Remove or uninstall DHCP

Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows Server 2003 with SP2

To remove or uninstall DHCP

If necessary, stop the DHCP server on this computer.

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Open Windows Components Wizard.
Under Components, scroll to and click Networking Services.
Click Details.
In Subcomponents of Networking Services, scroll to Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) and clear the check box.

Notes

To open the Windows Components Wizard, click Start, click Control Panel, double-click Add or Remove programs, and then click Add/Remove Windows Components.
When you remove DHCP, all DHCP files are deleted from the server except program files that are in use. When the system is restarted, these files are removed as well.
If you do not stop the DHCP Server service in step 1, this procedure only deletes the DHCP server registry entries.

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