Scripting

A wizard is available for the Admin Script Editor that scans your system for software that can be uninstalled silently and generates simple script code to do so. If a native silent uninstall string is not provided in the registry by the vendor, the script attempts to build one based on known silent switches for Microsoft, Wise and Inno that support the silent removal of software. Check it out here:

http://www.adminscripteditor.com/wizards/view.asp?id=21

(Note: It will work with the free trial version of the Editor, so you don't have to buy it to use this tool)

On my system, it was able to generate silent uninstall scripts for the below list of software. You'll have to run it to see if it supports what you want- to do so, just run the wizard on a computer that has the software in question already installed.

• Ad-Aware SE Professional
  
• Audacity 1.2.0
  
• Crystal Button 2.3
  
• Windows XP Hotfix - KB834707
  
• Microsoft Data Access Components KB870669
  
• Windows XP Hotfix - KB873339
  
• Windows XP Hotfix - KB885835
  
• Windows XP Hotfix - KB885836
  
• Windows XP Hotfix - KB885884
  
• Windows XP Hotfix - KB886185
  
• KiXscripts Editor 1.8 BETA 2
  
• Microsoft SQL Server 2000
  
• PCHealth
  
• ShockwaveFlash
  
• SlimServer 5.3.1
  
• Microsoft Visual Studio .NET Enterprise Architect 2003
  
• WebPosition 3
  
• Microsoft Web Publishing Wizard 1.53
  
• Windows XP Service Pack 2
  
• Symantec AntiVirus Client
  
• SmartFTP
  
• Windows Installer Clean Up
  
• Microsoft Tool Web Package : XCACLS.EXE
  
• Microsoft Visual J# .NET Redistributable Package 1.1
  
• Image Resizer Powertoy for Windows XP
  
• MSDN Library - January 2004 DVD
  
• VMware Workstation
  
• NewsGator 2.0
  
• Easy CD & DVD Creator 6
  
• Business Contact Manager for Outlook 2003
  
• Java 2 Runtime Environment, SE v1.4.2_04
  
• ActivePerl 5.6.1 Build 635
  
• Wise Package Studio
  
• Jasc Paint Shop Pro 8
  
• Microsoft Office Professional Edition 2003
  
• Microsoft Office FrontPage 2003
  
• Microsoft Office OneNote 2003
  
• PackageCleaner
  
• Alt-Tab Task Switcher Powertoy for Windows XP
  
• MSN Messenger 6.2
  
• AdminScriptEditor
  
• Adobe Acrobat - Reader 6.0.2 Update
  
• Adobe Reader 6.0.1
  
• Windows 2000 Administration Tools
  
• Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1
  
• PADGen 2.0.1.22
  
• KiXforms Designer Beta 3