Question: How do I perform a complete clean uninstall/install of PRTK/DNA?
Answer: Here are steps to accomplish the clean uninstall/install of PRTK/DNA. 1) Uninstall PRTK/DNA via the Windows Control Panel (i.e. "Programs and Features" control panel). 2) Reboot. 3) Delete the following folder: XP/Server 2003: 4) Although the following items should have been removed automatically in step 1, ensure the following folder and registry keys have also been deleted:
%ProgramFiles%\AccessData\PRTK HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\AccessData\PRTK HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\AccessData\AccessData Password Recovery Toolkit HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\AccessData\PRTK (*Windows x64 bit only) HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\AccessData\AccessData Password Recovery Toolkit (*Windows x64 bit only) %ProgramFiles%\AccessData\DNA HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\AccessData\DNA HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\AccessData\AccessData Distributed Network Attack HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\AccessData\DNA (*Windows x64 bit only) HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\AccessData\AccessData Distributed Network Attack (*Windows x64 bit only)
5) Download and install the current release of PRTK here.
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