Monday, November 5, 2012

How to Uninstall WSUS 3.0 SP2 and Its Related Components


To uninstall Windows Internal Database

  1. Open a command prompt.
  2. Type msiexec and the following key for the operating system platform:
    • For 32-bit platforms, use:
      msiexec /x {CEB5780F-1A70-44A9-850F-DE6C4F6AA8FB} callerid=ocsetup.exe
    • For 64-bit platforms, use:
      msiexec /x {BDD79957-5801-4A2D-B09E-852E7FA64D01} callerid=ocsetup.exe

How to uninstall WSUS 3.0 SP2 server software

To uninstall WSUS

  1. On the WSUS server, click Start, click Control Panel, and then click Uninstall a Program.
  2. In the Programs and Features pane, click Windows Server Update Services, and then click Uninstall.
  3. In the Remove Windows Server Update Services pane, click Database, click Log Files, click Downloaded Updates, and then click Next.
  4. Click Next to start uninstalling WSUS. Be aware that as soon as you start uninstalling this software, you will be unable to cancel the process.
  5. When the uninstall process is completed, click Finish to exit the wizard.

How to uninstall the WSUS 3.0 SP2 Administration Console

You can remove the WSUS 3.0 SP2 Administration Console from a computer by using the following procedure:

To remove the WSUS Administration Console

  1. Click Start, click Control Panel, and click Programs and Features.
  2. Click the Windows Update Administration Console in the list of installed programs.
  3. Click Uninstall.

WSUS accounts

Uninstalling WSUS might leave some WSUS accounts on local computers that are running SQL Server. The Network SSService and ASP.NET accounts that are created by WSUS Setup are not removed by the WSUS uninstallation component. If an application or database is using these accounts, this ensures that these applications or databases do not fail. If you are sure that no other application or database requires the Network Service or ASP.NET accounts, you can manually remove them from the computer running SQL Server.

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