Uninstall using Software Installation

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Rich

Our office had deployed windows xp with assorted
applications prior to upgrading our servers to win2k. I
am now in need of upgrading one of the applications
installed across the entire office. Is there a way to use
Group Policy Software Installation or any MSI package to
uninstall a non group policy installed application? or
what would be a better way to do this?

thanks,
Rich
 
Our office had deployed windows xp with assorted
applications prior to upgrading our servers to win2k. I
am now in need of upgrading one of the applications
installed across the entire office. Is there a way to use
Group Policy Software Installation or any MSI package to
uninstall a non group policy installed application? or
what would be a better way to do this?

thanks,
Rich
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You could use the uninstall string from
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall

(Tip 34 in the 'Tips & Tricks' at http://www.jsiinc.com) and run it on the
clients using tip 4195.



Jerold Schulman
Windows: General MVP
JSI, Inc.
http://www.jsiinc.com
 
hrm this may not work since when i run the uninstall
string it asks if i want to reinstall, modify, or
remove... i guess the next thing i need to find out is
about the switches to installshield... either to just do a
silent uninstall or make an answer file of some sort

any suggestions?

-----Original Message-----
interesing way of doing it! learned something new today...
i will attempt this after i read and decode the script as
i am not a scripting guy yet

thanks!

Rich
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