It
is not possible to remove ClickOnce applications from the Windows
Control Panel using the Add/Remove Programs option. However, because the
files and settings created by Dashboard Designer are well contained, it
is possible to remove Dashboard Designer from a client machine. To do
this, perform the two steps listed here for each user who has used
Dashboard Designer:
1. | Delete the shortcut created on the Start menu under the SharePoint menu item.
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2. | Delete all files underneath %userprofile%\local settings\apps\2.0.
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Caution
Keep in mind that the second
step mentioned here also removes other ClickOnce applications that have
been installed. However, these ClickOnce applications should download
again automatically the next time they are launched by the user.
The first step removes the
shortcut to Dashboard Designer. By removing access, it appears to the
end user that Dashboard Designer has been removed from the computer.
Although Dashboard Designer will not be readily accessible, the
Dashboard Designer files and settings will remain on the computer. These
files and settings do not take up much space on the hard drive, so this
step is probably sufficient for the average end user. The second step
removes the Dashboard Designer binaries from the computer (see Figure 1 for a list of folders to delete). This should be mostly transparent to the end user.
