2.3. Installing/Uninstalling AXIGEN on Microsoft Windows

This section describes how to install the AXIGEN Mail Server on the Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP Professional operating systems.

 

Here are the AXIGEN installations steps:

     1. Launch the AXIGEN installation wizard*
Double-click on the MSI installation file. The installation wizard will then be launched and guide you through the installation steps.

     2. Configure AXIGEN
After the installation completes, the AXIGEN Configuration Wizard will start and help you automatically configure the AXIGEN Mail Server. Please refer to the Automated Configuration with the AXIGEN Configuration Wizard for Microsoft Windows section for complete information and screen-shots.

     3. Start the AXIGEN Mail Server
Read the Starting/Stopping/Restarting the Server section for information on how to start AXIGEN on Microsoft Windows operating systems.

* Files/directories installed by the AXIGEN package

The files and directories installed by the AXIGEN package are divided in 2 locations, called "install directory" and "working directory". They will be further referred to as INSTALLDIR and WORKINGDIR. By default, both locations are set in the Program Files folder from the system disk partition (%ProgramFiles%), and the Axigen Mail Server subfolder.

 

Steps to uninstall AXIGEN

You can uninstall the AXIGEN Mail Server from your system using the Add or Remove Programs option. Please follow the next steps:

    1. Go to the Start menu of your Microsoft Windows XP Professional or Windows Server 2003 operating system and left click on the Control Panel icon.

    2. From Control Panel:

• as window switched to "Category view" (default in Windows XP Professional), double click on the Add or Remove Programs option.
• as window switched to "Classic view", left click on Add or Remove Programs.
  

    3. A list of all the installed programs on your MS Windows system will appear. Look for the AXIGEN Mail Server entry and select it with a left click.

    4. Use the Remove button to uninstall AXIGEN from your system.