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Uninstalling the Nodinite Web Service Monitoring Agent

This guide walks you through the safe and complete uninstallation of the Nodinite Web Services Monitoring Agent. Avoid common pitfalls, prevent unnecessary alerts, and ensure your environment remains clean and error-free.

✅ Step-by-step instructions for a safe uninstall
✅ Prevent error alerts and orphaned resources
✅ Best practices for Windows and Nodinite environments

The Nodinite Web Services Monitoring Agent can be uninstalled by running the installer directly or by using 'Add or Remove Programs' in Windows.

Info

You should remove the Monitoring Agents and applicable Resources in use within Monitor Views before uninstalling the agent.

If you uninstall the agent without removing the Monitoring Agents, alerts with errors will be sent to users. The Monitoring Agent Configuration will also be listed as unavailable in the list of available Monitoring Agents.

Example of uninstalled and therefore unavailable Monitoring Agents:
Unavailable Monitoring Agent
Generic example of unavailable Monitoring Agents in Nodinite.


Uninstall guide

Follow these steps to uninstall the Web Services Monitoring Agent:

Step 1: Add or Remove Programs

Use the Windows built-in feature to remove installed programs.
Add or Remove Programs
Windows 'Add or remove programs' feature.

From the list of installed programs, select the Web Services Monitoring Agent.
Remove Installation
List of installed Nodinite applications.

Step 2: Start the installer

Optionally, you can double-click the MSI file to start the [un]-installation of the Nodinite Web Services Monitoring Agent.
msi
Start the uninstallation using the MSI file.

Close Before Uninstall
Prompt to close files before uninstalling.

Step 3: Welcome Screen

On successful execution of the MSI file or starting from 'Add or remove programs', a Welcome screen is presented.
Welcome
Welcome screen for the Nodinite uninstaller.

Click the 'Next' button to continue the uninstallation process or click the 'Cancel' button to quit the installer.

Step 4: Change, Repair or Remove the installation

In the 'Change, repair or remove installation' dialogue, click the 'Remove' button to uninstall the agent and proceed to the next step.
Remove
Choose 'Remove' to uninstall the agent.

If the Service was not stopped before uninstalling, a dialogue may appear. Click 'Ok' to close and continue.

In Use
Prompt if files are in use during uninstall.

If the Service was not stopped before uninstalling, a dialogue may appear. Click 'Ok' to close and continue.

UnableToClose
Prompt if unable to close files during uninstall.

Step 5: Remove Program

Click the 'Remove' button to remove the agent and proceed to the next step.

RemoveProgram.png
Final confirmation to remove the agent.

Step 6: Completed setup

The last step of the un-installation gives either a success or a premature exit.
Completed
Successfully uninstalled example.

Click the Finish button to exit and quit the installer.


Troubleshooting

A failed un-installation will result in a premature exit.
Premature exit
Failed un-installation example.

Support

Contact our Support for additional guidance if you fail to resolve the installation problem.

Note

Additional information to aid troubleshooting may exist in the Windows Event Logs.


Next Step

Add or manage Monitor View
Add or manage a Monitoring Agent Configuration

Web Services Agent
Resources
Monitoring Agents
Monitor Views