How to silent uninstall an uninstall.exe which does not have a silent parameter?
How to silent uninstall an uninstall.exe which does not have a silent parameter (for example from the Software Maxon Cinema 4D which comes with Adobe After Effects) ?
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Posted by:
anonymous_9363
3 years ago
Either a) create an uninstall package by capturing the uninstall, or b) realise that, at the end of the day, applications are just a bunch of files and registry entries so,if you know the application's "footprint", a simple CMD full of 'del [file_x]', 'rd [folder_y]' and 'reg delete [whatever]' lines will do the job.
Posted by:
MarcinTarka
2 years ago
"C:\Program Files\Maxon Cinema 4D R22\uninstall.exe" --mode unattended
Posted by:
Sale.007
2 years ago
Thank You MarcinTarka that's the solution! btw. works also for Maxon Cinema 4D R24.
Checkout the link below for some tips.
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/10932400/uninstall-exe-program-in-through-cmd
Most often you can find traces of the installation in the registry under:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall
Very often the developers have been nice and will list the correct uninstall procedure for the users (and gives you a nice uninstall button in the control panel.)
Other times they only gives you a "hint" of how to uninstall the app.
Some installers leaves a uninstall.exe and a install.log file in the application directory on the drive.
Example: "C:\PROGRA~2\Qmuzik32\UNWISE.EXE C:\PROGRA~2\Qmuzik32\INSTALL.LOG" (Created by Wise packaging software)
Other times: Go to the File Path, look for a .exe which you need to uninstall. In command prompt open the path of .exe located and execute "xxxx.exe --uninstall"
Often you if you're lucky the developer was kind enough to implement the installer as a .msi package.
You could point to the appropriate msi-file source and use this to uninstall the application.
msiexec.exe /x \\<mydeploymentserver>\<deploymentsourceshare>\MyInstalledAppSource\myApplication.msi /qn
Other times there will be traces of the uninstall procedure in registry:
Here is a sample Uninstall key in registry for Python 3.8.xxx, theres no source files, but theres a productid that can be used to uninstall the product :
MsiExec.exe /I{13E05234-E037-4C96-BF0C-585FD0A8E2B0}
What i would do in this case is just replacing the entry with
MsiExec.exe /x{13E05234-E037-4C96-BF0C-585FD0A8E2B0} /qn
(have been doing this with uninstallation of x-versions of Java runtimes.)
Just find the product key in registry for the App and try some of these tips.
in the link at stackoverflow. - DarthVidar 3 years ago