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Various Silent Parameters for Uninstalling Installshield Applications

Updated: 23 Oct 2007 | 2 comments
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Uninstallation for the Installshield applications sometimes use rundll32.exe. Here are some of the different silent uninstallation cmd lines that I've come across:

  1. RunDll32
    C:\PROGRA~1\COMMON~1\INSTAL~1\PROFES~1\RunTime\0701\Intel32\Ctor.dll,LaunchSetup "C:\Program Files\InstallShield Installation Information\{BBDE6ABE -EF72-4752-9C09-EE9D6DE3102A}\Setup.exe" -l0x9 AnyText -remove -s -f1c:\Uninstall.iss
    
    
  2. RunDll32
    C:\PROGRA~1\COMMON~1\INSTAL~1\PROFES~1\RunTime\0701\Intel32\Ctor.dll,LaunchSetup "C:\Program Files\InstallShield Installation Information\{BBDE6ABE-EF72-4752-9C09-EE9D6DE3102A}\Setup.exe" -l0x9 AnyText /s /f1c:\Uninstall.iss
    
    
  3. RunDll32
    C:\PROGRA~1\COMMON~1\INSTAL~1\engine\6\INTEL3~1\Ctor.dll,LaunchSetup "C:\Program Files\InstallShield Installation Information\{5CE1EF14-2595-4320-A638-A627EE1D1BB9}\Setup.exe" -l0x9 -uninst -s
    
    

This piece of cmd line we can get from the uninstall registry key after installing the source: HKLM\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall

Reference:
http://helpnet.installshield.com/robo/projects/in...

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R-Vijay's picture
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2007
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Nice Information

A very nice and an useful information.
Thanks for putting it up on Juice..!!!

Microsoft MVP [Setup-Deploy]
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2007
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Thank you ..

Cheers dude !!

Wiseuser
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