How to Remove Blackberry Software

Research In Motion makes a series of smartphones under the BlackBerry name. One of the features of all BlackBerry phones is the ability to connect to and sync with a PC using a program called BlackBerry Desktop Manager. This program, however, is only useful with BlackBerry phones. This means that if you are no longer using a BlackBerry phone, you may want to remove the software that supported the phone.

Instructions

Deleting the main program

1. Go to the "Start Menu" and click on "Control Panel" in the menu that appears.

2. Double-click on "Add/Remove Programs."

3. Click on the "BlackBerry Desktop Manager" icon and click the "Uninstall button" that appears.

Deleting the registry entries

1. Go to the Start Menu and click on "Run."

2. Type "regedit" into the box that appears to open up the registry editor.

3. Click the plus sign next to "HKEY_CURRENT_USER," then the one next to "Software."

4. Right-click on the "Research in motion" folder and click "Delete."

5. Click the "Minus" button next to "HKEY_CURRENT_USER," then click the "Plus" signs for "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE" and "Software." Delete the "Research In Motion" folder there in the same manner as you did in Step 4.

Delete the physical folders

1. Go to "My Computer" and double-click "C:" in the window that appears.

2. Double-click the "Program Files."

3. Right-Click the "Research In Motion" folder and click "Delete."

4. Double-Click on "Common Files" then delete the "PUMATECH" folder.

5. Restart your computer.

Tips & Warnings

• Mistakes in editing the registry could damage your PC. Do not perform the section to edit the registry if you do not feel comfortable doing so.

References

• My Outlook Online: BlackBerry uninstall