Intertec TimePro In-House Uninstallation Guide
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Introduction
This document provides instructions to assist you in removing Intertec TimePro In-House
cleanly from your computer. These steps are not strictly necessary unless you
want to make sure that you remove all elements of TimePro In-House from your system.
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Shut down the TimePro In-House website.
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Remove the TimePro In-House database.
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Uninstall TimePro In-House.
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Remove the TimePro In-House website.
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Restart IIS.

1. Shut down the TimePro In-House web site
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Internet Information Server (IIS) locks several TimePro In-House components. If it is
not shut down before attempting to uninstall TimePro In-House, these components will
not be removed.
Be careful when shutting down the IIS web server as other applications may be
affected. We recommend that you consult your Network or Systems Administrator
if you are unsure.
To shut down IIS:
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Select Command Prompt from the Windows Accessories menu
(Start->Programs->Accessories->Command Prompt).
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Enter 'net stop iisadmin' (without the quotes), and press enter. If prompted,
press 'Y' to continue.

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2. Remove the TimePro In-House database
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It is strongly recommended that a full backup be made of the TimePro In-House database
before removing it.
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Removing an SQL Server installation
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Delete the database:
Use SQL Server Enterprise Manager to locate the database. Right-click the
datbase name and choose Delete from the pop-up menu.
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Remove SQL Logins:
Remove any logins beginning with tpadmin or tpuser under Security | Logins in
the SQL Server Enterprise Manager Console.
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Removing an SQL Server Express Installation
If you installed SQL Server Express, then uninstall SQL Server Express
by clicking
here (click on "Open" or "Run" when the dialog box appears).
Alternatively, you can uninstall SQL Server Express manually by using the
following steps:
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Shut down SQL Server Express:
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Select Command prompt from the Windows Accessories menu (Start > Programs
> Accessories > Command Prompt).
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Enter 'net stop mssql$timepro' (without the quotes), and press enter.
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Uninstall SQL Server Express:
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Go to the Control Panel.
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Click on Add/Remove Programs.
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Select Microsoft SQL Server 2005.
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In the upper box, select the radio button for the instance TimePro: Database
Engine. If you have other instances, be careful to delete
the correct instance.
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If you make no other use of SQL Server Express on this machine, i.e. if there
are no other instances listed, also check all items in the box headed Remove SQL
Server Common Components.
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Click Next, then Finish. The process typically takes
several minutes.
Removing the TimePro In-House database:
Once SQL Server Express has been uninstalled, you will need to remove the
TimePro In-House database.
If you installed the TimePro In-House database on an existing SQL Server Express
installation, it is recommended that you back up and delete the database. By
default the TimePro In-House database is called 'TimePro'. However, during
configuration it is possible to specify a different name. If you are unsure
what database the TimePro In-House application is using, check the connection string in
the Global.asa file located in the TimePro In-House application directory, e.g.
C:\Program Files\Intertec TimePro In-House.
The default location is in \Program Files\Microsoft SQL
Server\MSSQL.1\MSSQL\Data. The files TimePro.MDF
and TimePro.LDF should be deleted.
If you have difficulty locating the folder:
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Open up Windows Explorer.
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Open the Search dialogue: click the Search button or press Ctrl+F, and if
necessary select the option to find all files and folders.
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Enter "timepro" (without the quotes) as the part-name to search for. If you
chose a different name during the configuration process, type this name
instead.
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In the "Look in" box, specify to search your local hard drives. The
default installation drive would be c:, but if a search on this fails to turn
up the file, you should choose "Local hard drives" from the dropdown list.
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Execute the search.
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When the search has finished, you should have a list of files containing the
text you searched for. Some of these will include a path of
windows\inf\whatever. Leave these alone - they are Windows housekeeping files.
The entries you want are TimePro.mdf and TimePro_Log.ldf.
Select and delete these two files.

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3. Uninstall TimePro In-House
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Go to the Control Panel.
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Click on Add/Remove Programs.
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Select Intertec TimePro In-House.
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Click the Remove button.
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The following dialog box will appear. Click the Uninstall button to confirm
that you want to remove TimePro In-House from your computer.
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Once TimePro In-House has been removed, you may be prompted to reboot.

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4. Remove the TimePro In-House web site
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During configuration, TimePro In-House sets up a web site or virtual directory on your
computer. In order to remove the TimePro In-House web site, you will need to use the
Internet Information Services management console, as follows:
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Go to Control Panel.
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Click on Administrative Tools.
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Click on Internet Information Services (or Internet Services Manager, on
earlier versions of Windows.
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Locate the web site or virtual directory in the left-hand pane of the IIS
management console. The default name is TimePro, however, an alternate name may
have been provided during configuration.
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Right-click on the web site or virtual directory name and select Delete. The
following graphic illustrates this step:

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6. Restart IIS
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Restart the web server once TimePro In-House has been uninstalled by repeating the
steps in Step 1, but instead type 'net start w3svc' at the command prompt.


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