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‎Mar 09, 2010
05:04 PM
InstallScript: UAC asks if I want uninstall Microsoft Windows {GUID}
I was hoping someone else has seen my problem, but I can't find it on the forums. I built an InstallScript installer using InstallShield 2009. Our product installs nicely, but when uninstalling on Windows platforms with User Account Control (UAC) enabled we get a strange message:
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If you started this action, continue.
Uninstall or change an application
Microsoft Windows
{FCC74B77-EC3E-4DD8-A80B-008A702075A9}
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(see attachment)
The problem with this is that it might appear to a customer that they are uninstalling a Windows component. How do I get my product name to show up there instead of that GUID?
This may be a related problem, but I've also noticed that our product doesn't show up when I run WMI queries, for example the powershell command:
get-wmiobject win32_product
does not turn up any results for my product.
If I search the registry, I can't find my product's identifier in:
Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\
or
Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\userData\\Products\
Any help would be great.
----
If you started this action, continue.
Uninstall or change an application
Microsoft Windows
{FCC74B77-EC3E-4DD8-A80B-008A702075A9}
----
(see attachment)
The problem with this is that it might appear to a customer that they are uninstalling a Windows component. How do I get my product name to show up there instead of that GUID?
This may be a related problem, but I've also noticed that our product doesn't show up when I run WMI queries, for example the powershell command:
get-wmiobject win32_product
does not turn up any results for my product.
If I search the registry, I can't find my product's identifier in:
Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\
or
Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\userData\
Any help would be great.
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‎Jun 25, 2010
05:44 AM
The GUID shown is the AppID for appwiz.cpl, this is used to launch Add/Remove Programs Panel. Refer below registry key -
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AppID\{FCC74B77-EC3E-4dd8-A80B-008A702075A9}
The same message appears for many other software, however for some software this doesn't appear.
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AppID\{FCC74B77-EC3E-4dd8-A80B-008A702075A9}
The same message appears for many other software, however for some software this doesn't appear.
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‎Feb 15, 2011
08:31 AM
Hi,
Does anyone know if this problem of GUID/ID being displayed instead of the Product Name when the setup.exe (during uninstall) is called has been resolved in Installshield 2011?
Regards,
Prashant
Does anyone know if this problem of GUID/ID being displayed instead of the Product Name when the setup.exe (during uninstall) is called has been resolved in Installshield 2011?
Regards,
Prashant
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‎Feb 15, 2011
11:30 AM
Hi,
Does anyone know if this problem of GUID/ID being displayed instead of the Product Name when the setup.exe (during uninstall) is called has been resolved in Installshield 2011?
Regards,
Prashant
Does anyone know if this problem of GUID/ID being displayed instead of the Product Name when the setup.exe (during uninstall) is called has been resolved in Installshield 2011?
Regards,
Prashant
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‎Nov 22, 2011
03:45 AM
Thanks for the explanation Vikram.
~Prashant
~Prashant
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