How do I silently uninstall a program with MSIEXEC if it has no Product Code?
I am trying to use this:
MsiExec.exe /x {product code} /qn, but my particular program does not show up as having a Product Code in the Uninstall section of the registry. It shows up just as the "Program Name" at the same level as all other programs that *do* have a PCode.
I've tried:
MsiExec.exe /x Program Name /qn
MsiExec.exe /x {Program Name} /qn
MsiExec.exe /x "Program Name" /qn
None of the above work...get Error 1619.
MsiExec.exe /x {product code} /qn, but my particular program does not show up as having a Product Code in the Uninstall section of the registry. It shows up just as the "Program Name" at the same level as all other programs that *do* have a PCode.
I've tried:
MsiExec.exe /x Program Name /qn
MsiExec.exe /x {Program Name} /qn
MsiExec.exe /x "Program Name" /qn
None of the above work...get Error 1619.
srepphan
MSIEXEC only operates with a ProductCode. If the app you want to uninstall doesn't have a product code, it wasn't installed with Windows Installer. Can you give us a list of the files in the applications subdirectory and a list of the registry keys that correspond to this app? Maybe we can find out which installer was used.
RickCurtis--If your main objective is to uninstall the program, rather than get Windows Installer Cleanup Utility to work, try RevoUninstaller
http://www.revouninstaller.com/
http://www.revouninstaller.com/
ASKER
I saw RevoUninstaller when I was searching earlier...it looked as though it was something you had to install locally before you could use it.
Let me clarify what I am trying to do: I am wanting to uninstall a program on 300 remote machines that does not have a Product Code associated with it. I have just within the past few minutes discovered that it was installed using old SMS "packaging" tools. We no longer use SMS & do not have access to any of those tools.
I don't really want to have to install a second program on 300 machines just to uninstall another program.
I need something that can be totally command line driven.
Let me clarify what I am trying to do: I am wanting to uninstall a program on 300 remote machines that does not have a Product Code associated with it. I have just within the past few minutes discovered that it was installed using old SMS "packaging" tools. We no longer use SMS & do not have access to any of those tools.
I don't really want to have to install a second program on 300 machines just to uninstall another program.
I need something that can be totally command line driven.
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