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Remove all trace of InterBase from a Windows system.
Abstract: Remove all trace of InterBase from a Windows system.
I did not explicitly install InterBase; it was installed for
me when I installed an application. The removal of the application
did not remove InterBase. How can I completely remove InterBase
from my machine?
To remove InterBase from your Windows system:
- Stop the InterBase server, if it is running.
- Delete the entire installation directory and sub directories.
Under InterBase 6 by the installation directory is C:\Program Files\Borland\InterBase.
- Search your entire system for the file gds32.dll and delete every copy.
- Check for and delete these registry entries. Some only apply
to certain versions of InterBase or to particular OSes.
-
HKEY_LOCALMACHINE\SOFTWARE\Borland\InterBase
-
HKEY_LOCALMACHINE\SOFTWARE\Borland\UseCount
-
HKEY_LOCALMACHINE\SOFTWARE\InterBase Corp
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HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\InterBaseGuardian
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HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEMCurrentControlSet\Services\InterBaseServer
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\SharedDLLs
Search for and remove InterBase files; InterBase files will have the same
path as the InterBase installation path. Some examples would be gds32.dll,
and ibserver.exe
