AMBER Uninstall Help

Uninstalling AMBER can be done via the control panel applet ‘appwiz.cpl’.

appwiz.cpl

The section below shows 3 ways to launch the applet:

  1. Control Panel\Uninstall a program

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    Click on the ‘Uninstall a program’ link and then proceed to the Programs and Features section.

  2. Control Panel\Programs and Features

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    Click on the ‘Uninstall a program’ link and then proceed to the Programs and Features section.

  3. The Run Dialog Box Open the Run Dialog Box (⊞ Win+R) and enter ‘appwiz.cpl’ and then click ‘OK’.

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Programs and Features

***** Please close all instances of AMBER as well as any open files before proceeding. This will help to ensure a complete and successful uninstall. *****

  1. Upon entering Programs and Features, find the AMBER entry, select it and then click the ‘Uninstall/Change’ button.

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  2. Click the ‘Yes’ button on the AMBER Uninstall dialog and wait until the success or failure dialog is shown.

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    • Success

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    • Failure

      • If any other dialog appears, ensure that all files are closed in the ‘C:\AMBER\[Release]’ and ‘%AppData%\Argonne National Laboratory\AMBER\[Release]’ ([Release] denotes the release name) directories and try again.