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Q123399: ADT2: Uninstalling ADT Does Not Unregister Custom Controls

Article: Q123399
Product(s): Microsoft Access Distribution Kit
Version(s): WINDOWS:2.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbenv
Last Modified: 13-JUN-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Access Developer's Toolkit, version 2.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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Moderate: Requires basic macro, coding, and interoperability skills.

When you uninstall the Microsoft Access Developer's Toolkit (ADT) by choosing the
Remove All button in the ADT Setup program, the custom controls are not
recognized as shared components and are not removed from the registration
database.

RESOLUTION
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After you uninstall the ADT, manually remove the custom controls from the
registration database by following these steps:

1. In Program Manager, choose Run from the File menu.

2. In the Command Line box, type "regedit.exe" (without the quotation marks),
  and then choose OK.

3. In the Registered File Types box, select the custom control you want to
  remove.

4. From the Edit menu, choose Delete File Type.

5. Repeat steps 3-4 for each custom control you want to remove.

6. When you are finished, quit and then restart Microsoft Windows.

MORE INFORMATION
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Steps to Reproduce Behavior
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CAUTION: Following these steps will remove the ADT from your computer.

1. Start the ADT Setup program by double-clicking the MS ADT Setup icon in the
  ADT program group.

2. Choose the Remove All button. When you are prompted "Are you sure you want to
  remove this application?" choose Yes.

3. When Setup is finished, start Microsoft Access and then open the sample
  database NWIND.MDB.

4. Create a blank, new form.

5. From the Edit menu, choose Insert Object.

6. Select the Insert Control option button. Note that the custom controls (the
  calendar, data outline, and scroll bar controls) appear as if they are
  available because they have not been removed from the registration database.

REFERENCES
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Microsoft Access Developer's Toolkit "Advanced Topics," version 2.0,
"Introduction to the Developer's Toolkit," page xi

Additional query words: un-install uninstall remove removing

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Keywords          : kbenv 
Technology        : kbAudDeveloper kbAccessSearch kbAccessDevTK200 kbZNotKeyword3
Version           : WINDOWS:2.0
Hardware          : x86
Issue type        : kbprb

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