There may be files and registry keys that are left on the system by the Policy Server uninstallation. Be aware of the following:
Remove these manually before reinstalling the Policy Server.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Advent, Inc.
Important! Delete this key only if AdventNet software was not on the system before installing the Policy Server.
To uninstall the service, run the following:
c:\WINDOWS\javaservice.exe -uninstall
Important! Before running a SiteMinder utility or executable on Windows Server 2008, open the command line window with Administrator permissions. Open the command line window this way, even if your account has Administrator privileges. For more information, see the release notes for your SiteMinder component.
After uninstalling the Policy Server and rebooting the machine, the following services may not be removed:
The registry key names for the latter services are SMServMon, SMPolicySrv, and Agent Service, respectively.
To remove services that remained after uninstalling the Policy Server
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\registry_key_name
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