XFOR: Surgically Removing LinkAge Connectors and Dirsync Components (170376)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Exchange Server 5.0

This article was previously published under Q170376
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256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry

SUMMARY

This article describes how to surgically remove the Linkage Message Exchange (LME) connectors, Linkage Directory Exchange (LDE) manager, and Linkage Directory Exchange agents. To do this, perform the following steps:

WARNING: If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that you can solve problems that result from using Registry Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.
  1. Run Uninstall from LinkAge Setup.
  2. Manually delete the LinkAge directory (using Explorer, or from a Command Prompt).
  3. In the Registry Editor, remove the LinkAge entries from the following:
          HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Linkage
          HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\*-LME-*
    						
  4. Reboot the computer.

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:4/21/2005
Keywords:kbhowto KB170376