Interesting what you can find when you look in the right places,
this was taken directly from the help topics in Jaws 13.
I couldn't find anything about uninstalling on the FS website, only found
that the site is too verbose for my liking.
Uninstalling JAWS
To uninstall JAWS, do the following:
1.. Press WINDOWS Key to open the Start menu, and then choose All
Programs.
2.. Choose the correct JAWS submenu version, and then choose Tools.
3.. Select Uninstall JAWS X, where X is the version number, and then press
ENTER.
4.. If the User Access Control dialog box opens, select Continue or Yes to
continue.
5.. Choose whether you want to uninstall JAWS only, or uninstall JAWS and
all shared components. For more information, see Removing Shared Components.
6.. Choose the Next button and follow the instructions on your screen to
uninstall JAWS. Setup provides you with speech during this process and, if
you have a Focus or PAC Mate Braille display, allows you to read the screen
using braille.
Removing Shared Components
When you uninstall JAWS, you can choose to remove shared components. This
refers to DAISY training materials, video drivers, and other components that
are shared between different versions of JAWS, as well as among several
other Freedom Scientific products, such as MAGic.
If you have another version of JAWS, or other Freedom Scientific products,
installed on your computer, it is recommended that you choose not to remove
shared components. If you remove them, your other Freedom Scientific
products will no longer have all the necessary files. If you have no other
Freedom Scientific products or versions of JAWS on your system, it is
recommended that you choose to remove the shared components.
User Settings
When you uninstall JAWS, you are asked if you also want to delete your user
settings files. These are configuration files, scripts, and other settings
that you have customized or created. If you choose Yes, the files are
deleted. If you choose No, the files are retained in one of the following
locations:
a.. C:\Users\User Name\AppData\Roaming\Freedom Scientific\JAWS\Version
Number\Settings\ENU, for Windows Vista or later
b.. C:\Documents and Settings\User Name\Application Data\Freedom
Scientific\JAWS\Version Number\Settings\ENU, for Windows XP
Note: If you want to keep any customized or modified script files saved in
your user settings folder, it is recommended that you copy those scripts to
a folder outside of the JAWS installation folder before uninstalling the
program.
Note: Shared settings files are always removed.
Personal Settings (.jsi) Files
Any .jsi files that you created while making changes to certain settings
within JAWS are not deleted when you uninstall the program. These .jsi files
remain in the JAWS installation folder.
Silent Uninstall
If you are a network administrator and need to uninstall JAWS silently, do
the following:
1.. Press WINDOWS Key+R.
2.. Choose the Browse button.
3.. Navigate to the folder C:\Program Files\Freedom Scientific
Installation Information, and then select and open the appropriate GUID
(Global Unique Identifier). For JAWS, the GUID begins with the digits 356.
The digits at the end of the GUID identify the JAWS version number.
4.. Select the file UninstallJAWS.exe and press ENTER.
5.. Focus returns to the Run dialog box. If necessary, press TAB to make
sure that focus is in the Open combo box.
6.. Press END and then press the SPACEBAR.
7.. Type one of the following:
a.. /Type Silent - Uninstalls JAWS.
b.. /Type SilentRemoveShared - Uninstalls JAWS and removes all shared
components.
8.. Press ENTER.
9.. If the User Access Control dialog box opens, choose Continue or Yes to
continue.
10.. Follow the remaining instructions that appear to uninstall JAWS.
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HTH,
Rick Justice
"Tomorrow's another day, another way!
and if tomorrow never comes, problem solved!"
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