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‎Jul 18, 2008
03:13 AM
Silent uninstallation using response file
Hi I have one setup.exe(very bugging)..I generated one response file for that..I am using this response file for silent uninstallation but two dialog boxes are always coming..I want to get rid of these two dialog box anyhow
1st Dialog box is
And second OK message box(which I am not attatching) comes after uninstallation of application...I don't want these two message boxes to come during uninstallation...
Response file is below
[InstallShield Silent]
Version=v7.00
File=Response File
[File Transfer]
OverwrittenReadOnly=NoToAll
[{Product-Key}-DlgOrder]
Dlg0={Product-Key}-AskYesNo-0
Count=2
Dlg1={Product-Key}-SdFinish-0
[{Product-Key}-AskYesNo-0]
Result=1
[{Product-Key}-SdFinish-0]
Result=1
bOpt1=0
bOpt2=0
Plaese help me in this problem
1st Dialog box is
And second OK message box(which I am not attatching) comes after uninstallation of application...I don't want these two message boxes to come during uninstallation...
Response file is below
[InstallShield Silent]
Version=v7.00
File=Response File
[File Transfer]
OverwrittenReadOnly=NoToAll
[{Product-Key}-DlgOrder]
Dlg0={Product-Key}-AskYesNo-0
Count=2
Dlg1={Product-Key}-SdFinish-0
[{Product-Key}-AskYesNo-0]
Result=1
[{Product-Key}-SdFinish-0]
Result=1
bOpt1=0
bOpt2=0
Plaese help me in this problem
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‎Jul 18, 2008
09:17 PM
Are you sure you are running the unisntall silently? What is the command line you are using to run silently?
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‎Jul 20, 2008
06:39 AM
yeah...
Command is
"C:\path for setup.exe" -uninst -s -f1"path of uninstall.iss"
Could you tell me any other way to do this..I need to solve this problem..
Thanks
Command is
"C:\path for setup.exe" -uninst -s -f1"path of uninstall.iss"
Could you tell me any other way to do this..I need to solve this problem..
Thanks
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‎Jul 21, 2008
07:08 AM
What type of setup is this? (InstallScript, InstallScript MSI?) What version was used to create the setup? The -uninst switch works differently in previous versions depending on the setup type.
Also, try using the -d switch in the command line, does any script code execute during the uninstall?
Devin Ellingson
Sofware Developer
Acresso Software
Also, try using the -d switch in the command line, does any script code execute during the uninstall?
Devin Ellingson
Sofware Developer
Acresso Software
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‎Jul 21, 2008
08:54 AM
thanks Devin ....InstallShield 12 was used to build setup.exe(its a third party application 😞 )...It doesn't execute any script during uninstallation...
I was not able to generate uninstall.iss.. So I created it manually..Plaese look at the dialog boxes....What should I do to make it complete silent uninstallation..???:confused:
I tried -d option also..It didn't work../qn /y ..several option I have tried but none of them have worked in My case..Please Help
Thanks
I was not able to generate uninstall.iss.. So I created it manually..Plaese look at the dialog boxes....What should I do to make it complete silent uninstallation..???:confused:
I tried -d option also..It didn't work../qn /y ..several option I have tried but none of them have worked in My case..Please Help
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‎Jul 21, 2008
08:59 AM
Its a InstallScript MSI project....
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‎Jul 21, 2008
06:27 PM
If I remember correctly in IS12 the -uninst switch doesn't execute any script code, unfortunately it also does not support silent mode.
Try using the -removeonly switch instead, assuming that the setup has not removed this functionality from "OnMaintUIBefore" the setup should use the .iss file appropriately.
Devin Ellingson
Software Developer
Acresso Software
Try using the -removeonly switch instead, assuming that the setup has not removed this functionality from "OnMaintUIBefore" the setup should use the .iss file appropriately.
Devin Ellingson
Software Developer
Acresso Software
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‎Jul 22, 2008
12:24 AM
Thanks...I tried removeonly..But its not working...:( Nothing seems to work in this case...
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‎Jul 25, 2008
04:03 AM
Hi.. Am I the only person who is facing this problem..??? Could anyone help me in this problem..I tried different response files also with different order of dialogs and dialogs type..But nothing worked..Is silent uninstallation possible in this case..???
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‎Jul 25, 2008
05:33 AM
So, you are trying to uninstall an application created with IS12, which appears to be an ISMSI setup, and you don't have access to the source code of the setup (i.e.) you just have the setup itself. Is this correct?
Did you try contacting the vendor of the original setup? They may know whether they included any support for silent uninstall in the setup. If not then their setup may not support silent uninstall.
FYI, in later versions the -uninst switch always executes script code so it is always customizable, and some previous versions included a -y switch to enable scriptless silent uninstall.
Devin Ellingson
Software Developer
Acresso Software
Did you try contacting the vendor of the original setup? They may know whether they included any support for silent uninstall in the setup. If not then their setup may not support silent uninstall.
FYI, in later versions the -uninst switch always executes script code so it is always customizable, and some previous versions included a -y switch to enable scriptless silent uninstall.
Devin Ellingson
Software Developer
Acresso Software
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‎Jul 29, 2008
12:02 AM
Thanks..I dont have access to the code...Could you tell me how can they support silent uninstallation in IS12..
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‎Aug 01, 2008
01:51 PM
There isn't necessarily a generic silent uninstall option for all InstallShield setups, it depends on how the setup author authored the setup.
I tested a default ISMSI setup created with IS12, it looks like when run from Add/Remove it displays the standard maintenance dialog, is this what happends when you run the setup in question?
Devin Ellingson
Software Developer
Acresso Software
I tested a default ISMSI setup created with IS12, it looks like when run from Add/Remove it displays the standard maintenance dialog, is this what happends when you run the setup in question?
Devin Ellingson
Software Developer
Acresso Software
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‎Aug 04, 2008
12:26 AM
Thanks for your reply..Setup doesn't show any maintenance dialog in Add/Remove program..2 dialog boxes come rather...
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