For security or other reasons, you may want to purge the Windows registry entry for an Optim™ Directory from a workstation, but not drop the Directory or packages, plans, or procedures used to access that Directory. For example, when you remove an Optim Directory from a multi-user environment, you can purge the Optim Directory registry entry from each workstation. In addition, you can disable Optim for any workstation, simply by purging the registry entry.
When you select Purge Optim Directory Registry Entry from the Tasks menu, the Configuration program opens a dialog explaining the process and prompting you to confirm that you want to purge the registry entry for access to the Optim Directory rather than drop the Optim Directory. Select the check box to purge the registry entry.
After you confirm that you want to purge an Optim Directory entry, the Configuration program prompts you to indicate the version of the registry entry you want to purge. Select Purge a pre-6.0 Optim Registry Entry to purge an Optim Directory registry entry created before version 6.0. To purge an Optim Directory registry entry created with version 6.0 or later, leave this option blank. Click Proceed to open the next dialog.
After you confirm the version of the Optim Directory entry you want to purge, the Configuration program opens the Specify Optim Directory dialog (see Specify Optim Directory). Use this dialog to provide the name of the Optim Directory for the Windows registry entry you want to purge. Click Proceed to open the next dialog.
After you select the Optim Directory for the registry entry you want to purge, the Configuration program prompts you to confirm the Directory name. Select the check box and click Proceed to purge the registry entry for the named Optim Directory. Next, the Configuration program opens a query dialog that prompts you to purge the registry entry for another Optim Directory. To purge another, select the check box and click Proceed to open the Specify Optim Directory dialog and select another Optim Directory.