Mazda Training manual - part 206

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INTRODUCTION TO M-MDS 
09 - Removing PFM & PDS from Laptop    

    

  

 
 

 

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Activity 09:  Removing PFM & PDS from Laptop 
 
Upon completing this activity you will be able to remove PDS and PFM from your 
laptop or PC. 
 
What you need to complete this activity: 
 

• 

Mazda-approved laptop or PC with ActiveSync and PDS and PFM installed 

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Ask your Instructor to log in to the PC before you begin this activity 

 
Procedure: 
 

NOTES 

You will need to perform this activity at your dealership only if the PDS software 
has become damaged and needs to be reloaded.  Most PDS concerns can be 
fixed by “soft resetting” your PDA. 

 

To do this activity, you must have Administrator rights to install and remove 
software from the laptop or PC. 

 
1.  Left click (i.e., click) Start in the lower left corner of the desktop, then click 

Control Panel. 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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2.  When the Control Panel window displays, double left click (i.e., double-click) 

Add or Remove Programs.  The window may look similar to these examples: 

 

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A list of options 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 

- OR - 

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A list of icons 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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3.  Please wait for the list of programs to display. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4.  Use the scroll bar on the right side of the Add or Remove Programs window to 

scroll down to PFM. 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Scroll bar 

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5. Click PFM, and then click the Change/Remove button. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6. Click the Remove option, and then click Next