How to: Remove Speech Server

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You can remove an installation of Speech Server??from a single computer. Speech Server cannot be removed remotely; it must be removed locally from each computer. Before you remove Speech Server, review the procedures in How to: Start and Stop Speech Server.

Removing Speech Server does not:

• Revert security policies back to pre-installation levels.
• Remove telephony interface manager (TIM) software. TIM software is installed by the TIM manufacturer's setup process. To remove TIM software, see the manufacturer's documentation.
• Remove drivers for TIM software and telephony boards. These drivers are installed by the telephony board manufacturer's setup process. To remove these drivers, see the manufacturer's documentation.
• Remove Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 or any prerequisite software listed in Speech Server Requirements.

Removing Speech Server from a Single Computer

To remove Speech Server from a single computer running Windows XP or Windows Server

1. Click Start, and then click Control Panel.

2. Double-click Add or Remove Programs.

3. Select Speech Server, and then click Change/Remove.

   The Installation Wizard starts.

4. Select Remove, and then click Next.

5. Click Uninstall to remove the program.

   Note

   Removing Speech Server temporarily interrupts the Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) service.

To remove Speech Server from a single computer running Windows Vista

1. Click Start, and then click Control Panel.

2. Double-click Programs and Features.

3. Select Speech Server, and then click Uninstall to remove the program.

   Note

   Removing Speech Server temporarily interrupts the Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) service.