To remove the Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 mobile device client from mobile devices, deploy a client package with a .ini file containing the ClientInstallAction=Uninstall value setting.
A client uninstall package can be created and deployed to Configuration Manager 2007 managed mobile devices in the following ways:
- Over the air upgrade of the mobile device
- Transferred manually to mobile devices
- Transferred to a computer that synchronizes
with mobile devices
When the package runs the mobile device client will be uninstalled from the mobile device.
Use the following steps to remove the mobile device client.
Procedure
To remove the mobile device client
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Create or copy a mobile device client deployment folder that targets the mobile device platform you want to uninstall. For more information, see How to Create a Folder for Mobile Device Client Deployment.
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Edit the ClientSettings.ini with an ASCII text editor such as notepad.exe. Specify
ClientInstallAction=Uninstall. For more information, see How to Edit the Mobile Device Client Configuration .ini File and Mobile Device Client Configuration Values for DMCommonInstaller.ini and ClientSettings.ini. -
Deploy and uninstall the mobile device client by one of the following methods:
- By software distribution over the air to the
mobile device. This requires the ClientInstallAction=Uninstall in a
ClientSettings.ini file. For more information, see How to Upgrade the
Mobile Device Management Client Over the Air.
- By manual transfer to the mobile device. This
requires the ClientInstallAction=Uninstall in a ClientSettings.ini
file. For more information, see How to Manually Transfer
and Install the Mobile Device Management Client.
- By manually running from a computer that
connects via Mobile Device Manager or ActiveSync with mobile
devices. This requires the ClientInstallAction=Uninstall in a
DMCommonInstaller.ini file. For more information, see How to Manually Install
the Mobile Device Client via ActiveSync or Mobile Device Center
Synchronization.
- By software distribution over the air to the
mobile device. This requires the ClientInstallAction=Uninstall in a
ClientSettings.ini file. For more information, see How to Upgrade the
Mobile Device Management Client Over the Air.
When the package is run on the mobile device the mobile device client will be uninstalled.