Scripting MSI Uninstall

[ZThurlow]

I know this is something that should be much easier... but it's crazy. When I run this command from command prompt: MsiExec.exe /X {5B51E040-91DA-11E7-A3C5-54EE755D74E2} /qn

Everything uninstalls perfectly... no prompts, no notifications, program gone. But using the same parameters in AutoIT... it either does not run or I get prompts to approve the uninstall. Hope that makes sense.

[Jos]

so why use runas when it works from the cmd prompt?

Jos

[Earthshine]

4 minutes ago, Jos said:

have you tried with @RequireAdmin at the top of the script?

Jos

Brilliant. This should fix him. You guys all rule

[ZThurlow]

It's going to be deployed in a GPO on several computers that don't have local admin rights. We'd like to run this as a domain administrator for that reason. When I add the "#requireadmin" at the top of the script, I get a prompt when I run it asking if I want to allow AutIT to run. By the way this compiled script is going to be run on only Windows 10 machines.

[Jos]

Doesn't the GPO run with the SYSTEMS credentials? Shouldn't that work?

Jos

[ZThurlow]

Heres a screenshot if I use "@RequireAdmin" at the top.

[BrewManNH]

You should be running it in the Startup or Log On part of the GPO under User settings, then you won't have to worry about permissions.

[Jos]

should be #RequireAdmin    sorry

you probably also need to use run() or shellexecute() in that case.

 

Edited November 28, 2017 by Jos

[ZThurlow]

Good thinking, I am a dumby and should have thought of that. So, I have striped everything down in the script to this:

Run ("MsiExec.exe /x {5B51E040-91DA-11E7-A3C5-54EE755D74E2} /qn")

 

It says it has finished... but nothing uninstalls still....

[Jos]

try:

Run (@comspec & " /k  MsiExec.exe /x {5B51E040-91DA-11E7-A3C5-54EE755D74E2} /qn")

This should open a CMD window and stay open to be able to see errors.

Jos

[ZThurlow]

Heres a link to the MSI installer if you want to replicate what I am seeing: https://1drv.ms/u/s!AmvZXKJEzjn1gbEMrp9QepLoX8AGxQ

 

[Jos]

nah .. thats your task

tried my last suggestion?

[ZThurlow]

Thanks Jos. Attached is screenshot of what I see. No errors... just brings me to folder path of where I ran the script from.

[Jos]

... and there is no msi process running?

We used RUN() so it isn't wainting for it to finish!

[ZThurlow]

Yes.. when I run the script 3 msiexec.exe processes appear. After a few seconds only one remains and the other two processes disappear. This is a pretty small program, so when I run the uninstall command from an elevated CMD for example...it takes about 10 seconds or less to uninstall.

[Jos]

Is there no LOG generate by the MSI processes you can check for errors, as it seems the shelling of the program works fine?

Jos

[Earthshine]

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Edited November 28, 2017 by Earthshine

[Earthshine]

ok, just tested the installer in a vm. looks like /qn works for me. it takes a while though. It's not instant.give it a minute and check for it.

try, but change the first three parameters to your specs

RunAsWait ("username", "domain", "password", 4, "MsiExec.exe /x {5B51E040-91DA-11E7-A3C5-54EE755D74E2} /qn")

 

Edited November 28, 2017 by Earthshine

[ZThurlow]

Earthshine... that is very odd. I ran the exact string you gave me...wait a couple minutes, and it still does not remove the program for me.

[Earthshine]

on an elevated command prompt, does that statement work