Uninstalling on Windows

If you have a complete and functional uninstallation program, you can uninstall IBM^® WebSphere^® Portal Express only or both WebSphere Portal Express and IBM WebSphere Application Server.

1. Enter one of the following uninstallation commands from the PortalServer\uninstall directory:

   Option	Description
   Add or Remove Programs	Open the Add or Remove Programs application from the Control Panel and select WebSphere Portal.
   Graphical user interface	uninstall.bat
   Console mode	uninstall.bat -console
   Silent install	uninstall.bat -options "path_to_file\response_filename", where path_to_file is the full path to the response file and response_filename is the name of the file. A sample uninstall response file (uninstallresponse.txt) are located in the setup CD root directory. Important: Only put quotation marks around the file name if there are spaces in the directory path or file name.

2. Remove any remaining WebSphere Portal Express directories from your directory structure.
3. Restart the machine, especially if you intend to reinstall WebSphere Portal Express on the same machine.