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This happens to me from time to time. I have to delete this registry key and then the install will work:

HKLM\software\wow6432node\google\update

Did you try that?

See if this works.

:: ***** Set varilables ***** :: Environment Variables for x86/x64 IF %PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE%==AMD64 SET HKPATH=HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node IF %PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE%==x86 SET HKPATH=HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE ECHO %HKPATH% :: :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: :: ***** Check if Chrome installation exists ***** REG QUERY "%HKPATH%\Google\Update\ClientState\{8A69D345-D564-463C-AFF1-A69D9E530F96}" REM ***** If registry exist continue to uninstall script. If registry key does not exist goto :INSTALL ***** IF %ERRORLEVEL%==1 goto INSTALL :: :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: :: ***** Setup.exe uninstall script ***** :: ****** Query for setup.exe path ***** FOR /F "usebackq tokens=3*" %%A IN (`REG QUERY "%HKPATH%\Google\Update\ClientState\{8A69D345-D564-463C-AFF1-A69D9E530F96}" /v UninstallString`) DO (     set appdir=%%A %%B     ) ECHO %appdir% :: ***** Setup.exe uninstall ***** "%appdir%" --uninstall --multi-install --chrome --system-level --force-uninstall :: :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: REM ***** taskkill GoogleUpdate.exe ***** taskkill.exe /F /IM GoogleUpdate.exe /T :: :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: :INSTALL :: ***** Install ***** MsiExec.exe /i "%~dp0GoogleChromeStandaloneEnterprise.msi" NOGOOGLEUPDATING=1 /l*v "%TEMP%\SCCM Google Chrome.log" /qn

Thanks to Piyush's concept with his vbscript

Hi Jegolf,

This is the powershell script am ruuninng to install the chrome. on both 32 and 63 bit machine. still its fails.

This will automatically delete when its uninstalll old version of Chorme.



# check if Chrome is running.
if (Get-Process Chrome -ErrorAction silentlycontinue) {exit 4}
#if (Get-Process GoogleUpdate -ErrorAction silentlycontinue) {exit 4}
    
# Uninstall old versions of Chrome here - the install should deal with most of them.

$RegistryExists = (Test-Path HKLM:"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall")

if (($RegistryExists))
{
 
    # Write-host "Old version exists V37, trying to uninstall" -foregroundcolor Green
     msiexec.exe /x "{B3DE583C-ADB7-3B8D-9A8E-EAF9805BA608}" /qn | Out-Null

}

$RegistryExists = (Test-Path HKLM:"SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall")

if (($RegistryExists))
{


 
     # Write-host "Old version exists V37, trying to uninstall" -foregroundcolor Green
     msiexec.exe /x "{B3DE583C-ADB7-3B8D-9A8E-EAF9805BA608}" /qn | Out-Null

}

$Arch = (Get-Process -Id $PID).StartInfo.EnvironmentVariables["PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE"];
if($Arch -eq "x86")
{
# Install 32-bit Customizations
msiexec /i $scriptPath\googlechromestandaloneenterprise_x32.msi NOGOOGLEUPDATE=1 /qb | Out-Null

    copy-item $scriptPath\master_preferences_gpo 'C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\master_preferences'
       #& $scriptPath\streams -s -d 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome' /accepteula | out-null
}
elseif($Arch -eq "amd64")
{
# Install 64-bit Customizations
msiexec /i $scriptPath\googlechromestandaloneenterprise64.msi NOGOOGLEUPDATE=1 /qb | Out-Null

   
    copy-item $scriptPath\master_preferences_gpo 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\master_preferences'
       #& $scriptPath\streams -s -d 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome' /accepteula | out-null
}


# Tidy up install and icons etc
$ChkFile = 'C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Google Chrome\Google Chrome.lnk'
$FileExists = (Test-Path $ChkFile -PathType Leaf)
if (($FileExists))
{
Copy-item 'C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Google Chrome\Google Chrome.lnk' 'C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Google Chrome.lnk' | Out-Null
# Remove-Item 'C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Google Chrome\*' -Recurse | Out-Null
Remove-Item 'C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Google Chrome' -Recurse | Out-Null
}

$ChkFile = 'C:\Users\Public\Desktop\Google Chrome.lnk'
$FileExists = (Test-Path $ChkFile -PathType Leaf)
if (($FileExists))
{
Remove-Item 'C:\Users\Public\Desktop\Google Chrome.lnk' -Recurse | Out-Null
}

# Check if Active Setup for Google Chrome exists.  We dont want the Quick Lanch icon added so we will remove it.
$RegistryExists = (Test-Path HKLM:"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{8A69D345-D564-463c-AFF1-A69D9E530F96}")
if (($RegistryExists))
{
    Remove-Item HKLM:"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{8A69D345-D564-463c-AFF1-A69D9E530F96}" -Recurse | Out-Null
}

if ($LastExitCode) {exit $LastExitCode}

Function Get-RegistryValue {
    param (
        $key,
        $value
    )
 
    (Get-ItemProperty -Path $key -Name $value).$value
}

When you used the Microsoft Fixit tool, were you using the uninstall or install option? I'd used it numerous times before to uninstall and its never failed for me yet. Try Microsoft Fixit to uninstall Chrome and then try a reinstall. Also did you link the MSI straight into Group Policy or did you edit it? 

I don't like using Custom Actions inside of MSI's, but sometimes (wince) you have to.
I have a CA called KillGoogleUpdateExe and it runs this command
Dim oShell : Set oShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
oShell.Run "taskkill /f /im googleupdate.exe", , True

Also if your having trouble installing the MSI, read my posting on where to get the unmolested MSI http://www.itninja.com/question/google-chrome-enterprise-silent-install
change the BuildInstallCommand to look like this -
/silent /install "[ProductTag]" /installsource enterprisemsi[OptOmahaArgs] /appargs "appguid={8A69D345-D564-463c-AFF1-A69D9E530F96}&installerdata=[MASTER_PREFERENCES]"

then add a Property called MASTER_PREFERENCES and put in the preferences you need for install and first run.  GPO's take over with the things missed in the MASTER_PREFERENCES.

I hope that helps

I've had problems with google update interfering with the msi install of chrome, even today. 

Google Update:

-does not register in add/remove programs

-is always 32-bit, even with the 64-bit chrome

-never gets uninstalled

You can uninstall google update with this command line option, but google products like Earth and Chrome have to be uninstalled first:

"c:\program files (x86)\google\update\googleupdate.exe" -uninstall

Or you can simply try deleting the folder it's in.