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How can I manually uninstall Redax?

Note: if you have any custom palettes, you will want to back them up before uninstalling redax.
    Redax version 3.8: Back up the file C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat X.0\Acrobat\plug_ins\palettes.txt
    Redax version 4.0 and above: Export your palettes from the Redax palettes dialog. 

See Importing & Exporting palettes for more information.  You will able to import these palettes files into new/other versions of Redax.

Before manually removing Redax, try uninstalling Redax under Windows Add/Remove programs.

ANSWER: To manually remove Redax, browse to the plug-ins directory: 
  C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat X.0\Acrobat\plug_ins.  If you are running a 64 bit version of windows, use:
  C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat X.0\Acrobat\plug_ins.

Redax 3.8:

• Remove Redax32.api from the plug-ins directory
• Remove Redax.pdf from the plug-ins directory
• Remove palettes.txt from the plug-ins directory
• Remove redaxplugin.arn from the plug-ins directory

Redax 4.x:

•     Remove Redax32.api from the plug-ins directory
•     Remove the preferences file Redax.pdf. 
          Remove Redax.pdf from the plug-ins directory if present.
          Redax.pdf may also be located in your application data directory.
              XP:  C:\Documents and Settings\YourName\Application Data\
              Vista & Windows 7: C:\Users\YourName\AppData\Roaming\
          Check the following subdirectories in the application data directory for Redax.pdf.
              Adobe\Acrobat\X.0\Preferences
              Appligent\Preferences
•     Remove the license file, redaxplugin.arn from the plug-ins directory if present

Redax 5.x

•     Remove Redax32.api from the plug-ins/Appligent directory
•     Remove the preferences file Redax.pdf. 
          Remove Redax.pdf from the plug-ins directory if present.
          Redax.pdf may also be located in your application date directory. 
              XP:  C:\Documents and Settings\YourName\Application Data\
              Vista & Windows 7: C:\Users\YourName\AppData\Roaming\
          Check the following subdirectories in the application data directory for Redax.pdf.
              Adobe\Acrobat\X.0\Preferences
              Appligent\Preferences
•     Remove the following icu dlls from the plugins directory:
          icudt40.dll  icuin40.dll  icuio40.dll  icule40.dll
          iculx40.dll  icutu40.dll  icuuc40.dll

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Last updated: Friday, February 6, 2009