Uninstalling WebSphere MQ Explorer

 

If you uninstall the WebSphere MQ V6.0 Explorer and intend to install a later release of WebSphere MQ, or if you install a different release of WebSphere Eclipse Platform, first remove some configuration files. For each of the users you have:

1. Optional: Save a copy of any WebSphere MQ Explorer settings you want to keep (such as column schemes, remote queue manager definitions, and user preferences). To do this:

   1. Right-click IBM WebSphere MQ in the WebSphere MQ Explorer navigator pane.

   2. Select Export MQ Explorer settings.

   3. Select the types of settings you want to export from the list.

   4. Select a file to save your exported settings in.

   5. Click OK.

   6. Close the WebSphere MQ Explorer.

2. Optional: Save a copy of any data that user-defined plug-ins are saving in C:\Documents and Settings\username\Application Data\IBM\MQ Explorer\.metadata\.plugins\com.ibm.mq.explorer.ui, where username is your user name.

3. Delete the following directory:

   C:\Documents and Settings\username\Application Data\IBM\MQ Explorer\.metadata

   where username is your user name.

4. Delete the following directory:

   C:\Documents and Settings\username\.eclipse

   where username is your user name.

5. In the following directory, delete any subdirectories. Do not delete the file config.ini:

   path\eclipse\configuration

   where path is the full path to the directory where you installed WebSphere Eclipse Platform. By default this is C:\Program Files\IBM\Eclipse SDK30.

6. Repeat steps 1 to 4 for each of the users you have.

 

Parent topic:

Uninstalling WebSphere MQ Server