 
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders 
> values, e.g.?
>
> Thanks
> Vern