How to Remove IntelliType Software 1.0 from Windows NT

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft Natural Keyboard with IntelliType software version 1.0

SUMMARY

This article contains the instructions for removing IntelliType 1.0 software from Microsoft Windows NT. The text below was taken from the IntelliType README.TXT file.

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1. In the Command Shell or in File Manager, check the \MSINPUT directory to see if \KEYBOARD is the only subdirectory. If it is, then go to step 2. If there are other subdirectories, indicating that you have other Microsoft input devices installed, then go to step 3.

   Note: The directory path may be different if you specified a different target directory during Setup.

2. Perform the following operations if \KEYBOARD is the ONLY subdirectory of the \MSINPUT directory. If there is another input device installed in this directory, skip this step and go on to step 3.

   (a)Delete the file \Windows\idintl32.dll. (b)Open the Registry Editor by running REGEDT32.EXE from File Manager or Program Manager. (c)In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\i8402prt, change the Start value entry to 1. (d)Delete the following registry keys:

   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control \SessionManager\DOS Devices\WINKBD HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\msi8042 HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Microsoft Input Devices HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Microsoft Input Devices (e)In the registry key HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft \WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\Windows, delete the string C:\MSINPUT\point32.exe from the value entry "run". Now go to step 4.

3. Perform these operations if there is another subdirectory in the \MSINPUT directory, indicating there is another Microsoft input device installed:

   (a)Using the Registry Editor, delete the following registry keys

           HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Microsoft Input Devices
           \Keyboard
           HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Microsoft Input
           Devices\Keyboard
       (b)\Delete the following value entries from HKEY_USERS\
          .DEFAULT\Control Panel\Microsoft Input Devices\WindowsPointer
   
          FastPointer
          MouseKey
          MouseKeyDelay
          MouseKeyFeedback
          MouseKeySpeed
   
       (c)Delete the following value entries from HKEY_CURRENT_USER\
          Control Panel\Microsoft Input Devices\WindowsPointer
   
          FastPointer
          MouseKey
          MouseKeyDelay
          MouseKeyFeedback
          MouseKeySpeed
   
       (d)Delete the following value entry from HKEY_USERS\
          .DEFAULT\Control Panel\Microsoft Input Devices\Sounds
   
          KeySound
   
       (e)Delete the following value entry from HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ Control
          Panel\Microsoft Input
          Devices\Sounds
   
         KeySound
   
        Go on to step 4.
   
   

4. Delete the following registry keys:

   HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Don't Load

   HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Microsoft Input Devices \Taskman

   HKEY_CURRENT_USERS\Control Panel\Don't Load

   HKEY_CURRENT_USERS\Control Panel\Microsoft Input Devices \Taskman

5. Delete the file kbsnd32.dll from the \MSINPUT directory.

6. Rename the following files in \MSINPUT:

   point32.exe to point32e.ms point32.dll to point32d.ms

7. Restart your machine and delete the two *.ms files you renamed.

8. Delete all files in the C:\MSINPUT\KEYBOARD directory. If there are no other input devices installed in the \MSINPUT directory, you can delete that directory also.

9. Delete the files TASKSW32.EXE and TASKMAN.HLP from your \Windows directory.

10. Delete the IntelliType Manager, Task Manager, and IntelliType Readme icons from the Microsoft Input Devices program group. If you have no other Microsoft Input Devices installed, you can also delete the Microsoft Input Devices program group.