Uninstallation of an MSI
we deployed an MSI app using sneakernet a couple years ago.
we know that the new version we wish to deploy will not cleanly upgrade due to an unsupported patch that was applied during the original install process. we need to script/deploy an uninstall. is there some decent guidance someplace that can point me in the direction of how to uninstall a package using MSI? either scripted, or otherwise? anything but manually.
can a simple script be written that call add/remove programs to remove the package?
we know that the new version we wish to deploy will not cleanly upgrade due to an unsupported patch that was applied during the original install process. we need to script/deploy an uninstall. is there some decent guidance someplace that can point me in the direction of how to uninstall a package using MSI? either scripted, or otherwise? anything but manually.
can a simple script be written that call add/remove programs to remove the package?
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Posted by:
ab2cv
18 years ago
Command line
using msiexec
msiexec /x {12345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789012} /qn
or using wmic
wmic product where IdentifyingNumber="{12345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789012} call uninstall
Alan
using msiexec
msiexec /x {12345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789012} /qn
or using wmic
wmic product where IdentifyingNumber="{12345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789012} call uninstall
Alan
Posted by:
al_depansieu
18 years ago
How does one find out the Identifying Number for any given application?
Posted by:
ab2cv
18 years ago
The identifying number is simply the [ProductCode] for the application. This can be found in the property table of the MSI (view using ORCA or whatever repackager tool you use) or using wmic on a machine on which it is installed. Type 'wmic product list' from a command prompt and this will return a list of all installed MSI packages coimplete with their 'IdentifyingNumber'
Alan
Alan
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