Uninstalling IntelliType 1.0 from Windows 3.x or WFWG 3.x

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SUMMARY

This article discusses how to remove the Microsoft IntelliType software version 1.0 from Microsoft Windows or Windows for Workgroups. The text below was taken from the IntelliType README.TXT file.

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The Help topic on uninstalling the Microsoft Natural Keyboard software is incomplete. To return your system to its previous condition before you ran the Microsoft Natural Keyboard Setup program, follow the procedures below.

1. Delete all files in the C:\MSINPUT\KEYBOARD directory (or 

   whatever target directory you specified during setup). If
   \KEYBOARD is the only subdirectory, you can delete the \MSINPUT
   directory as well. If there are other subdirectories,
   indicating that other input device software (such as a mouse)
   is installed in \MSINPUT, do NOT delete the directory.
2. Delete the files TASKSW16.EXE and TASKMAN.HLP from your Windows 
   directory.
3. Delete the IntelliType Manager, Task Manager, and IntelliType 
   Readme icons from the Microsoft Input Devices program group.
   (Single-click on the icon and press DELETE.) If the program
   group is empty, you can delete it also.
4. Open the SYSTEM.INI file (located in your Windows directory) 
   and edit the following entries so they read as shown:

     [boot]
     keyboard.drv=keyboard.drv
     taskman.exe=taskman.exe

     [keyboard]
     keyboard.dll=
     oemansi.bin=
     type=4
5. In the SYSTEM.INI file, delete the following line from 
   the [keyboard] section:

     SubType=8
6. In the SYSTEM.INI file, edit the following value so it reads as 
   shown if there are no other Microsoft input devices installed:

     [386Enh]
     Keyboard=*vkd

   Do NOT change this setting if there are other Microsoft
   input devices installed.
7. If there are no other Microsoft input devices installed, 
   delete "C:\MSINPUT\POINTER.EXE" from the "load=" line in
   the [windows] section of the WIN.INI file. Do NOT remove
   this value or any other values for this setting if there
   are other Microsoft input devices installed.
8. Open the CONTROL.INI file. Remove the line 

     mskbd=c:\MSINPUT\KEYBOARD\kbd16.cpl

   from the [MMCPL] section and remove the entire [Don't Load]
   section.
9. Open the AUTOEXEC.BAT file and delete the following line: 

     c:\msinput\keyboard\kbdcpl.exe /s
10. Reboot Microsoft Windows to reinitialize your settings.

KBCategory: kbhw kbreadme KBSubcategory: wfw wfwg mnk Additional reference words: 3.00 3.10 3.11 1.00 uninstall remove 

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Version           : 1.00
Platform          : WINDOWS

Last Reviewed: September 14, 1996