You need to perform a complete uninstall of Inventor 2010.
Applies to: Inventor 2010
Note: this tip is in reference to Inventor only - this process won't uninstall Mechanical (that comes with Inventor), Vault, or Design Review. For a clean uninstall of Mechanical 2010, see this article on Autodesk's website: TS1106107
How To
Log in as the default, local administrator of your computer and disable your anti-virus software
Select Start > Control Panel.
In XP, open Add/Remove Programs.
In Vista, open Programs and Features.
Locate Autodesk Inventor 2010 in the list of installed programs.
In XP, select Change/Remove
In Vista, select Uninstall/Change
Setup will 'initialise' for a moment. Once the Inventor 2010 dialog appears, follow the on-screen prompts to "Uninstall" the software.
Once the uninstall process has completed;
In Windows Explorer, locate and delete the following folders if they exist (pick whichever locations are relevant to your operating system):
C:\Documents and Settings\%username%\Application Data\Autodesk\Inventor 2010
C:\Documents and Settings\%username%\Local Settings\Application Data\Autodesk\Inventor 2010
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Autodesk\Inventor 2010
For Microsoft XP 64-bit installations:
C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Inventor 2010
C:\Documents and Settings\%username%\Application Data\Autodesk\Inventor 2010
C:\Documents and Settings\%username%\Local Settings\Application Data\Autodesk\Inventor 2010
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Autodesk\Inventor 2010
Lastly, start the registry editor.
Select Start > Run, type in regedit and select OK.
Warning! Problems caused by improperly editing the Windows registry could render your computer operating system unusable. Microsoft provides a wealth of critical information that you need to know about the registry in the Microsoft Knowledge Base at http://support.microsoft.com.
Use the Microsoft® Registry Editor only at your own risk and only after backing up the registry as well as the system.dat and user.dat files as outlined for your operating system in the Microsoft Knowledge Base and in the related solution, TS66513. Additional information about the registry is also contained in the Help topics in the Microsoft Registry Editor.
Delete the following registry keys (pick whichever keys are relevant to your system):
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