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uninstalling mario forever with vbscript - 5/21/2007 2:47:33 AM   
  fferrel

 

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I work for a school district that has roughly 400 computers.  Lately students have been installing a game that doesn't use the Microsoft installer.  I can see the game listed in add/remove programs.  Also there is an uninstall file present in c:\windows or c:\winnt.  I would like to create a script that would uninstall this game and the toolbar associated with it.  They are separate installs.  I read a post that might apply to me however I can't get the code to work.

The game is Mario Forever, along with Mario Forever Toolbar.

My current code is

Const ALL_USERS = True

Dim oWsh:Set oWsh = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
strCmd = """" & oWsh.ExpandEnvironmentStrings("%windir%") & "\MarioForever_Toolbar_Uninstaller_7156.exe -a -y -f"""

I have tried numerous scripts with no luck.  My experience with vbscript doesn't go far beyond adding drives and printers.  So any help is greatly appreciated.

Thank you,

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RE: uninstalling mario forever with vbscript - 5/21/2007 3:22:03 AM   
  dm_4ever


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Status: offline 		Can the uninstall info be found under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall ??

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RE: uninstalling mario forever with vbscript - 5/21/2007 3:50:26 AM   
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Status: offline 		Yes both are listed, not as the numeric code but as Mario Forever and Mario Forever Toolbar

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RE: uninstalling mario forever with vbscript - 5/21/2007 7:16:17 AM  1 votes
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Status: offline 		See if this echo's out the uninstall strings... If it does, test to see if it removes it completely and silently without any user interaction.   If it shows you the uninstall string but requires user interaction...look for the appropriate switches to make it silent.  You can then modify the string as needed and use WScript.Shell to execute it (in this case you would need to execute strUninstall instead of using the inputbox like the example here.)


      

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RE: uninstalling mario forever with vbscript - 5/21/2007 11:09:59 PM   
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Status: offline 		Do you get an error when you run your script?  Or does it just not work?

What happens if you use the below command on start/Run?  Does it work?  Are those the correct switches?
c:\windows\MarioForever_Toolbar_Uninstaller_7156.exe -a -y -f

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RE: uninstalling mario forever with vbscript - 5/22/2007 12:18:33 AM   
  fferrel

 

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Status: offline 		The code posted by dm_4ever works.  I see the correct strings to the uninstall file.  Again my knowledge of vb is extremely limited, how would I initiate this code?

For mario forever, the switches needed are, [yes] and [ok]  For mario toolbar the switches needed are, [next], [uninstall] and [finish].

I really appreciate your help. 

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RE: uninstalling mario forever with vbscript - 5/22/2007 5:20:58 AM   
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Status: offline 		I added comments to the part I wasn't sure about.  Also I would have to take out the InputBox.


      

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RE: uninstalling mario forever with vbscript - 5/22/2007 6:28:51 AM  1 votes
  dm_4ever


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Status: offline 		If the install string in the registry is exactly what you need then yes you can do something like this.


      

If you need to add switches or replace them you're going to have modify the string by adding them or use the Replace function.

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RE: uninstalling mario forever with vbscript - 5/23/2007 12:23:03 AM   
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Status: offline 		OK, that works but I played around with it alot and this code is really simple.


      

All I need to do is have if say [yes] to start the install and [ok] to finish

How do I use the switches.  -y -f -a etc

http://support.installshield.com/kb/view.asp?pcode=CLASS600PEE&articleid=Q100021

I've been looking at that site but I don't know how to use the code.  Do I even need switches or is this something completely different?

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RE: uninstalling mario forever with vbscript - 5/23/2007 1:14:09 PM   
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Status: offline 		Not an expert, but dm_4ever showed you a way to uninstall it from the registry not to complicate things but to also show a different way of uninstalling programs.  Luckily the program your working with has an "uninstall.exe" file.  Some programs do not have this i.e. Symantec Antivirus Enterprise client, there for you would need to envoke the uninstall string in the reg.  As for the code it looks like a mistype but it has too many ""

wshshell.run """C:\Program Files\Mario Forever\uninst.exe"

Should be

wshshell.run "C:\Program Files\Mario Forever\uninst.exe -y -f -a"

I do not have this game/program to test but just add the switches to the end.  Switches in bold.

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RE: uninstalling mario forever with vbscript - 5/23/2007 2:52:41 PM   
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Status: offline 		Thanks sheepz...it was my intention to show of a way to get the uninstall info from the registry and execute it...works great if no switches are required...but then again adding/changing them isn't too hard either if you know what they are.

fferrel,
If the switches you posted work for the uninst.exe then you might try this...(always watch out for those spaces in paths when using .Run and add the appropriate quotes around them)


      

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