Uninstalling the software

You can uninstall SMART Product Drivers 12 and SMART Ink 5 from individual computers using the SMART Uninstaller user interface.

To uninstall SMART Product Drivers 12 and SMART Ink 5 using the SMART Uninstaller

1. From the Windows Start menu, select SMART Uninstaller.

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   This procedure varies depending on the version of the Windows operating system you’re using and your system preferences.

2. Click Next.

3. Select the SMART software and supporting packages you want to uninstall, and then click Next.

   Notes 

   • Some SMART software depends on other SMART software. If you select this software, SMART Uninstaller automatically selects the software that it depends on.

   • SMART Uninstaller automatically uninstalls supporting packages that are no longer being used.

   • If you choose to uninstall all SMART software, SMART Uninstaller automatically uninstalls all supporting packages, including itself.

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   • To select all software and supporting packages, click Select All.

   • To clear the selection of all software and supporting packages, click Clear All.

4. Click Uninstall.

   SMART Uninstaller uninstalls the selected software and supporting packages.

5. Click Finish.

In addition to the SMART Uninstaller application, SMART Uninstaller provides a command-line interface. You can use this interface to automate the removal of the SMART products and uninstall SMART Product Drivers 12 and SMART Ink 5 remotely.

To uninstall all SMART software

1. Copy SMART Uninstaller to a temporary location with one of the following commands:

   • For 32-bit operating systems:

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     copy "%CommonProgramFiles%\SMART Technologies\SMART Uninstaller.exe" "%TEMP%"

   • For 64-bit operating systems:

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     copy "%CommonProgramFiles(x86)%\SMART Technologies\SMART Uninstaller.exe" "%TEMP%"

2. Uninstall all software by running the following command:

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   start /wait "SMART Uninstaller" "%TEMP%\SMART Uninstaller.exe" --noui --uninstall-all --uilevel none

3. Delete the temporary copy of SMART Uninstaller by running the following command:

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   del "%TEMP%\SMART Uninstaller.exe"

To uninstall SMART software by product name

1. Copy SMART Uninstaller to a temporary location with one of the following commands:

   • For 32-bit operating systems:

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     copy "%CommonProgramFiles%\SMART Technologies\SMART Uninstaller.exe" "%TEMP%"

   • For 64-bit operating systems:

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     copy "%CommonProgramFiles(x86)%\SMART Technologies\SMART Uninstaller.exe" "%TEMP%"

2. Uninstall specific software by running the following command:

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   start /wait "SMART Uninstaller" "%TEMP%\SMART Uninstaller.exe" --noui --uninstall "[Product names]" --uilevel none

   Where Product names is a comma delimited list of product names.

3. Delete the temporary copy of SMART Uninstaller by running the following command:

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   del "%TEMP%\SMART Uninstaller.exe"

To uninstall SMART software by product code

1. Copy SMART Uninstaller to a temporary location with one of the following commands:

   • For 32-bit operating systems:

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     copy "%CommonProgramFiles%\SMART Technologies\SMART Uninstaller.exe" "%TEMP%"

   • For 64-bit operating systems:

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     copy "%CommonProgramFiles(x86)%\SMART Technologies\SMART Uninstaller.exe" "%TEMP%"

2. Uninstall specific software by running the following command:

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   start /wait "SMART Uninstaller" "%TEMP%\SMART Uninstaller.exe" --noui --uninstall-pc [Product codes] --uilevel none

   Where Product codes is a comma delimited list of product codes (see Product codes for Windows operating systems).

3. Delete the temporary copy of SMART Uninstaller by running the following command:

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   del "%TEMP%\SMART Uninstaller.exe"

Other commands

The following is a list of the commands you can use with SMART Uninstaller.

Command	Description	Notes
--dry-run	Runs the command line but doesn’t uninstall the software.	This is useful for testing command lines before running them.
--locale Language code Where Language code is a language code (for example, fr for French)	Displays SMART Uninstaller in a language other than the operating system’s language.	The appropriate language pack must be installed.
--uilevel Level Where Level is none, basic (default), reduced or full	Specifies the user interface that appears when SMART Uninstaller uninstalls the software.	Normally, ‑‑uilevel none is used only in combination with ‑‑noui.
--no-auto-remove	Disables the automatic removal of supporting packages (for example, SMART Common Files) that are no longer required after the selected packages are uninstalled.	This is used only if ‑‑noui is also included.
--noui	Doesn’t display the SMART Uninstaller user interface.	Normally, ‑‑noui is used only in combination with ‑‑uilevel none.
--uninstall-all	Uninstalls all detected SMART packages.	[N/A]
--uninstall Product names Where Product names is a comma delimited list of product names	Uninstalls the specified products.	[N/A]
--uninstall-pc Product codes Where Product codes is a comma delimited list of product codes	Uninstalls the specified products.	[N/A]