Charlie
04-13-2004, 03:44 PM
Description of the problem
When BibleWorks 5 or 6 is already installed on a computer and the BibleWorks 7 installation is run, a message displays instructing one to uninstall the older version. It is possible (though not recommended) to disregard this instruction and continue with the installation of BibleWorks 7 to its completion. At some later point, if one then decides to uninstall the earlier version, one may find upon opening Control Panel to "Add/Remove Programs" that the old version of BibleWorks is no longer listed.
Solution
Many of the BibleWorks 7 installation files have the same names as those for BibleWorks 5 and 6. Running the BibleWorks 7 installer therefore overwrites the files necessary for uninstalling the earlier version.
To uninstall a version of BibleWorks that does not appear in the Add/Remove list, one can reinstall and then uninstall it. Another option is to remove that version of BibleWorks manually. A manual uninstall can be rather simple:
1. Delete the BibleWorks folder from the hard drive.
2. Delete the BibleWorks shortcut from the Start menu and any other place a shortcut has been placed, such as the Windows desktop.
(In both of the above steps be certain that the correct version is being deleted.)
This information applies only to BibleWorks versions
5 & 6
Last Update: ELM/February 7, 2007
When BibleWorks 5 or 6 is already installed on a computer and the BibleWorks 7 installation is run, a message displays instructing one to uninstall the older version. It is possible (though not recommended) to disregard this instruction and continue with the installation of BibleWorks 7 to its completion. At some later point, if one then decides to uninstall the earlier version, one may find upon opening Control Panel to "Add/Remove Programs" that the old version of BibleWorks is no longer listed.
Solution
Many of the BibleWorks 7 installation files have the same names as those for BibleWorks 5 and 6. Running the BibleWorks 7 installer therefore overwrites the files necessary for uninstalling the earlier version.
To uninstall a version of BibleWorks that does not appear in the Add/Remove list, one can reinstall and then uninstall it. Another option is to remove that version of BibleWorks manually. A manual uninstall can be rather simple:
1. Delete the BibleWorks folder from the hard drive.
2. Delete the BibleWorks shortcut from the Start menu and any other place a shortcut has been placed, such as the Windows desktop.
(In both of the above steps be certain that the correct version is being deleted.)
This information applies only to BibleWorks versions
5 & 6
Last Update: ELM/February 7, 2007