Removing Drivers, Ports and Cards
Document Number 3PCI-0712m
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Windows 7
Uninstalling the MIport Card
1.
In the
Device Manager
, under
Multi-port serial adapters
, right-click the
card to be uninstalled.
NOTE:
The card must still be physically installed in the
computer, otherwise it will not show up in the Device Manager.
2.
In the pop-up menu that appears, click
Uninstall
.
3.
On the
Confirm Device Removal
dialog that appears, click
OK
.
4.
After a few seconds the dialog will disappear. In the
Device Manager
the
listings for the card (under
Multi-port serial adapters)
and all associated
COM ports (under
Ports (COM & LPT)
) will be gone.
5.
Physically remove the MIport card from the computer.
Uninstalling the COM ports
1.
In the
Device Manager
, under
Ports (COM & LPT),
right-click the COM port
to be uninstalled
.
2.
On the
Confirm Device Removal
dialog that appears, click
OK
.
3.
After a few seconds the dialog will disappear. In the
Device Manager
the
listings for the port (under
Ports (COM & LPT)
) will be gone.
This procedure will not affect other ports or the card itself. To uninstall the
card and all its ports use the preceding procedure.
Removing INF and PNF Driver Files
1.
Open Windows Explorer as follows: From the
Windows Desktop
, click
Programs
→
Accessories
→
Windows Explorer
2.
Under the Windows directory expand the inf sub-directory and find the
oem
X
.inf and oem
X
.PNF files (where
X
represents the number of the file).
The operating system names these files during the installation process. To
locate the correct INF files, search for files in
C:\Windows\Inf
and its
subdirectories for a file named
*.INF
that contains the text ―
Disk #6404
‖.
There will be two files, unless the installation failed, then there might only be
one file. Then, the customer can double-check that it is in fact a B&B
Electronics file.
