Manually uninstalling a full-installer installation
Uninstall using the Update Manager
Uninstall a ZIP file installation
If you installed the product using the installer , you can uninstall using the uninstall.jar file located where you installed the product. The default installation directory is C:\Program Files\Instantiations\ProductName_vXXX. Double-click the uninstall.jar file to start the uninstallation process.
To manually uninstall an installation made using the full-installer, delete the following:
1. Files and directories in the installation directory (The default
location is C:\Program Files\Instantiations).
2. Link files in your eclipse\links or eclipse\dropins directory.
3. Windows registry entries in the following locations:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Instantiations\[ProductName]
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\[ProductName]
If you installed using the Update Manager, you need to use the Update Manager to uninstall. See your Eclipse Workbench user guide for instructions.
The uninstallation process depends on the installation approach you followed.
If you unzipped the files into your eclipse \features and \plugins directories, you need to manually delete the files installed. The files usually start with com.instantiations.*. To know for sure what files were installed, you'll need to look at the original zip file to figure out what features and plugins to uninstall.
If you installed using a .link file, delete the .link file and all the product files\directories you installed outside the \eclipse directory.
If you installed within the dropins directory, delete the files and directories that you installed in the dropins directory and restart Eclipse with the -clean option.
Exact names of menus may vary depending on your IDE. In RAD 7.0, open Help > Software Updates > Manage Configuration. Select the extension location/s on the left and click Disable on the right.