| brennanschnell |
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| 2007-05-28 09:30 PM |
Startup Script to uninstall winzip
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Hello I am new at this and on my network some computers have winzip installed and I would like to remove it on login with my script...what line of code would I need for this?
| Les |
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| 2007-05-28 09:45 PM |
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Re: Startup Script to uninstall winzip
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Login or startup script? Which is it?
What version of WinZIP?
| brennanschnell |
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| 2007-05-28 09:48 PM |
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Re: Startup Script to uninstall winzip
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Login Script and its WinZIP 7.0
| Les |
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| 2007-05-28 10:19 PM |
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Re: Startup Script to uninstall winzip
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Login script would require users to have admin rights to uninstall.
Not sure what version of WinZIP added the silent uninstall switch of:
WINZIP32.EXE /uninstallx
If 7.0 has it you would add:
Code:
If Exist($PathToFile + '\WINZIP32.EXE') Run $PathToFile + '\WINZIP32.EXE /uninstallx' EndIf
| brennanschnell |
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| 2007-05-28 10:21 PM |
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Re: Startup Script to uninstall winzip
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What would it look like for a startup script?
| Les |
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| 2007-05-28 10:22 PM |
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Re: Startup Script to uninstall winzip
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The same.
| brennanschnell |
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| 2007-05-29 02:06 PM |
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Re: Startup Script to uninstall winzip
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Thank you for your help!
| brennanschnell |
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| 2007-05-29 02:07 PM |
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Re: Startup Script to uninstall winzip
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Where you wrote PathToFile ... I put in my path on the machine correct? for example c:\Program Files\WinZIP
| Mart |
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| 2007-05-29 02:11 PM |
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Yep.
| Arend_ |
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| 2007-05-29 03:51 PM |
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Preferably the %programfiles% variable.
| Mart |
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| 2007-05-29 11:24 PM |
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There might also be a uninstall string in the registry at HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\WinZip
If you would pull the uninstall string from the registry you would be sure to have the correct path and uninstall command. You might need to add a silent parameter but that would be it.
| brennanschnell |
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| 2007-05-30 03:11 PM |
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This is the code I have in my Kiktart.kix
;Run script for removal of Winzip
If @USERID = schnellb
Call WinzipRemove.kix
EndIf
Then in my WinzipRemove.kix I have
If Exist($C:\Program Files\WinZip + '\WINZIP32.EXE')
Run $C:\Program Files\WinZip + '\WINZIP32.EXE /uninstallx'
EndIf
Is there anything else I need for this to work?
| Les |
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| 2007-05-30 03:31 PM |
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Re: Startup Script to uninstall winzip
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Originally Posted By: brennanschnell
Is there anything else I need for this to work?
Proper quotes.
What is the $C var thingy?
Code:
If Exist('C:\Program Files\WinZip\WINZIP32.EXE')
Run 'C:\Program Files\WinZip\WINZIP32.EXE /uninstallx'
EndIf
| brennanschnell |
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| 2007-05-30 05:38 PM |
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Re: Startup Script to uninstall winzip
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Thanks again for all your help i got it working with the the x after uninstall
| brennanschnell |
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| 2007-05-30 05:39 PM |
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Re: Startup Script to uninstall winzip
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I mean without the x after uninstall
| brennanschnell |
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| 2007-06-05 03:31 PM |
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Re: Startup Script to uninstall winzip
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Hello Again, I tried this and it only worked somewhat...
It deleted the winzip from the desktop and removed it from the start menu but the folder WinZIP was still in Program Files and all files in the folder were removed except for WinZIP32.exe and WZSHLSTB.dll everything else was removed...When I go into add/removed programs winzip is gone...any ideas on how to fix this from the code I was provided with?
Thanks
| Les |
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| 2007-06-05 06:04 PM |
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Re: Startup Script to uninstall winzip
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Did you try a reboot? ISTR that there is a pending operation.
| Mart |
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| 2007-06-05 08:28 PM |
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And if they stay after a reboot you might be able to delete the files and folder. A dll might be registered so just deleting it could give you all kinds of sh#t. Un registering it with regsvr32 could fix that problem.