How to: Completely uninstall Venafi in preparation for new install

Applies To:

Trust Protection Platform 14.1 and greater

Subject:

Completely uninstall TPP from a server in preparation for a fresh install with new database instance (same database vendor)

Steps:

- Backup the DPAPI key (Program files\Venafi\Platform\DPAPI_KeyUtility.exe)
- Uninstall TPP
- Delete HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Venafi
- Go to "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\assembly\GAC_64\" and delete any folders with Venafi in the name
- Go to "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\assembly\GAC_MSIL" and delete any folders with Venafi in the name
- You should now be able to reinstall TPP