Appendix A Uninstalling existing software
Appendix A Uninstalling existing
software
nCipher recommends that you uninstall any existing older versions of Security World Software before
you install new software. In Windows environments, if the installer detects an existing Security World
Software installation, it asks you if you want to install the new components. These components replace
your existing installation.
The automated Security World software installers do not delete user created components, key data, or
Security World data. However, in Unix environments, a manual installation using .tar files
does
overwrite existing data and directories.
Before you uninstall the Security World Software, nCipher strongly recommends that you make
a secure backup of any key data and any existing Security World. See the User Guide for more
information.
When upgrading the Security World Software, you do NOT need to delete key data or any
existing Security World. If you want to do so for other reasons, see the User Guide for more
information. If you do delete Security World data, it cannot be restored unless you have an up-
to-date backup and a quorum of the Administrator Card Set (ACS) is available.
The file nCipherKM.jar, if present, is located in the extensions folder of your local Java Virtual
Machine. The uninstall process may not delete this file. Before reinstalling over an old
installation, remove the nCipherKM.jar file. See the User Guide for your module and operating
system for more about locating the Java Virtual Machine extensions folder.
In Windows environments, because the hardserver is installed as a named service (known as
the nFast server), it is only possible to have one Security World Software installation on any
given computer.
It is also not possible to have more than one Security World Software installation on the same
computer in Unix environments.
nCipher recommends that you do not uninstall the Security World Software unless you are
either certain it is no longer required, or you intend to upgrade it.
A.1 Uninstalling Windows software
To uninstall Security World Software in a Windows environment:
1. Open the Control Panel and click Programs and Features.
2. Select the Security World Software, click Uninstall, and follow the on-screen instructions.
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