Software Deployment

ORIGINAL: fubarsnafu2004

I check Autodesk web site - they aren't much help - they said to use Add/Remove Programs.


Yes, that's correct. You can take help of the deployment tools you may have in your environment to find out all the GUID's for Autocad. The search query can typically look for the keyword 'Autocad' at HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current version\Uninstall. It'll provide you with Product Codes of different versions.

In your position, I'd probably build a script (or query, if you have something like SCCM) to wander the estate grabbing these from machines' registry.

As said you'll need to get the product codes from the registry. Remember there are multiple installers for AutoCAD. So an uninstall for 2011 needs the following, with AcadLP.msi always last.

'Acad.msi = {5783F2D7-9001-0409-0002-0060B0CE6BBA}
'faro_ls.msi = {951B0F30-9F1A-4BF6-B3DA-99EB0E917B1C}
'ProteinMaterials.msi = {9DEABCB6-B759-4D52-92F8-51B34A2B4D40}
'BaseImageLibrary.msi = {CD1E078C-A6B9-47DA-B035-6365C85C7832}
'AcadLP.msi = {5783F2D7-9001-0409-1002-0060B0CE6BBA}
'SetupDesignReview2011.msi = {8D20B4D7-3422-4099-9332-39F27E617A6F}

Set WshShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")

' Remove each installed product via it's Product Code

sCmdLine = "msiexec /x {8D20B4D7-3422-4099-9332-39F27E617A6F} /qn"
WshShell.Run sCmdLine,1,True

sCmdLine = "msiexec /x {951B0F30-9F1A-4BF6-B3DA-99EB0E917B1C} /qn"
WshShell.Run sCmdLine,1,True

sCmdLine = "msiexec /x {9DEABCB6-B759-4D52-92F8-51B34A2B4D40} /qn"
WshShell.Run sCmdLine,1,True

sCmdLine = "msiexec /x {CD1E078C-A6B9-47DA-B035-6365C85C7832} /qn"
WshShell.Run sCmdLine,1,True

sCmdLine = "msiexec /x {5783F2D7-9001-0409-0002-0060B0CE6BBA} /qn"
RetVal = WshShell.Run(sCmdLine,1,True)

sCmdLine = "msiexec /x {5783F2D7-9001-0409-1002-0060B0CE6BBA} /qn"
WshShell.Run sCmdLine,1,True

Spectacular code re-use...