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Uninstall an application from cmd prompt
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Does this program have its own Uninstall.exe in its Program Files folder or elsewhere on the machine? Can the program manufacturer help you out with this?
All I can think of otherwise is doing something via batch files and DOS which removes the files and registry entries of the program.
What is wrong with the old-fashioned Add or Remove way, you don't say?
All I can think of otherwise is doing something via batch files and DOS which removes the files and registry entries of the program.
What is wrong with the old-fashioned Add or Remove way, you don't say?
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I need to remove six apps from 14 computers, so I figured a batch file would be faster.
I think I found the answer. If I find the proper uninstall string in HKEY_Local_Machine\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Uninstall\<sub-key for program to remove> and run it, it should do what I want. Then use reg.exe to cleanup any leftover junk in the registry.
I think I found the answer. If I find the proper uninstall string in HKEY_Local_Machine\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Uninstall\<sub-key for program to remove> and run it, it should do what I want. Then use reg.exe to cleanup any leftover junk in the registry.
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