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uninstall software - 8/21/2007 1:23:34 AM

360bart

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Basically I have a project to uninstall seven software programs for 85 laptop users and believe a vb script would be best.
Unless I have a script, I will have to uninstall, and install software manually.

I started w/e.g. msiexec /x {77777777-1111-2222-0000-000000000000}, but for each software program, the GUID is unique.
The software was installed from a server, and the MSI files are located there, so I maybe I would have to include the \\servername\softwarefolder\MSI files??

Here is what I found from another site:

on error resume next
Set WshShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
' Uninstall SoftwareNameHere
WshShell.Run "msiexec /x {77777777-1111-2222-0000-000000000000} /q",1,true
' Uninstall SoftwareNameHere
WshShell.Run "msiexec /x {77777777-1111-2222-0000-000000000000} /q",1,true
' Uninstall SoftwareNameHere
WshShell.Run "msiexec /x {77777777-1111-2222-0000-000000000000} /q",1,true

Any help would be great.
Thanks

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RE: uninstall software - 8/21/2007 2:02:11 AM

LANlazy

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Give this a try. Create softwaregone.txt file with all computer names with no slashes. Save text file in same location as scriptname.vbs. Change Symantec Antivirus 10.0.2011.2 to whatever the name of the software program is. Use cscript scriptname.vbs softwaregone.txt from cmd and it should work. I dont know about the missing .msi packages. If it wont uninstall then maybe you should look into Windows Installer Cleanup Utility.

On Error Resume Next
softwaregone = wscript.arguments(0)
set onet = createobject("wscript.network")
set ofs = createobject("scripting.filesystemobject")
set oipFile = ofs.opentextfile(softwaregone, 1, false)
if (Err.Number <> 0) then
    wscript.echo "Cannot open " & ipFile

else
while not oipFile.atEndOfStream
    strComputer = oipFile.ReadLine()
    wscript.echo vbCrLf & "Connecting to " & strComputer & "..."
           Set objService = GetObject("winmgmts:" _
& "{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")
           if (Err.Number <> 0) then
            wscript.echo "Failed to connect to " & strComputer & "."
On error resume next
else
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:" _
   & "{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")
Set colSoftware = objWMIService.ExecQuery _
   ("Select * from Win32_Product Where Name = 'Symantec Antivirus 10.0.2011.2'")
For Each objSoftware in colSoftware
   objSoftware.Uninstall()
Next
End If
wend
End If

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RE: uninstall software - 8/21/2007 2:29:06 AM

CondoPC

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If you are sure the MSI used to install the software is the same as the one you have, you can refrence that file in the uninstall string instead of the GUID.

msiexec /x <path to msi> /qb!

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RE: uninstall software - 8/22/2007 12:12:32 AM

360bart

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Thank you for the reply's.

I believe I have a script that will work.

I'm trying to suppress the reboot after each line, but could not get it to work. Where should I add the REBOOT=ReallySuppress to the line below? And is this the best option?

WshShell.Run "msiexec /x {0B1774B2-3A08-4780-B13A-D401D2945208} /q",1,true

After all of the uninstalls complete, then I want to run a reboot.

WshShell.Run "C:\WINDOWS\system32\shutdown.exe -r -t 0" <<<------could not get this to work for 2000

Thanks again!

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