WinDriver Uninstall Instructions
NOTE: The instructions on this page are for the latest WinDriver version released for the target operating system (visit the on-line store for an updated list of the latest WinDriver
versions). For earlier versions, refer to the uninstall instructions in the WinDriver User's Manual of the relevant WinDriver version.
To uninstall WinDriver, follow these steps:
Below you will find instructions for Windows, Linux.
Uninstall Instructions for Windows
NOTES:
- You can also use the graphical wdreg_gui.exe utility
instead of wdreg.exe.
- wdreg.exe and wdreg_gui.exe are found under the
WinDriver\util\ directory.
To uninstall WinDriver, follow these steps:
- Close any open WinDriver applications, including DriverWizard, the
DebugMonitor (wddebug_gui.exe) and any user-specific
applications.
- If you created a Kernel PlugIn driver:
- If your Kernel PlugIn driver is currently installed,
uninstall it using the wdreg utility:
wdreg -name <Kernel PlugIn name uninstall
NOTE:
The Kernel PlugIn name should be specified without the *.sys extension. - Erase your Kernel PlugIn driver from the %windir%\system32\drivers directory.
- If your Kernel PlugIn driver is currently installed,
uninstall it using the wdreg utility:
- Uninstall all Plug-and-Play devices (USB/PCI/PCMCIA/CardBus) that
have been registered with WinDriver via an INF file:
- Uninstall the device using the wdreg utility:
wdreg -inf <path to the INF file uninstall - Verify that no INF files that register your device(s) with WinDriver's kernel module (windrvr6.sys) are found in the %windir%\inf directory.
- Uninstall the device using the wdreg utility:
- Uninstall WinDriver:
- On the development PC, on which you installed
the WinDriver toolkit:
Run Start | WinDriver | Uninstall, OR run the uninstall.exe utility from the WinDriver\ installation directory.
The uninstall will stop and unload the WinDriver kernel module (windrvr6.sys); delete the copy of the windrvr6.inf file from the %windir%\inf\ directory; delete WinDriver from Windows' Start menu; delete the WinDriver\ installation directory (except for files that you added to this directory); and delete the short-cut icons to the DriverWizard and Debug Monitor utilities from the Desktop. - On a target PC, on which you installed the
WinDriver kernel module (windrvr6.sys), but not
the entire WinDriver toolkit:
Use the wdreg utility to stop and unload the driver:
wdreg -inf <path to windrvr6.inf uninstall
NOTE: When running this command, windrvr6.sys should reside in the same directory as windrvr6.inf.(On the development PC, the relevant wdreg uninstall command is executed for you by the uninstall utility.)
NOTES:
- If you attempt to uninstall WinDriver while there are open handles to the WinDriver service (windrvr6.sys or your renamed driver), or there are connected and enabled Plug-and-Play devices that are registered to work with this service, wdreg will fail to uninstall the driver. This ensures that you do not uninstall the driver while it is being used.
- You can check if the WinDriver kernel module is loaded
by running the Debug Monitor utility
(WinDriver\util\wddebug_gui.exe). When the
driver is loaded the Debug Monitor log displays driver
and OS information; otherwise it displays a relevant
error message.
On the development PC, the uninstall command will delete the Debug Monitor executables; to use this utility after the uninstallation, create a copy of wddebug_gui.exe before performing the uninstall procedure.
- On the development PC, on which you installed
the WinDriver toolkit:
- If windrvr6.sys was successfully unloaded, erase the
following files (if they exist):
- %windir%\system32\drivers\windrvr6.sys
- %windir\inf\windrvr6.inf
- %windir%\system32\wdapi<version>.dll
for the WinDriver version that you are
uninstalling (for example, wdapi920.dll -
for version 9.20).
- %windir%\sysWOW64\wdapi<version>.dll
for the WinDriver version that you are
uninstalling (for example, wdapi920.dll -
for version 9.20) (Windows x64)
- Reboot the computer.
Uninstall Instructions for Linux
NOTE:
The following commands must be executed with root privileges.
- Verify that the WinDriver driver modules are not being used by another program:
- View the list of modules and the programs using each of
them:
/# /sbin/lsmod - Identify any applications and modules that are using the WinDriver WinDriver driver modules. (By default, WinDriver module names begin with windrvr6).
- Close any applications that are using the WinDriver driver module(s).
- Unload any modules that are using the WinDriver driver module(s):
# /sbin/modprobe -r <module_name>
- View the list of modules and the programs using each of
them:
- Unload the WinDriver modules:
# /sbin/modprobe -r windrvr6 - If you are not using a Linux 2.6.x kernel that supports the udev
file system, remove the old device node in the /dev directory:
/# rm -f /dev/windrvr6 - If you created a Kernel PlugIn driver, remove it as well.
- Remove the file .windriver.rc from the /etc directory:
/# rm -f /etc/.windriver.rc - Remove the file .windriver.rc from $HOME:
/# rm -f $HOME/.windriver.rc - If you created a symbolic link to DriverWizard, remove the link using the
command
/# rm -f /usr/bin/wdwizard - Remove the WinDriver installation directory using the command
/# rm -rf ~/WinDriver - Remove the WinDriver shared object file, if it exists:
/usr/lib/libwdapi<version>.so (32-bit x86) or 32-bit PowerPC) /
/usr/lib64/libwdapi<version>.so (64-bit x86)
for the WinDriver version that you are uninstalling (e.g., libwdapi920.so - for version 9.20).