How to Uninstall Blackberry Desktop Manager？

Apr 07, 2009 by admin

There are two methods, one is to uninstall with Standard Add/Remove program, one is to uninstall with professional uninstallers.

Method One: Uninstall with Standard Add/Remove Program

The clean and safe uninstall procedure removes all traces of the BlackBerry Desktop Software without crash or bluescreen. For this, you must finish following six steps.

Task 1 - Uninstall the BlackBerry Desktop Software

1. Exit BlackBerry Desktop Manager.
2. Open the Control Panel from Start and double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon.
3. Select BlackBerry Desktop Software and click Change/Remove.
4. On the InstallShield Wizard window, click the Remove option, followed by Next.
5. On the Confirm Uninstall window, click OK.
6. On the InstallShield Wizard window, click Finish.

Task 2 - Delete the Research In Motion Folders from the Registry

To delete the Research In Motion folders

1. Click Start > Run.

2. Type Regedit, and then click OK.

3. In Registry Editor, delete the Research In Motion folder located in HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\

4. Delete the Research In Motion folder located in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\

Note: This key will not be present if you are removing Desktop Manager version 4.0.

5. Leave the Registry Editor open to complete the next task.

Task 3 - Delete the Pumatech Shared Folders from the Registry (If Present)

Pumatech Shared folders only exist in the registry prior to Desktop Manager version 4.0 service pack 1.

To delete the Pumatech Shared folders

1. In Registry Editor, delete the Puma Technology folder located in HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\
2. Delete the Puma Technology folder located in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\
3. Close the Registry editor.

Task 4 - Delete the Research In Motion Folders from Your Hard Drive

If you are using Windows 2000 or Windows XP

1. Open Windows Explorer.
2. Delete the Research In Motion folder in C:\Program Files\

Note: This key may not be present if you are removing Desktop Manager version 4.0.

3. Delete the Research In Motion folder in C:\Program Files\Common Files (if present).
4. Delete the Research In Motion folder in C:\Documents and Settings\<user name>\Application Data\

Note: If you are unable to see the Application Data folder, it might be a hidden system folder. See the Additional Information section for instructions on how to display hidden files and folders.

5. If you were using Desktop Manager version 4.0 service pack 1, delete the BlackBerry Desktop folder in C:\Documents and Settings\<user names>\Application Data\.

If you are using Windows 98 or Windows ME

1. Open Windows Explorer.
2. Delete the Research In Motion folder in C:\Program Files\
3. Delete the Research In Motion folder in C:\Windows\Application Data\

Task 5 - Delete the Pumatech Shared Folder from Your Hard Drive (If Present)

The Pumatech Shared folder exists prior to Desktop Manager version 4.0 service pack 1.

To delete the Pumatech Shared folder from your hard drive, open Windows Explorer and delete the Pumatech Shared folder in C:\Program Files\Common Files\

If you were using Desktop Manager 4.0.1, remove Pumatech software from your hard drive by opening Windows Explorer and navigating to C:\Program Files\Research In Motion\BlackBerry\Pumatech Desktop Setup

Note: Any synchronization software for other personal digital assistants (PDAs) that use the Pumatech Shared folder must be reinstalled after the BlackBerry Desktop Software is uninstalled.

If you are unable to delete the Pumatech Shared folder, rename it by completing the following steps:

1. Right-click the Pumatech Shared folder and select Rename.
2. Rename the folder (for example, Pumatech Shared_old).
3. Press Enter.

Task 6 - Resboot the Computer

Restart the computer to make sure that all background processes are cleared from system memory.

Method Two: Uninstall with Professional Uninstaller

You can choose an uninstaller to uninstall Blackberry Desktop Manager,  which is much easier for you. However,  not all the uninstallers are effective enough, for Blackberry Desktop Manager restrict a third party to uninstall it. Hence, you need a powerful uninstaller to help you.

For example, here we go with the Perfect Uninstaller which is free for you to have a try. If you don’t have one, please click here .

We use the most powerful uninstall function Force Uninstall,

 Force Uninstall
1.Navigate to the directory in the hard drive where you locate Blackberry  Desktop Manager, such  as,

   C:\Program Files\Research In Motion\BlackBerry\Pumatech Desktop Setup

   C:\Program Files\Common Files\Research In Motion\BlackBerry

2.Right click the directory to select “Force Uninstall” to start.

3. After all the process finished, please reboot your PC.

The Blackberry Desktop Manager should have been uninstalled.

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