WinDriver Uninstall Instructions

Uninstall Instructions

Detailed Uninstall Instructions for WinDriver

NOTE: The instructions on this page are for the latest WinDriver version released for the target operating system (visit the on-line store for an updated list of the latest WinDriver versions). For earlier versions, refer to the uninstall instructions in the WinDriver User's Manual of the relevant WinDriver version.

Below you will find instructions for Windows, Linux.

Uninstall Instructions for Windows

NOTES:

You can also use the graphical wdreg_gui.exe utility instead of wdreg.exe.
wdreg.exe and wdreg_gui.exe are found under the WinDriver\util\ directory.

To uninstall WinDriver, follow these steps:

Close any open WinDriver applications, including DriverWizard, the DebugMonitor (wddebug_gui.exe) and any user-specific applications.
If you created a Kernel PlugIn driver:
- If your Kernel PlugIn driver is currently installed, uninstall it using the wdreg utility:
  
  wdreg -name <Kernel PlugIn name uninstall
  
  NOTE:
  The Kernel PlugIn name should be specified without the *.sys extension.
- Erase your Kernel PlugIn driver from the %windir%\system32\drivers directory.
Uninstall all Plug-and-Play devices (USB/PCI/PCMCIA/CardBus) that have been registered with WinDriver via an INF file:
- Uninstall the device using the wdreg utility:
  wdreg -inf <path to the INF file uninstall
- Verify that no INF files that register your device(s) with WinDriver's kernel module (windrvr6.sys) are found in the %windir%\inf directory.
Uninstall WinDriver:
- On the development PC, on which you installed the WinDriver toolkit:
  
  Run Start | WinDriver | Uninstall, OR run the uninstall.exe utility from the WinDriver\ installation directory.
  
  The uninstall will stop and unload the WinDriver kernel module (windrvr6.sys); delete the copy of the windrvr6.inf file from the %windir%\inf\ directory; delete WinDriver from Windows' Start menu; delete the WinDriver\ installation directory (except for files that you added to this directory); and delete the short-cut icons to the DriverWizard and Debug Monitor utilities from the Desktop.
- On a target PC, on which you installed the WinDriver kernel module (windrvr6.sys), but not the entire WinDriver toolkit:
  
  Use the wdreg utility to stop and unload the driver:
  wdreg -inf <path to windrvr6.inf uninstall
  
  NOTE: When running this command, windrvr6.sys should reside in the same directory as windrvr6.inf.
  (On the development PC, the relevant wdreg uninstall command is executed for you by the uninstall utility.)
NOTES:
- If there are open handles to WinDriver when attempting to uninstall it (either using the uninstall utility or by running the wdreg uninstall command directly) - for example if there is an open WinDriver application or a connected Plug-and-Play device that has been registered to work with WinDriver via an INF file - an appropriate warning message will be displayed. The message will provide you with the option to either close the open application(s) / uninstall/disconnect the relevant device(s), and Retry to uninstall the driver; or Cancel the uninstall of the driver, in which case the windrvr6.sys kernel driver will not be uninstalled. This ensures that you do not uninstall the WinDriver kernel module (windrvr6.sys) as long as it is being used.
- You can check if the WinDriver kernel module is loaded by running the Debug Monitor utility (WinDriver\util\
  wddebug_gui.exe). When the driver is loaded the Debug Monitor log displays driver and OS information; otherwise it displays a relevant error message.
  On the development PC the uninstall command will delete this utility, therefore in order to use it after you execute the uninstallation, create a copy of wddebug_gui.exe before performing the uninstall procedure.
If windrvr6.sys was successfully unloaded, erase the following files (if they exist):
- %windir%\system32\drivers\windrvr6.sys
- %windir\inf\windrvr6.inf
- %windir%\system32\wdapi<version>.dll for the WinDriver version that you are uninstalling (for example, wdapi920.dll - for version 9.20).
- %windir%\sysWOW64\wdapi<version>.dll for the WinDriver version that you are uninstalling (for example, wdapi920.dll - for version 9.20) (Windows x64)
Reboot the computer.

Uninstall Instructions for Linux

NOTE:
You must be logged in as root to perform the uninstall procedure.

Verify that the WinDriver module is not being used by another program:
- View a list of modules and the programs using each of them:
  /# /sbin/lsmod
- Close any applications that are using the WinDriver module.
- Unload any modules that are using the WinDriver module:
  /sbin# rmmod
Unload the WinDriver module:
/sbin# rmmod windrvr6
If you are not using a Linux 2.6.x kernel that supports the udev file system, remove the old device node in the /dev directory:
/# rm -rf /dev/windrvr6
If you created a Kernel PlugIn driver, remove it as well.
Remove the file .windriver.rc from the /etc directory:
/# rm -rf /etc/.windriver.rc
Remove the file .windriver.rc from $HOME:
/# rm -rf $HOME/.windriver.rc
If you created a symbolic link to DriverWizard, delete the link using the command:
/# rm -f /usr/bin/wdwizard
Delete the WinDriver installation directory using the command:
/# rm -rf ~/WinDriver
Erase the following shared object file, if it exists:
/usr/lib/libwdapi<version>.so (32-bit x86) /
/usr/lib64/libwdapi<version>.so (64-bit x86)
for the WinDriver version that you are uninstalling (e.g., libwdapi920.so - for version 9.20).