Uninstalling Check Point VPN-1FireWall-1 NG on Windows


Uninstalling Check Point VPN-1/FireWall-1 NG on Windows

When you uninstall VPN-1/FW-1, it is recommended that you make a full system backup before you begin. If you only need to back up the firewall configuration, you should make a backup of the $FWDIR directory and all of its subdirectories. The default $FWDIR directory in Windows is c:\winnt\fw1\5.0.

Warning

When you remove the Check Point VPN-1/FW-1 software from your system, you will lose all configuration data. The uninstall process deletes all the files and directories associated with this package.

Uninstalling VPN-1 & FireWall-1

When you uninstall the firewall, you should remove the Check Point installed components from the Add/Remove Programs in your system's Control Panel. The components should be removed in the following order:

  1. Check Point VPN-1 & FireWall-1 NG

  2. Check Point SVN Foundation NG

You can remove the Management Clients package at any time, but the order in which you remove these two packages is important.

The following steps are used to completely uninstall all Check Point products from your Windows platform:

  1. Exit all GUI client windows that you may have open.

  2. Open you're the Windows Control Panel by selecting Start | Settings | Control Panel.

  3. Select the Add/Remove Programs icon. If you are using Windows 2000, you should see a window similar to the window displayed in Figure 12.37.

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    Figure 12.37: Add/Remove Check Point VPN-1/FW-1 NG

  4. Select Check Point VPN-1 & FireWall-1 NG and click on Change/Remove to uninstall this program.

  5. You will receive a message asking if you are sure that you want to remove this program (Figure 12.38). Click OK to continue and remove the VPN-1/FW-1 components.

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    Figure 12.38: Confirm Program Removal

  6. You will receive a Question/Warning message from Check Point (see Figure 12.39) asking if it is OK to continue with the uninstallation of the primary management server. Click Yes to continue. This is your last chance to change your mind. After you have confirmed that you really do wish to remove the management server VPN-1/FW-1 component, the uninstall process will then stop any running Check Point services before starting to remove files. You will see the message displayed in Figure 12.40.

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    Figure 12.39: Check Point Warning


    Figure 12.40: Stopping Services

  7. Next, you will see a window that displays the progress of the uninstall process (Figure 12.41). Select Yes, I want to restart my computer now and click Finish to reboot your computer (Figure 12.42).

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    Figure 12.41: Removing VPN-1/FW-1 Files

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    Figure 12.42: VPN-1/FW-1 Uninstall Complete

Uninstalling SVN Foundation

You have already uninstalled the VPN-1/FW-1 software, but now you must remove the SVN Foundation. This should always be removed after all other Check Point components, which are built on top of this foundation. If you had installed FloodGate-1 or the Policy Server, for example, these should be removed prior to removing the SVN program files.

  1. Log into your computer

  2. Choose Start | Settings | Control Panel.

  3. Select the Add/Remove Programs Icon. You should see a window similar to the one in Figure 12.43. Select Check Point SVN Foundation NG and click Change/Remove to completely remove the SVN Foundation from your system.

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    Figure 12.43: Add/Remove Check Point SVN Foundation NG

  4. Click OK to confirm the removal of the selected application (see Figure 12.44). The InstallShield Wizard will then start up and begin uninstalling the SVN Foundation.

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    Figure 12.44: SVN Foundation Maintenance Complete

  5. Click Finish when you receive the message Maintenance Complete (Figure 12.44). If you are prompted to reboot, select Yes, I want to restart my computer now and click Finish to reboot your computer. Once the machine reboots, log in again and open the Control Panel to remove the GUI clients (described next).

Uninstalling Management Clients

The Management Clients do not really depend on the SVN foundation installation; therefore, you could really remove them at any time without any difficulty.

  1. After removing the SVN Foundation, access the Add/Remove Programs window. You will see a screen similar to that in Figure 12.45. Highlight Check Point Management Clients NG and click Change/Remove to uninstall all of the NG Management Clients (e.g. Policy Editor, Log Viewer, etc).

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    Figure 12.45: Add/Remove Management Clients NG

  2. Choose to uninstall the GUI clients.

  3. Click OK when you see the Maintenance Finished window displayed in Figure 12.46.


    Figure 12.46: Maintenance Finished

  4. Click Close to exit the Control Panel, and you are done uninstalling all Check Point components.




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