Once the Windows Installer is ready to proceed, the Next button will be enabled and the user can proceed. Either of these options can be used for removal purposes.Īt the first screen of the DB2 uninstallation process, the Next button is grayed out while Windows Installer performs various functions in the background to ensure that DB2 is prepared to be uninstalled. Depending on the specific Windows platform, the DB2 product in Add/Remove Programs may have a 'Remove' and/or 'Change' button. Uninstalling through the Add/Remove Programs facility of the Windows Control Panel is the preferred method. The subsequent methods should only be attempted after the DB2 Service team has been contacted and determined that the uninstallation through the primary method cannot be remedied.ġ) Control Panel - Add/Remove Programs or Control Panel->Programs and Features (Windows Vista/7/2008/2012) The primary option (Control Panel -> Add/Remove Programs) of uninstalling DB2 should be the ONLY option attempted. Manually remove and clean-up DB2 from Windows.Running db2unins from DB2 installation media.Control Panel -> Add/Remove Programs or Control Panel-> Programs and Features.There are five methods of removing DB2 for Windows outlined below in order of preference.
