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Uninstalling editor extensions on Windows

Use Windows Control Panel to uninstall editor extensions.

Procedure

  1. Access the Windows Control Panel as an Administrator.
  2. Use the Windows Control Panel to uninstall the editor extensions as follows.
    1. In the Windows Control Panel, select Programs > Programs and Features to see a list of installed software applications on this machine.
    2. Select Editor Extension from the list of programs displayed.
    3. Select Uninstall/Change.
      The system displays a dialog prompting you to confirm that you want to continue uninstalling the software.
    4. Select Yes to continue uninstalling the software.
      The system uninstalls the Contenta Client software.
  3. If the uninstalled Contenta Client was the last Contenta product on the system, use Windows Explorer to delete the Contenta_home directory, if it still exists.
  4. Use the Windows Control Panel to update the Path system variable as follows.
    1. From the Control Panel, select System and Security > System > Advanced system settings to access the System Properties dialog.
    2. In the System Properties dialog, select Environment Variables to access the Environment Variables dialog.
    3. In the System variables section of the window, select the Path system variable and select Edit to access the Edit environment variable dialog.
    4. In the Edit environment variable dialog, select edit and delete any paths associated with the variable.
    5. Select OK to close the Edit environment variable dialog.
    6. Select OK to close the Environment Variables dialog.
    7. Select OK to close the System Properties dialog.
  5. Close the Windows Control Panel.
  6. Verify required changes to the Windows registry as follows.
    1. From the Windows Start menu, select Run.
    2. In the Open field of the resultant Run window, type regedit to launch the Windows Registry Editor.
    3. If the following key exists, delete it.
      • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\xyenterprise (Remove this key only if no other Contenta software is installed on this machine, or if you intend to uninstall it too.)

Results

The Contenta editor extensions are uninstalled.