Client Uninstallation

Caution

The 8.9.1 release cannot be combined with other versions prior to 8.8.0. All pre 8.8.0 products must first be uninstalled and then the 8.9.1 release installed. The instructions to uninstall will disable all Thoroughbred Windows based products.

The following describes how to properly uninstall a previous release of TbredComm and VIP for Dictionary-IV to prepare the system for the 8.9.1 installation.

These instructions assume you had previously installed using the default folder C:\ProgramData\Thoroughbred Software\TSI. The folder names may vary slightly depending upon which products you have installed, the release number, and where the products were originally installed.

1. Login using an Administrator account.

2. Save your WorkStation Manager settings by making a safe copy of C:\ProgramData\Thoroughbred Software\TSI\Tbred.ini.

3. Save your custom files by making copies of the following folders and move them to a safe location: C:\ProgramData\Thoroughbred Software\TSI\Scripts for TbredComm script files C:\ProgramData\Thoroughbred Software\TSI\Toolbar for custom toolbar definitions C:\ProgramData\Thoroughbred Software\TSI\Images for custom image files C:\ProgramData\Thoroughbred Software\TSI\ObjectCache for VIP custom screens, views, help, and templates C:\ProgramData\Thoroughbred Software\TSI\Reports for saved TS ReportServer files

4. From the Control Panel select the option to remove TbredComm.

5. From the Control Panel select the option to remove VIP for Dictionary-IV.

   Files not installed by the setup or files that have changed since the setup was run are not removed.
   If you have already uninstalled other Thoroughbred products some the following files will no longer
   exist. Erase the following folders and files:
   C:\ProgramData\Thoroughbred Software\TSI folder
   C:\ProgramData\Thoroughbred Software\Tbred.ini
   C:\ProgramData\Thoroughbred Software\tsiconst.ini

• We recommend running a reliable registry cleaner at this point.
• Reboot your system.
• Move or rename your safe copy of Tbred.ini back to C:\ProgramData\Thoroughbred Software\Tbred.ini. The new installation process will automatically merge your settings from the old to C:\ProgramData\Thoroughbred Software\Tbred.ini file to a new Tbred.ini.

Caution

Never replace the new Tbred.ini file with the old. The Tbred.ini file contains multiple entries with paths; an old Tbred.ini file will not have the correct path values.

The client workstation is now ready for the 8.9.1 TbredComm and VIP for Dictionary-IV installation.

From the TbredComm Installation and Activation Guide, version 8.9.1. Open this page in the PDF