- Make a back up of the registry. (Start > Run > regedit > click “Export” from File menu).

- Copy the RemoveAllReg.exe shared as patch with this document to Drive:Program files>Symantec>Sharepoint->Installer.

- Run the RemoveAllReg.exe as shown below. This command will create list of registry entries to be removed on “C:\list.txt”.

-  Open the list.txt file output will be similar to below. Search the highlighted GUID in the registry and delete the entries. Please note that entries are under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE.  After deletion verify that entry of “Symantec Protection 6.0 for SharePoint Servers” from Add/Remove program files of window’s control panel.

FullPath is SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Features\8F64C9BC1B7B89C4FACBF10C33A889BD

sub key tree is8F64C9BC1B7B89C4FACBF10C33A889BD

FullPath is SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\8F64C9BC1B7B89C4FACBF10C33A889BD

sub key tree is8F64C9BC1B7B89C4FACBF10C33A889BD

FullPath is SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\UpgradeCodes\E5AE2D1D08645C141AF0F91556588259

sub key tree isE5AE2D1D08645C141AF0F91556588259

FullPath is SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UpgradeCodes\E5AE2D1D08645C141AF0F91556588259

sub key tree isE5AE2D1D08645C141AF0F91556588259

FullPath is SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-18\Products\8F64C9BC1B7B89C4FACBF10C33A889BD

sub key tree is8F64C9BC1B7B89C4FACBF10C33A889BD

FullPath is SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{CB9C46F8-B7B1-4C98-AFBC-1FC0338A98DB}

- Delete Symantec’s folder from Sharepoint’s 14 hive folder.

   - Goto %programfiles%\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\14\TEMPLATE\ADMIN

   - Delete below mentioned Symantec folder from the location shown.

 

- Remove the SPSS links from SharePoint Central Admin page.

1.  Open the command prompt.

2.  Run the following command: SPSS_Link_Creator.exe RemoveLink

 

 - Run the following command: sc delete “SymnatecSharePointScan”

 

- Check that “Symantec Protection 6.0 for SharePoint Servers” service is uninstalled from services.msc

- Remove these assemblies from Global Assembly Cache. To open Global Assembly Cache ( Start > Run > type “assembly”). 

·         Symantec.Sharepoint.DataAccess.BO.dll

·         Symantec.Sharepoint.Entities.dll

·         Symantec.Sharepoint.LoggerClient.dll

·         Symantec.Sharepoint.LoggingService.dll

·         Symantec.Sharepoint.ReportingService.dll

·         Symantec.Sharepoint.RTCommandClient.dll

·         Symantec.Sharepoint.ScanService.dll

·         Symantec.SharePoint.Service.DataAccess.dll

·         Symantec.Sharepoint.Service.Logger.dll

·         Symantec.Sharepoint.Service.Notification.dll

·         Symantec.Sharepoint.Service.RTCommand.dll

·         Symantec.Sharepoint.Service.ScanAPICore.dll

·         Symantec.Sharepoint.Shared.InterfaceLibrary.dll

·         Symantec.Sharepoint.SPSSCore.dll

·         Symantec.Sharepoint.SPSSCore.SPSVersion2003.dll

·         Symantec.Sharepoint.SPSSCore.SPSVersion2007.dll

·         Symantec.Sharepoint.SPSSCore.SPSVersion2010.dll

·         Symantec.Sharepoint.SPSSRuleEvaluator.dll

·         Symantec.Sharepoint.Utility.dll

·         SymantecScanLibrary.dll

·         PSLICAPLib.dll

 

- Delete the “SharePoint” folder located in “C:\Program Files\Symantec\SharePoint\Symantec\” directory

- Start the SharePoint Admin service.

 

- Start IIS

 

SPSS is now now removed completly , you can install a new SPSS

 

 

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REFERENCE:

 

Location of Webconfig file:

 

1. Go to Start -> Run and type inetmgr.

2. Right click on the Central Administration Site > Manage Web Site > Advanced Settings

 

 

3. The “Advanced Settings” window opens up, and the “physical path” lists the web.config file location.