Back up Important Files

• Perform a backup of all Maximizer Address Books
  Prior to performing any system modifications, you should perform a backup of any, and all, Maximizer Address Books. Backing up your data prior to removing the software will prevent accidental data loss. Please refer to the Maximizer 9 User's Guide for more information on backing up your address books.

  To find the location of each Maximizer Address Book; from Maximizer click File > Open Address Book. Highlight an Address Book and click the Explore button to view the location of that Address Book.

  Also backup the following:

  • The holiday file (mxzhol.nam.nam) found in the <Maximizer Program folder>\MaData6 directory.
  • The user dictionary file (userdict.lex) found in the <Maximizer Program folder>\MaData6 directory.

• Move all of MBD (*.mbd) files to another directory
  If you are currently using ecBuilder Pro or ecBuilder DE, it is recommended that you copy all .MBD files to another folder on your hard disk. Moving these files will prevent the accidental loss of your ecBuilder site data.



• Identify all applications that use the Pervasive Database Engine
  Uninstalling Maximizer 9 and the supporting Pervasive database engine may negatively impact other applications on your system. It is recommended that you identify all applications that rely on the Pervasive database engine and ensure that they are properly backed-up prior to uninstalling Maximizer.



• Close all applications before beginning the uninstall process
  Applications such as anti-virus, personal firewalls, web browsers as well as the Microsoft and Corel Office Suites, if left running, may interfere with the removal of Maximizer 9. Prior to removing the software, you should close all applications, including Maximizer, MaxAlarm, and MaxFinder, to ensure the software is removed correctly.

Instructions for Uninstalling Maximizer 9

1. Remove Maximizer 9
   1. Close Maximizer, MaxAlarm, MaxFinder or any other Maximizer Application.
   2. Select Start > Settings > Control Panel.
   3. Double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon.
   4. For the following programs:
      
      • Maximizer 9 Service Release 1
      • Maximizer 9 Hot Fix 1 for Service Pack 1
      • Maximizer 9 Service Pack 1
      • Maximizer 9 Hot Fix 1
      • Maximizer 9
      Repeat the following steps:
      Highlight program and click Change/Remove. When prompted click OK to confirm uninstall of program. If prompted to remove shared components, click No to All. If the program does not appear in the list of programs, move on to the next Maximizer program.
   5. Restart your computer.



2. Remove the Pervasive Workgroup Engine
   Before removing the Pervasive Workgroup Engine, make sure it is not required by other application on your system.
   1. Select Start > Settings > Control Panel.
   2. Double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon.
   3. Highlight Pervasive.SQL 9 SP1 Workgroup for Windows (9.1) and click Remove. Click Yes to confirm removal. If prompted to remove shared components, click No to All. Do not remove the Pervasive System Analyzer at this point.
   4. Restart your computer.



3. Remove remaining Pervasive files and registry settings
   1. Select Start > Programs > Pervasive System Analyzer.
   2. Click Next at the Welcome screen.
   3. Select the Delete components or archives radio button and click Next.
   4. Verify that Local Machine is selected on the Delete Target screen and click Next.
   5. Select the Delete Pervasive.SQL components and registry settings and Delete Pervasive archives checkboxes. Click Next to continue.
   6. When prompted to confirm the removal of the Pervasive engine, click Yes and then Finish.



4. Remove the Pervasive System Analyzer
   1. Select Start > Settings > Control Panel.
   2. Double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon.
   3. Highlight Pervasive System Analyzer and click Change/Remove. If prompted to remove shared components, click No to All.
   4. Close Add/Remove Programs and exit the Control Panel.
   5. Restart the computer.



5. Delete the common Maximizer and Pervasive program folders Note: The following instructions assume a default installation of Maximizer.
   1. Using Windows Explorer, browse to the system's C:\ drive.
   2. Browse to the Program Files folder open the Common Files sub-folder.
   3. Delete both the Maximizer and Pervasive Software Shared sub-folders.



6. Delete the Maximizer program folder.
   1. Using Windows Explorer, browse to the system's C:\ drive.
   2. Browse to the Program Files folder.
   3. Delete the Maximizer sub-folder.



7. Delete the Pervasive program folders.
   1. Using Windows Explorer, browse to the system’s C:\ drive.
   2. Browse the contents of the C:\ drive and delete the PVSW and PVSWARCH folders.



8. Remove Miscellaneous Maximizer files
   1. Select Start > Search > Files and Folders.
   2. Conduct searches for max9*.tsf, maxwin.ini, mxmail97.dll and wbtrv32.dll.
   3. In the event that the searches return any of these values, select and delete each one.



9. Remove Maximizer and Pervasive registry entries
   1. Select Start > Run.
   2. Type REGEDIT and click OK.
   3. Click the "+" sign to the left of the HKEY_CURRENT_USER folder.
   4. Click the "+" sign to the left of the Software folder.
   5. Select and delete the Maximizer Software folder (if present).
   6. Select and delete the Pervasive Software folder (if present).
   7. [Skip this step if using ecBuilder or Personal PageBuilder] Select and delete the Multiactive Software folder.
   8. Click the "+" sign to the left of the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE folder.
   9. Click the "+" sign to the left of the Software folder.
   10. Repeat steps e to g.
   11. Exit the Registry Editor.

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