ArcGIS 10 clean uninstallation

Question

Hello my dear experts,

May i know how to make a clean uninstallation of ArcGIS version 10? Upon installation of newer version, a warning always popped up that there is an older verson of ArcGIS installed. But when i go to my control panel, none of the ArcGIS instances exist.

Thanks.

Best regards,

Glenn

danielri · Answer

Since you are at ArcGIS Desktop 10.2 you should run the 102UninstallUtility.exe that came with your software and see what you have installed. There is also a ArcGIS 10.3.1 Uninstall Utility as well that does the same thing and would allow you to remove any pre 10.3 software.

RebeccaStrauch__GISP · Answer

What sometimes helps, especially if you had 3rd party extensions that were not deleted prior to uninstalling 10...reinstall 10, go to add/remove programs and remove the third party extensions....a reboot doesn't hurt....then use add/remove to remove ArcGIS.  This sometimes is easier than messing with the registry.

JayantaPoddar · Answer

Maybe you could try the following. Note: Paths may vary according to operating system. Also uninstall any third-party GIS programs that you may have installed. Rename or delete following folders: Rename: C:\Program Files (x86)\ArcGIS Rename: C:\Program Files (x86)\Esri Rename: C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\ArcGIS Rename: C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Esri Rename: C:\Program Files\ArcGIS Rename: C:\Program Files\Esri Rename: C:\Program Files\Common Files\ArcGIS Rename: C:\Program Files\Common Files\Esri Rename: C:\Program Data\Esri Rename: C:\Program Data\ArcGIS Rename: C:\Program Data\FLEXnet Rename: C:\Users\\AppData\Local\ESRI Rename: C:\Users\\AppData\Local\ArcGIS Rename: C:\Users\\AppData\Roaming\ESRI Rename: C:\Users\\AppData\Roaming\ArcGIS Rename: C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\ArcGIS Rename: C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Esri Go to regedit and rename/delete the following (if they exist): Rename/Delete HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ESRI Rename/Delete HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\ESRI Rename/Delete HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Flex LM License Manager Rename/Delete HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\ Rename/Delete HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\ArcGIS Server Rename/Delete HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\ Rename/Delete HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\FLEXnet Licensing Service Rename/Delete HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Products\ Rename/Delete HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\ Rename/Delete HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ Rename/Delete HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\Global\ Reboot your system before installing the new product.