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Visual Studio Uninstallation:

Steps for Visual Studio 2008 uninstall:

Environment: Win 7/Vista/XP

This document explains how to uninstall Visual Studio 2008 in Windows 7/ Vista and

XP Platform.

ote! The uninstallation steps for Windows XP machine are similar to that of

Windows 7. "lso the uninstallation procedure will #e applica#le for all editions of

Visual Studio $Professional/Premium/%ltimate&

To uninstall Visual Studio from 'our machine 'ou ha(e to uninstall ) maincomponents as follows!

%ninstall Visual Studio

%ninstall Team *xplorer

%ninstall Power Tools $+f installed&

Please follow the #elow steps to uninstall Visual Studio and its components.

To Uninstall Visual Studio!

,. -o to control panel and clic add or remo(e prorams. +n that select

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2. Then clic remo(e #utton1 it will show maintenance window. See #elow the

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). +n that clic uninstall (isual studio 2008. See the #elow picture for example.

. "fter that it will as it will uninstall (isual studio 2008 completel' clic o.

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Note : 6nce the uninstallation of Visual Studio is complete usin these steps 1 still

some components of Visual Studio will #e present in the ontrol panel. These tools

are installed while installin Ser(ice pac for Visual studio and also Team *xplorer.

These components can #e uninstalled manuall' to complete the Visual Studio

uninstallation. icrosoft tool also can used to uninstall the remainin components of

Visual Studio.

The uninstall tool can #e found in #elow lin!

http!//support.microsoft.com/mats/Proram+nstalland%ninstall/

Please ensure te follo!in" #omponents are removed from #ontrol panel$

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To Uninstall Team E%plorer:

, .6pen control panel and select icrosoft (isual studio 2008 team explorer andclic and then clic remo(e after that it will show #elow picture

). lic on uninstall

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To uninstall po!er tools:

The Power tools are a collection of (arious tools that can #e used alon with

Visual Studio. 5ollowin are the tools that will #e installed under Power tools.

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+f 'ou et install screen similar to screenshot #elow1 it means Power tools is

not present in 'our P1 hence 'ou can sip this part. +f not1 please continue

with the uninstallation.

Po!er Tools Uninstall Steps:

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,. Select the option E:emo(eF.

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2. lic on :emo(e

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). Wait till the Lles are uninstalled .

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. lic on E5inishF to complete the uninstallation.

Pae num#er shows the name of the componets to #e remo(ed manuall' to

complete the VS 2008 uninstallation. 6nce all the components mentioned there are

remo(ed1 then VS 2008 uninstallation is complete.

Please re#oot the machine once the a#o(e components are uninstalled."fter re#oot 1 open the :eistr' *ditor $Start :unreedit& and na(iateto the path E?>*K

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