Uninstalling Venafi Trust Protection Platform

You can uninstall Trust Protection Platform from either the command line or by using the Windows Control Panel.

The uninstall process removes program files, services, shortcuts, and registry keys.

The files that are maintained when you uninstall are:

  • \Program Files\Venafi\Logs\TPP Configuration Log.txt
  • \Program Files\Venafi\Logs\TPP Configuration Log.txt.reg

The .reg file is a backup of everything that we removed from the registry by the un-installation process.

NOTE  There are items in this file that are not portable. That means you cannot import this file on a new Windows server and expect to use it to restore on the new machine. Instead, re-install on the new machine using the software or hardware key used to encrypt this system.

  1. Log in as a user with Administrator privileges.
  2. Right-click the Command Line program icon, and select Run as Administrator.
  3. Run the following command:
msiexec /uninstall path_to_director_msi

TIP  If you did not run the MSI installer using elevated privileges, you might not be able to use this method to uninstall Trust Protection Platform.

  1. Go to the Windows Control Panel.
  2. Click Start > Control Panel > Programs > Programs and Features.

  3. Select Venafi Trust Protection Platform (64-bit), and then click Uninstall.

  4. When the uninstall process finishes, click Finish.