Chapter 3: Setting Up RealSecure Desktop Protector
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Uninstalling Desktop Protector
Introduction You can remove Desktop Protector from your computer using the Windows Add/Remove
Programs Utility or the BlackICE Agentremove utility.
Important: Use the
agentremove.exe
utility only if you are unable to remove Desktop
Protector through the Windows Add/Remove utility. This utility removes the user
interface component (
blackice.exe
), the application protection component
(
rapapp.exe
), and the intrusion detection engine (
blackd.exe
).
Note: When you uninstall Desktop Protector, the local system is no longer protected from
intrusions.
Record your license
key
Before you remove Desktop Protector, be sure to record your license key and store it in a
safe place. You must re-enter your license key when you reinstall Desktop Protector.
Uninstalling
Desktop Protector
from the Windows
control panel
To uninstall Desktop Protector in Windows:
1. Click StartÆSettingsÆControl Panel.
2. Double-click Add/Remove Programs.
3. Locate the BlackICE program, and then click one of the following options based on
your platform:
■On Windows NT, click Add/Remove.
■On Windows 2000 or Windows XP, click Change/Remove.
The uninstall program asks you to confirm that you want to delete the program files.
4. Click Ye s.
The uninstall program asks you if you want to delete the configuration settings that
control RealSecure Desktop Protector on this computer.
5. Do you inten d to reinstall Desktop Protector?
■If yes, keep the files that contain settings you will continue to use. To keep a file,
leave its checkbox selected.
■If no, clear all the checkboxes.
You can decide to delete or keep the following files:
■
firewall.ini
: This file contains any firewall entries you have added to protect
against specific events or intruders. If you have customized your local firewall
settings, you may want to keep this file for later use.
■
blackice.ini
: This file contains the settings that determine how your local
Desktop Protector user interface behaves. If you have configured Desktop Protector
alerts or visual or sound feedback and would like to use the same settings when
you reinstall Desktop Protector, you may want to keep this file.
■
sigs.ini
: This file contains information about intrusion types for the BlackICE
intrusion detection component to watch for. If you have added any signatures to
the default signature database, you may want to keep this file for later use.
■
protect.ini
: This file contains the instructions that determine how Desktop
Protector handles unknown applications and unauthorized network access. If you
have customized these settings, you may want to keep this file.
6. Click Next.