How to completely remove Sage 50 Accounts

1. Log on to the computer as an administrator. 
2. To open the ODBC Data Source Administrator window:
   
   • 32-bit Windows - Press the Windows key + R then type ODBCAD32 and click OK
   • 64-bit Windows - Double-click  on C:\WINDOWS\SYSWOW64\ODBCAD32.EXE
3. Remove any entries for SageLine50 within the User DSN and System DSN tabs.

 NOTE: If you installed the separate 64-bit ODBC driver, you must also remove this from within C:\WINDOWS\System32\odbcad32.exe. 

Uninstall your software using Windows

1. Press the Windows key + R then type Add, select Add or remove programs.
2. Find the version of Sage Accounts you want to remove.
3. Select the three dots icon, then select Uninstall.

NOTE: Once you've uninstalled Sage 50 Accounts, you can either rename or delete the accounts program directory. By default:

• 64-bit operating system - C:\Program Files (x86)\Sage\Accounts
• 32-bit operating system - C:\Program Files\Sage\Accounts

Delete shared folders

CAUTION: Sage 50 HR uses the following folders to store data. If you use Sage 50 HR, you must ensure you have a backup of the data before you delete the folders. 

• For each of the folders listed below, browse to and right-click the folder, then to delete the folder click Delete.

  Folder name
  C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Sage SBD
  C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Sage Line50
  C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Sage Report Designer 2007
  C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Sage Shared
  C:\Program Files (x86)\Sage EBanking

TIP: If using a 32-bit operating system, these folders are in C:\Program Files instead of C:\Program Files (x86).

Delete shared files - System 32 folder

1. Press Windows + E and browse to C:\Windows\System32. Or, on a 64-bit system, browse to C:\Windows\SysWOW64
2. Click View then click Details.
   Right-click any column heading then click More and select the Company check box then click OK.
3. Delete all files with any of the following names in the Company column:
   

   File name
   Sage (UK) Limited
   Sage (UK) Ltd
   Sage
   The Sage Group plc
   SAGE Software Ltd

   Click the Company column heading to sort the list by company. You can then delete Sage files in batches rather than individually.

4. Delete the following files:
   

   RepDes32.exe	repdes.cnt
   SageBankBalances.tlb	SageBankPayments.tlb
   SageBankReconciliation.tlb	SageEBanking.tlb
   SageEventHandler.Config	SageEventHandler.exe
   SageFolderBrowser.dll	SG3D32.DLL
   sg50Ps32.dll	SGAPPBAR.DLL
   SGCDLG32.DLL	SGCOM32.DLL
   SGCtrlEx.dll	SGDT32.DLL
   SgESchema.xsd	SGHELP32.DLL
   SgHmZLib.dll	SGINTL32.DLL
   SGJPEG32.dll	SGLCH32.DLL
   SGLCH32.USR	SGLIST32.DLL
   SGLOGO32.DLL	SGOEdit.ocxv
   SGOList.ocx	SGOPopDg.dll
   sgopopup.ocx	SGOSize.ocx
   SGOTBar.ocx	SGRegister.dll
   SGRegister.tlb	SGRep32.dll
   SGSchemeDefault.dll	SGSchemeManager.dll
   SGSchemeXml.dll	SGSchemeXP.dll
   SGSTAT32.DLL	SGSTDREG.dll
   SGStdReg.tlb	SGTBAR32.DLL
   SGTOOL32.DLL	SGWebBrowser.dll

Uninstall .NET

NOTE: If you need help uninstalling the .NET Framework, contact your local IT support.

Starting with the highest version number, uninstall .NET:

1. Press the Windows key + R and type Control Panel then click OK.
2. Click Programs and Features and find and right-click the version of .NET you want to remove then click Uninstall.
   • Windows XP - Click Add or Remove Programs and find and select the version of .NET you want to remove then click Remove
3. Click Uninstall then click Next and click Yes.
4. Repeat steps 2, 3 and 4 for every version of Microsoft .NET Framework.
   • If you're using Windows 7, you can't remove Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 or below as it’s part of the operating system
   • If you're using Windows Vista, you can't remove Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 or below as it’s part of the operating system
   • Uninstall all later versions then reinstall in the relevant order
5. Starting with the lowest version number, reinstall each version of .NET
   You can download these from our miscellaneous updates article.