Chapter 9

Uninstalling, Reinstalling and Upgrading Support Tools

This section contains the following topics:

How to Uninstall Support Tools, page 67

How to Reinstall Support Tools, page 68

Upgrading Support Tools, page 68

How to Uninstall Support Tools

As desired, you can uninstall the Support Tools Server or Node by following the steps below. Note that it is not necessary to uninstall either as a precursor to reinstalling the product. This topic describes how to uninstall the Support Tools Server and the Support Tools Node.

Warning: If you are running a patched version of Support Tools (e.g., 2.1(2), 2.1(3) you must back out all installed patches prior to uninstalling the your base version of Support Tools. Use Windows Add/Remove programs to remove patches. using the Patch Manager uninstallation utility. To confirm the version and build number of your Support Tools Server, On the Dashboard menu, select Support Tools. Your version information displays under Support Tools Dashboard.

Step 1 To Uninstall the Support Tools Server

Uninstalling the Support Tools Server removes the Support Tools Server, its associated utilities, and registry entries associated with Support Tools. Note that uninstalling the Support Tools Server does not automatically remove the Repository files.

a.From the Windows Start menu, select Settings > Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs > Cisco Support Tools.

b.Click Remove.

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