How to Remove IntelliType Software 1.0 from Windows NT

ID: Q120454

1.00 WINDOWS kbusagekbhw kbreadme

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Natural Keyboard with IntelliType software version 1.0

SUMMARY

This article contains the instructions for removing IntelliType 1.0 software from Microsoft Windows NT. The text below was taken from the IntelliType README.TXT file.

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 1. In the Command Shell or in File Manager, check the \MSINPUT directory
    to see if \KEYBOARD is the only subdirectory. If it is, then go to step
    2. If there are other subdirectories, indicating that you have other
    Microsoft input devices installed, then go to step 3.

    Note: The directory path may be different if you specified a different
    target directory during Setup.

 2. Perform the following operations if \KEYBOARD is the ONLY subdirectory
    of the \MSINPUT directory. If there is another input device installed
    in this directory, skip this step and go on to step 3.

    (a)Delete the file \Windows\idintl32.dll.
    (b)Open the Registry Editor by running REGEDT32.EXE from File Manager
       or Program Manager.
    (c)In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\i8402prt,
       change the Start value entry to 1.
    (d)Delete the following registry keys:

       HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control
       \SessionManager\DOS Devices\WINKBD
       HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\msi8042
       HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Microsoft Input Devices
       HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Microsoft Input Devices
    (e)In the registry key HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft
       \WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\Windows, delete the string
       C:\MSINPUT\point32.exe from the value entry "run".
       Now go to step 4.

 3. Perform these operations if there is another subdirectory in the
    \MSINPUT directory, indicating there is another Microsoft input device
    installed:

    (a)Using the Registry Editor, delete the following registry keys
        HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Microsoft Input Devices
        \Keyboard
        HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Microsoft Input
        Devices\Keyboard
    (b)\Delete the following value entries from HKEY_USERS\ 
       .DEFAULT\Control Panel\Microsoft Input Devices\WindowsPointer

       FastPointer
       MouseKey
       MouseKeyDelay
       MouseKeyFeedback
       MouseKeySpeed

    (c)Delete the following value entries from HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ 
       Control Panel\Microsoft Input Devices\WindowsPointer

       FastPointer
       MouseKey
       MouseKeyDelay
       MouseKeyFeedback
       MouseKeySpeed

    (d)Delete the following value entry from HKEY_USERS\ 
       .DEFAULT\Control Panel\Microsoft Input Devices\Sounds

       KeySound

    (e)Delete the following value entry from HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ Control
       Panel\Microsoft Input
       Devices\Sounds

      KeySound

     Go on to step 4.

 4. Delete the following registry keys:

    HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Don't Load

    HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Microsoft Input Devices
    \Taskman

    HKEY_CURRENT_USERS\Control Panel\Don't Load

    HKEY_CURRENT_USERS\Control Panel\Microsoft Input Devices
    \Taskman

 5. Delete the file kbsnd32.dll from the \MSINPUT directory.

 6. Rename the following files in \MSINPUT:

    point32.exe to point32e.ms
    point32.dll to point32d.ms

 7. Restart your machine and delete the two *.ms files you renamed.

 8. Delete all files in the C:\MSINPUT\KEYBOARD directory. If there are no
    other input devices installed in the \MSINPUT directory, you can delete
    that directory also.

 9. Delete the files TASKSW32.EXE and TASKMAN.HLP from your \Windows
    directory.

10. Delete the IntelliType Manager, Task Manager, and IntelliType Readme

    icons from the Microsoft Input Devices program group. If you have no
    other Microsoft Input Devices installed, you can also delete the
    Microsoft Input Devices program group.

Note: You must have a user account with Administration security privileges to uninstall the IntelliType software in Windows NT.

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Last Reviewed: March 11, 1997