Problem:

How to uninstall XDB services and remove the XDB Server from the control panel.

The resolution below is example of removing XDB Server for Net Express 4.0

Resolution:

First, goto control panel -> Administrative Tools- Services

Double-click on Services

In this window click on Name at the top  to sort

Look for Micro Focus XDB Server product & version

double click on the Micro Focus XDB Server

In this properties window for XDB Server, look for Path to executable

for example,

Path to executable

D:\\Program Files\\Micro Focus\\Net Express 4.0\\mfsql\\bin\\xsrvnx.exe"

Next, goto command prompt and goto this location where xsrvnx.exe is located

To uninstall type the following:

xsrvnx.exe -u

This will uninstall the XDB server.

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There will also be a  icon for Micro Focus XDB server product and version in the control panel.

In order to remove the icon from the control panel, goto command prompt

cd c:\\windows\\system32

look for xcpl*.cpl

for the above example , there will be a xcplnx40.cpl

delete this file xcplnx40.cpl

Now the icon will not show in the control panel