If you have trouble uninstalling Visual Studio 2010 menu Control Panel - Add / Remove programs in Windows XP or the Programs and features in Windows 7, then you can use Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 uninstall utility to remove / uninstall Visual Studio 2010 from a computer you.
Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 uninstall to remove the Visual Studio and its supporting components by default and does not remove shared components / shared with other applications in your system.
There are 3 options in the uninstall Visual Studio 2010:
- Default (VS2010_Uninstall-RTM.ENU.exe)
Uninstalls all top level products of 2010 release and its supporting components. This mode does not remove Visual Studio components shared with previous product releases (e.g. Visual Studio 2008) or system level updates such as Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0.
- Full (VS2010_Uninstall-RTM.ENU.exe /full)
Removes Visual Studio 2010 and supporting products, including components shared with previous versions of Visual Studio. Note: may break features of previous versions of Visual Studio installed on the machine. This option does not remove Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0 from the machine.
- Complete (VS2010_Uninstall-RTM.ENU.exe /full /netfx)
Removes entire set of Visual Studio 2010 and supporting products, including Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0 and components shared with previous versions of Visual Studio. Note: may break features of previous versions of Visual Studio or other products taking dependency on Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0.
