klewis10367
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I have installed MMC 3.0 on my Xp machine(SP2) and now want to uninstall it. Unfortunately it is not available to uninstall under the Add/remove. Any help would be appreciated.
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uninstall MMC 3.0
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From the web:
Look in the registry under:
HKEY_L_M\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall
there should be a key/Folder under there that has a display name of somthing relating to the new mmc. (If you find it please post the app sid.) In that key you will find a uninstall string. if you copy the value of the uninstall string and paste it into the run command it should uninstall it.
This is a way to uninstall applications that dont show in add/remove programs. I have not tested it with this particular application. However it works on all the applications I have tested it on. Try it and see. Let me know what happens.
Look in the registry under:
HKEY_L_M\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall
there should be a key/Folder under there that has a display name of somthing relating to the new mmc. (If you find it please post the app sid.) In that key you will find a uninstall string. if you copy the value of the uninstall string and paste it into the run command it should uninstall it.
This is a way to uninstall applications that dont show in add/remove programs. I have not tested it with this particular application. However it works on all the applications I have tested it on. Try it and see. Let me know what happens.
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klewis10367
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I saw this, but there is no uninstall string, and reinstalling the mmc 3.0 does not create it.
There wasn't an app sid in the registry on my machine, but rather a listing for the KB article where the MMC was discussed - KB907265. In that key there's an uninstall string in the right pane. Copy the string to the RUN command and it's uninstalled. (WinXP SP2 + latest updates) The string is the location of the uninstaller for that KB article download.
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klewis10367
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That's what I was talking about, there is no string in the uninstall string option.
1. Click Start, click Run, type:
C:\WINDOWS\$NtUninstallKB907265$\spuninst\spuninst.exe
in the Open box, and then click OK.
2. When the Windows Service Pack Removal Wizard starts, click Next.
3. Follow the instructions on the screen to remove the KB patch.
C:\WINDOWS\$NtUninstallKB907265$\spuninst\spuninst.exe
in the Open box, and then click OK.
2. When the Windows Service Pack Removal Wizard starts, click Next.
3. Follow the instructions on the screen to remove the KB patch.
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klewis10367
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The uninstall Location is no longer there. I tried reinstalling it btu it did not put the uninstall string in that location.
If you removed all the original entries, I do not know how you could revert this.
As a guess:
Install as a new and clean installation on a different workstation.
Then copy the folder to a floppy, or use the network or whatever to create the new version of:
C:\WINDOWS\$NtUninstallKB907265$
Then follow my instructions above to run:
C:\WINDOWS\$NtUninstallKB907265$\spuninst\spuninst.exe
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As a guess:
Install as a new and clean installation on a different workstation.
Then copy the folder to a floppy, or use the network or whatever to create the new version of:
C:\WINDOWS\$NtUninstallKB907265$
Then follow my instructions above to run:
C:\WINDOWS\$NtUninstallKB907265$\spuninst\spuninst.exe
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