Use this procedure to uninstall PowerExchange on Windows.
To uninstall a PowerExchange version earlier than 9.0.1, remove the program from the Windows
Control Panel
.
To uninstall PowerExchange 9.0.1 or later, perform the following actions:
Ensure that the PATH environment variable includes the path to the Java Runtime Environment (JRE).
For example, the JRE might be installed under the Informatica clients:
C:\Informatica\9.6.1\clients\java\jre\bin
From the Windows
Start
menu, expand the
Informatica PowerExchange
v
.
r
.
m
folder and click
Uninstall PowerExchange
v
.
r
.
m
.
For example, click
Informatica PowerExchange 10.1.1
>
Uninstall PowerExchange 10.1.1
.
The uninstall program displays a message that prompts you to confirm the removal of all PowerExchange components. Click
Next
to continue.
If the program group is not in the
Start
menu, you can double-click the
Uninstaller.exe
executable file in the
pwx_installation_directory
\Uninstaller_pwx
directory.
If the uninstaller fails to initialize with a message that reports a Windows error 2 occurred while loading the Java VM, ensure that the PATH environment variable includes the current path to the JRE. Then, from the
Start
menu, right-click
Command Prompt
and select
Run as administrator
. Change (cd) to the directory that contains the PowerExchange Uninstaller.exe file. Then run Uninstaller.exe with the LAX_VM parameter pointing to the JRE installation. For example:
The uninstall program prompts you to stop all PowerExchange services before you proceed.
Perform one of the following actions:
If no PowerExchange services are running, click
Continue
to proceed with the uninstallation.
If any PowerExchange services are running, click
OK
to return to the previous window and stop the services.
At the prompt, select whether to uninstall the binary files only or completely remove PowerExchange from the system.
If you select to uninstall the binary files only, PowerExchange removes the following items:
PowerExchange binaries
Path to the PowerExchange binaries from the PATH environment variable
PowerExchange Listener service
If you select to completely remove PowerExchange from the system, PowerExchange removes the preceding items and also removes registry entries that the PowerExchange Navigator created.