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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 $+f installed&
Please follow the #elow steps to uninstall Visual Studio and its components.
To Uninstall Visual Studio!
,. -o to control panel and clic add or remo(e prorams. +n that select
icrosoft (isual studio 2008 de(elopment edition
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2. Then clic remo(e #utton1 it will show maintenance window. See #elow the
picture for reference
.
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). +n that clic uninstall (isual studio 2008. See the #elow picture for example.
. "fter that it will as it will uninstall (isual studio 2008 completel' clic o.
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Note : 6nce the uninstallation of Visual Studio is complete usin these steps 1 still
some components of Visual Studio will #e present in the ontrol panel. These tools
are installed while installin Ser(ice pac for Visual studio and also Team *xplorer.
These components can #e uninstalled manuall' to complete the Visual Studio
uninstallation. icrosoft tool also can used to uninstall the remainin components of
Visual Studio.
The uninstall tool can #e found in #elow lin!
http!//support.microsoft.com/mats/Proram+nstalland%ninstall/
Please ensure te follo!in" #omponents are removed from #ontrol panel$
icrosoft Visual Studio 2008
icrosoft Visual Studio 2003 Tools for the 2007 S 69ce S'stem :untime
S S;< Ser(er 2003 *xpress edtion
S VS 2008 :emote =e#uer $x4&
S Windows S=> for VS 2008 Tools $x4&
S Windows S=> for VS 2008 Win)2 Tools $x4&
icrosoft Windows S=> for Visual Studio 2008 Win)2 Tools
icrosoft Windows S=> for Visual Studio 2008 Tools
icrosoft Windows S=> for Visual Studio 2008 S=> :eference "ssem#lies
icrosoft Windows S=> for Visual Studio 2008 ?eaders and for Visual Studio 2008 .et 5ramewor Tools
icrosoft Visual Studio 2008 Shell$interated mode& @ *%
icrosoft Visual Studio 2008 :emote =e#uer @ *%
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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.
ommand
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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