install failed and cannot be removed
hi all,
we have a package, vendor msi, that was incorrectly installed and now, we are not able to uninstall it, the error message is "this operation is only valid for installed products".
we cannot reinstall it because it tries first to uninstall what was wrongly install and it fails too.
but i can see the entry into add/remove programs.
how can i fix this crap?
any suggestions?
thanks!
we have a package, vendor msi, that was incorrectly installed and now, we are not able to uninstall it, the error message is "this operation is only valid for installed products".
we cannot reinstall it because it tries first to uninstall what was wrongly install and it fails too.
but i can see the entry into add/remove programs.
how can i fix this crap?
any suggestions?
thanks!
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Posted by:
anonymous_9363
16 years ago
ORIGINAL: kardock- Load up the MSI and produce a report of what it intalls, file-wise and registry-wise.
how can i fix this crap?
- Build a script to remove the files and registry settings, being careful to only remove application-specific stuff.
- Add a command to the script (having made sure it actually deleted what you asked it to, of course, to run:
.....MSIZap T! [ProductCode]
to remove evrey last vestige of it from the machine.
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