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To uninstall a certification authority

1. Log on to the system as an administrator

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2. Open Add/Remove Programs.

3. Click Add/Remove Windows Components.

4. Clear the Certificate Services check box, and then click Next.

5. If Internet Information Services is running, the wizard will system stop the service before proceeding with the uninstall process. If this happens, click OK.

Important Notes

You should back up the entire server before uninstalling the certification authority (CA).

• When you uninstall a CA, the following information is left on the server:

• The CA database

• The CA public and private keys

• The CA’s certificates in the Personal store

• The CA’s certificates in the shared folder, if a shared folder was specified during Certificate Services setup

• The CA chain’s root certificate in the Trusted Root Certification Authorities store

• The CA chain’s intermediate certificates in the Intermediate Certification Authorities store

• The CA’s certificate revocation list (CRL)

This information is kept on the server by default, in case you are uninstalling and then reinstalling the CA. For example, you might uninstall and reinstall if you wanted to change a stand-alone CA to an enterprise CA.
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