# Exception on Samba LocalSettings **URL:** \ **Category:** V4 Issue\ **Created:** [May 26, 2015, 3:05pm UTC](https://forum.sambapos.com/t/exception-on-samba-localsettings/5582 "2015-05-26T15:05:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![spiritssr](https://forum.sambapos.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/898d66/32.png) [@spiritssr](https://forum.sambapos.com/u/spiritssr)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2015, 3:05pm UTC](https://forum.sambapos.com/t/exception-on-samba-localsettings/5582/1 "2015-05-26T15:05:35Z")
Even after deleting sambasettings.txt. i have been geeting the same exception with no detailed error. can any one please get me through this problem. i cannot load samba. I am using samba ver 4. ![](https://forum.sambapos.com/uploads/default/original/3X/1/7/17519b18736c2fea897125eab55f3113f7c8099c.png) the image above is copied from another user. thanks… ---
**Author:** ![RickH](https://forum.sambapos.com/user_avatar/forum.sambapos.com/rickh/32/51960_2.png) [@RickH](https://forum.sambapos.com/u/RickH)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2015, 3:47pm UTC](https://forum.sambapos.com/t/exception-on-samba-localsettings/5582/2 "2015-05-26T15:47:13Z")
Have you tried just reinstalling samba, just open the setup file and run the installation again ---
**Author:** ![spiritssr](https://forum.sambapos.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/898d66/32.png) [@spiritssr](https://forum.sambapos.com/u/spiritssr)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2015, 4:17pm UTC](https://forum.sambapos.com/t/exception-on-samba-localsettings/5582/3 "2015-05-26T16:17:56Z")
@RickH yes i have done that … i uninstalled and reinstalled it … i have same problem on both sever and terminal pc… i am using sql express. Can you also tell me how i can completely uninstall samba. thanks for the reply ---
**Author:** ![Jesse](https://forum.sambapos.com/user_avatar/forum.sambapos.com/jesse/32/61493_2.png) [@Jesse](https://forum.sambapos.com/u/Jesse)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2015, 4:26pm UTC](https://forum.sambapos.com/t/exception-on-samba-localsettings/5582/4 "2015-05-26T16:26:01Z")
Hello @spiritssr, Delete the sambasettings.txt file located in **C:\ProgramData\SambaPOS\SambaPOS4** The folder is hidden by default so you need to show hidden folders first. Close and restart SambaPOS after this. ---
**Author:** ![spiritssr](https://forum.sambapos.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/898d66/32.png) [@spiritssr](https://forum.sambapos.com/u/spiritssr)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2015, 1:23am UTC](https://forum.sambapos.com/t/exception-on-samba-localsettings/5582/5 "2015-05-27T01:23:02Z")
@kendash i checked the folder but sambasettings.txt is missing and now i have no idea… ---
**Author:** ![Jesse](https://forum.sambapos.com/user_avatar/forum.sambapos.com/jesse/32/61493_2.png) [@Jesse](https://forum.sambapos.com/u/Jesse)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2015, 1:36am UTC](https://forum.sambapos.com/t/exception-on-samba-localsettings/5582/6 "2015-05-27T01:36:49Z")
Did you try reinstall of 4.1.82? ---
**Author:** ![spiritssr](https://forum.sambapos.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/898d66/32.png) [@spiritssr](https://forum.sambapos.com/u/spiritssr)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2015, 1:48am UTC](https://forum.sambapos.com/t/exception-on-samba-localsettings/5582/7 "2015-05-27T01:48:55Z")
Yes… but it’s not completely uninstalling… how can i completely uninstall it??? ---
**Author:** ![Jesse](https://forum.sambapos.com/user_avatar/forum.sambapos.com/jesse/32/61493_2.png) [@Jesse](https://forum.sambapos.com/u/Jesse)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2015, 2:55am UTC](https://forum.sambapos.com/t/exception-on-samba-localsettings/5582/8 "2015-05-27T02:55:44Z")
I didnt mean uninstall it… just reinstall… Were you using SQL or CE? ---
**Author:** ![spiritssr](https://forum.sambapos.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/898d66/32.png) [@spiritssr](https://forum.sambapos.com/u/spiritssr)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2015, 4:11am UTC](https://forum.sambapos.com/t/exception-on-samba-localsettings/5582/9 "2015-05-27T04:11:29Z")
i am using sql in server computer. i just reinstalled it in the terminal without uninstalling and checked the samba pos folder in program data but sambasettings.txt is still missing and the program is throwing the same exception error… how can i do a complete fresh install if the problem exists… ---
**Author:** ![Jesse](https://forum.sambapos.com/user_avatar/forum.sambapos.com/jesse/32/61493_2.png) [@Jesse](https://forum.sambapos.com/u/Jesse)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2015, 4:58am UTC](https://forum.sambapos.com/t/exception-on-samba-localsettings/5582/10 "2015-05-27T04:58:40Z")
You do have show hidden files enabled right? ---
**Author:** ![spiritssr](https://forum.sambapos.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/898d66/32.png) [@spiritssr](https://forum.sambapos.com/u/spiritssr)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2015, 5:53am UTC](https://forum.sambapos.com/t/exception-on-samba-localsettings/5582/11 "2015-05-27T05:53:40Z")
thank you all for the replies… i used a third party uninstaller to uninstall samba , reinstalled it and reset the connection string… it is finally working now…