Does that mean that his suggestion(s) worked? (it should have) Others that find your question in the archive would probably like to know.
Shawn Green Database Administrator Unimin Corporation - Spruce Pine Tracy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 11/07/2005 12:06:05 PM: > Hi Joerg, all, > I am just so thrilled on how nice and helpful the people at MySql are. > Thanks!! > Sincerely, > Tracy Huang > > > On 11/7/05, Joerg Bruehe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Hi Tracy, all, > > > > > > I am following up to my own mail, as Tracy's reply was not sent to the > > list. > > In most cases (including this one), this is _no_ good idea, as the > > "collective wisdom" of the list is greater than a personal one, and > > others might be interested in the responses as well. > > > > > > Joerg Bruehe wrote: > > > Tracy wrote: > > > > > >> Dear sir, > > >> I am trying to uninstall my old Mysql version 4.0, however, I don't > > know > > >> how to. Please give me some directions on how to do that. > > > > > > > > > You have a very high trust in the capabilities of our crystal balls ... > > > > > > For a question like this, you should definitely _at least_ tell your > > > platform and the package format you used for installation, also the > > > exact MySQL version might be interesting. > > > > > > These are the informations Tracy sent me: > > > > | I have version 4.0.18 presently installed. I am operating on Windows XP > > | Professional with SP2 (that means service pack 2 in case your crystal > > | ball doesn't clarify that for you). The installation was performed using > > | Winzip to extract the files to my C: drive and then I ran Setup.exe. > > > > So you used a package with an included installer. > > AFAIK, a right-click on the package and/or calling the installer again > > should provide you with an option to "uninstall". > > Windows users might check / correct / explain better. > > > > > > | Since the website doesn't offer any clarifying explanation about how > > | to uninstall the application, I would like to get some instructions > > | on that. > > > > These should be in the manual, not on the web site in general. > > > > > > | Hopefully this is sufficient information for you to instruct me on the > > | procedures necessary to uninstall your product. > > > > Just very general, see above. > > Maybe you did not notice, but I am definitely _not_ a Windows expert > > (even though I know the term "SP2"), so I refer you to the list for > > further details. > > > > > > HTH, > > Joerg > > > > -- > > Joerg Bruehe, Senior Production Engineer > > MySQL AB, www.mysql.com <http://www.mysql.com> > > > > > > -- > Tracy Nelson > 6641 Coleus Ct. > West Jordan, UT 84084 > U.S.A. > (801)840-0838
