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diff --git a/uninstall.txt b/uninstall.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..960c910 --- /dev/null +++ b/uninstall.txt @@ -0,0 +1,77 @@ +Uninstalling Vim on MS-Windows. + +There are three ways to remove Vim: + +1. With the GUI uninstaller. + This is only available when Vim was installed with the self-installing + executable. This has a minimal number of questions. It can delete + everything that was installed. + +2. With uninstall.exe. + This removes most installed items, but does not delete the files you + unpacked. + +3. By hand. + This is a bit more work, but you can decide exactly what you want to + remove. For uninstalling the "Edit with Vim" popup menu entry you still + have to use uninstall.exe. + +It's recommended to use the method that matches with how you installed Vim. +Thus if you installed Vim by hand, delete it by hand. + +The first two methods should be available from the Add/Remove software window +and the Vim entry in the Start menu. If these have been removed already, find +"uninstall-gui.exe" or "uninstall.exe" in the Vim directory. + Running these programs should be self-explanatory. Carefully read the +messages to avoid deleting something you want to keep. + +Here are guidelines for removing Vim by hand: + +1. Remove the "Edit with Vim" popup menu entry, if it exists. This is done by + running the uninstall.exe program. It removes the registry entries for the + "Edit with Vim" popup menu entry. You only need to run uninstall.exe when + you have installed the menu entry. You can also run uninstall.exe from the + Control panel with the Add/Remove programs application. + Note that uninstall.exe offers you the option to uninstall other items. You + can skip this. + +2. Only if you have used the OLE version of gvim: Remove the registration of + this program by running "gvim -unregister" in a console window. + +3. Delete the executables. If you copied the executables to another location, + you will have to delete them from where you copied them to. If you don't + remember where they are, look in the directories from the $PATH environment + variable. + If you created .bat files when installing Vim, also search for vim.bat, + gvim.bat, etc. + +4. If you want to completely delete vim, and are not going to install another + version, you can delete the vimrc files that you created. These are + normally located in a directory like "C:\vim". If the $VIM environment + variable is set, it will tell the name of the directory. Normally you can + delete everything in this directory. Warning: You might have put some + files there that you would like to save. If you did remove it all, you can + skip the next step. + +5. Delete the distributed files. If you followed the directions, these will + be located in a directory like "C:\vim\vim81". If the $VIM environment + variable is set, the directory will be $VIM\vim81. Delete the "vim81" + directory and all that is in it. Warning: If you changed any of the + distributed files, or added some of your own files, you might want to save + these first. But normally you would not have changed or added files here. + +6. Remove setting the $VIM and $VIMRUNTIME environment variable and adjust + $PATH. $VIM only needs to be removed if you are not going to install + another version of Vim. $VIMRUNTIME is mostly not set. Check if $PATH + contains the path of the vim directory. Note that $PATH may be set in + several places, you will have to find the right one, and only delete the + Vim path from it. You might need to use the "System Properties" editor to + change the environment variables. You can start it by selecting + Start/Settings/Control Panel and then "System". + +7. If you added a Vim entry in the start menu, delete it. + +8. If you created icons for Vim on the desktop, delete them. + +Vim does not use .ini files. The above should remove all Vim files, except +the ones that you moved elsewhere yourself. |