Uninstalling ArcIMS

To uninstall ArcIMS 10, follow the directions below. To uninstall other versions of ArcIMS, see the appropriate installation guide.

Note:

To review your installation settings, refer to log files created during the ArcIMS installation located at <ArcIMS Installation Directory>\Tools. These log files will be removed when uninstalling.

How to prepare to uninstall

Before uninstalling ArcIMS, you may want to back up the following files. These files cannot be directly used with the new version of the software that you install, but they can be used as a reference when reconfiguring your site.

• Any .axl files located in <ArcIMS Installation Directory>\ArcIMS\Metadata
• Any aimsacl.xml files (including those used by the ArcIMS Servlet Connector, ActiveX Connector, and Z39.50 Connector)
• Any files that have been manually configured to meet your ArcIMS site needs, including AppServer.properties, Esrimap_prop, aimsmeta.properties, Monitor.properties, and <ArcIMS Installation Directory>\ArcIMS\Server\etc\.cfg files
• Any .ser and/or .sez files

Note:

For uninstalling on Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008, stop all ArcIMS services before beginning to uninstall. On Windows Vista, click Start > Control Panel (switch to Classic View, if necessary) > Administrative Tools > Services. On Windows Server 2008, click Start > Administrative Tools > Services.

How to uninstall

1. To uninstall ArcIMS, on Windows Server 2003, click Start > Settings > Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs; on Windows XP, click Start > Control Panel and double-click Add or Remove Programs; on Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008, click Start > Control Panel (Classic View) > Programs and Features.
   Note:

   If you are using Sun Java System (Sun ONE) Web server, on Windows Server 2003, click Start > Settings > Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Component Services and stop your Web server.

2. Choose ArcGIS ArcIMS and click Change/Remove.
3. Choose Remove All to remove ArcIMS from this machine. Choose Add/Remove to install or uninstall specific installation components. See Adding additional installation components for information on using Add/Remove.
4. After successfully uninstalling, close ArcIMS Setup.
5. ArcIMSFolders.sez and ArcIMSSite.sez (configuration file for saved services) are files containing your ArcIMS preferences. They are not deleted during the ArcIMS uninstalling process. Find and delete these files or back them up for future use.
6. Stop your Web server and servlet engine.
7. If you are using ArcExplorer—Java Edition, skip to step 12; otherwise, go to <ArcIMS Installation Directory>ArcIMS\jre\lib\ext. If these folders contain any ArcIMS JAR files or DLLs, and you are not using ArcExplorer 10, delete them:
   Note:

   If you have ArcExplorer 10—Java Edition installed, do not delete the JAR files.

   • ext directory

     arcims_admin.jar
     arcims_admincore.jar
     arcims_aej.jar
     arcims_author.jar
     arcims_designer.jar
     arcims_resadmin.jar
     arcims_resaej.jar
     arcims_resauthor.jar
     arcims_resdesigner.jar
     esri_mo10.jar
     esri_mo10res.jar
     jai_codec.jar
     jai_core.jar
     jaxp.jar
     jcert.jar
     jnet.jar
     jsde_sdk.jar
     jsde_sdkres.jar
     jsse.jar
     mlibwrapper_jai.jar
     parser.jar

     Note:

     If you installed ArcSDE Services Monitor, you also need to delete jsde_sdk.jar and jsde_sdkres.jar.

   • bin directory

     mlib_jai.dll
     mlib_jai_mmx.dll

   Note:

   All _jai files are part of Sun's JAI package but are distributed with ArcIMS to facilitate the display of images.

8. Start your Web server and servlet engine.
9. Clear jar_cache and any TLB files from your temp directory.
10. Delete your temporary Internet files from your Web browser.
11. If you are using ArcExplorer—Java Edition, skip to step 16; otherwise, delete aimsclient.properties, aimsdefault.properties, and aimsproxy.properties (if applicable) from your user profile.
    Note:

    If you have ArcExplorer 10—Java Edition installed, do not delete the aimsclient.properties file.

12. Reboot your computer to clear your system.