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Chapter9 Routine Procedures
Client Adapter Software Procedures
Uninstalling the Client Adapter Software
This section provides instructions for uninstalling the software for your Cisco Aironet CB21AG or
PI21AG client adapter. This procedure is necessary if you want to remove installed client adapter
software from your computer or downgrade to a previous release.
Note If you want to downgrade to an earlier release of clie nt adapter software, use this procedure to uninstall
the current software. Then install the older software.
Note When you uninstall the client adapter software, any existing profiles and st ore d PAC files are removed.
If you want to save your profiles for later use, follow the instructions in Chapter4 to export your profiles
before uninstalling the software.
Step1 Perform one of the following:
•If you want to remove the client adapter from your computer, shut down your co mputer, remove the
client adapter, and reboot your computer. Then go to Step 2.
•If you want to leave your client adapter inserted in your co mpute r, go to Step 2.
Step2 Use Windows Explorer to find the Install Wizard file.
Note If you do not have the Install Wizard’s setup.exe file, you can access the client adapter software
by clicking Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs > Cisco Aironet Installation Program
> Remove. Then follow the steps below beginning with the Preparing Setup window in Step 3.
Step3 Double-click the file. The “Starting InstallShield Wizard” message appears followed by the Preparing
Setup window (see Figure 9-1) and the Previous Installation Detected window (see Figure9-2).
Step4 Choose Uninstall the previous installation and click Next.
Step5 When a message appears indicating that you are required to restart your computer at the end of the
operation, click Yes . (If you click No, you are asked to confirm your decision. If you proceed, the
installation process terminates.)
Step6 When prompted to confirm your decision, click OK. The process to uninstall the files begins.
Step7 When prompted to uninstall the device driver, click Yes.
Step8 When a message appears indicating that your computer needs to be rebooted , cl ick OK and all ow your
computer to restart.
Step9 If you did not remove the client adapter from your computer, the Found New Hardware Wizard window
appears after your computer reboots. Click Cancel. The client adapter software and its program folder
have been uninstalled.
Note This procedure does not remove the Install Wizard file. If you want to re move it fro m your com pute r,
find the file using Windows Explorer and delete it.