Uninstalling an Application

To see how to uninstall an application, you can uninstall Notepad. If you have not distributed and run Notepad on a workstation, see Distributing an Application.

You can uninstall Notepad through ConsoleOne (a forced uninstall) or you can uninstall it from the workstation (a user-initiated uninstall). Both methods are explained in the following sections:


Forcing an Uninstall

You can force an application to be uninstalled by disassociating it from the user.

  1. In ConsoleOne, right-click the Notepad Application object > click Properties.

  2. Click the Associations tab.

  3. Select the user you want to disassociate from the application > click Delete.

  4. Click OK.

    The next time Application Launcher/Explorer refreshes, it will uninstall Notepad from the user's workstation.

  5. To force a refresh, right-click the Application Launcher/Explorer icon on the user's workstation > click Refresh.

HINT:  You can use the Unassociated Days to Uninstall option to specify a longer grace period for the user. To do so, right-click the user's object in ConsoleOne > click Properties > click the Application Launcher tab > click Edit > modify the option.


Enabling Users to Uninstall Applications

By default, users are not allowed to uninstall applications that you've distributed to them. You can, however, enable users to do so.

IMPORTANT:  If, in the previous section, you disassociated Notepad from the user in order to force an uninstall, you need to associate Notepad with the user, refresh Application Launcher/Explorer on the user's workstation, and double-click the Notepad icon to install Notepad again before completing the following steps.

  1. In ConsoleOne, right-click the Notepad Application object > click Properties.

  2. Click the Common tab > Uninstall.

  3. Select Enable User to Perform a Manual Uninstall.

  4. Click OK.

  5. At the user's workstation, right-click the Application Launcher/Explorer icon > click Refresh.

  6. After Application Launcher/Explorer has refreshed, right-click the Notepad icon > click Uninstall > click Yes.

When Application Launcher/Explorer uninstalls an application, it removes all application files and settings from the workstation. However, if the Application object is still associated with the user, the Application object's icon will remain on the workstation. This enables the user to reinstall the application at a later time.