Rice Lake TransAct 1.0 - Manual (Page 127)

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Appendix
Uninstall/Reinstall
Uninstalling TransAct to Delete the Database
When TransAct is installed, it provides an Uninstall icon.
If you want to clear the entire program from your system, double click
the Uninstall icon in the TransAct program group to delete all
TransAct files from the hard drive and remove changes made to your
system files.
If you wish to delete the existing database (for example, to clear out
the fictitious customer accounts from the sample database), it is crucial
that you use Uninstall first, before reinstalling the software.
Uninstall removes any changes you have made to the current database.
For example, if the industry type Solid Waste was selected in your
current program, but you now want General for an industry type,
TransAct must be uninstalled prior to reinstalling the software for the
new General category tables to become active.
Uninstalling TransAct While Preserving the Database
If you wish to preserve your existing customer database so you can use
it after you have reinstalled the TransAct software, you must make a
backup copy before using Uninstall. To save database changes before
uninstalling TransAct, create a database backup using TransAct’s
Backup Utility and copy it to a different location on your hard drive or
to a floppy disk to protect it from the Uninstall program. During the
uninstall routine, the Backup Utility screen shown on the following
page will allow you to do this.