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Is there a way to uninstall the FLEXlm floating license manager?

How to uninstall the DFMA FLEXlm floating license manager:

1. Stop the license service

  1. Run the lmtools.exe program located within the DFMA FLEXlm directory (c:\flexlm by default)
  2. Click the “Configuration using Services” radio button on the first tab
  3. If more than one service appears in the list, select your DFMA license manager service (DFMA License Manager by default)
  4. Click the “Start/Stop/Reread” tab
  5. Click the Stop button

2. Remove the license service

  1. Click the “Config Services” tab
  2. Select the DFMA License Manager service in the “Service Name” dropdown
  3. Click the “Remove Service” button
  4. Click the “Yes” button to confirm removal of the service
  5. Exit the lmtools program

3. If you are sure that you are not using FLEXlm for other applications, you can then delete the FLEXlm directory