I am trying to use the msi uninstaller to uninstall inventor 2011 but doing it silently causes explorer to close and not restart. I have a VB script from Autodesk that will work however it is not silent even after modifying it appropriately. I would like to get a silent uninstall that will not close explorer and wait for the reboot. How can I do this?
Below is the VBScript from AutoDesk.
'============================================================================
' Uninstall_ACAD_2011.vbs
' This script is designed to uninstall AutoCAD 2011 and remove installed plug-ins
'
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'
'============================================================================
Option Explicit
On Error Resume Next
dim bProdFound, b64bitOS, bRemovePlugins
dim strInstallFolder, strProductName, strMainProductName
dim strTitle, strMsg
dim languageCode, languageAbbv
dim heroProductPrefix, heroProductSuffix
dim objShell
dim intMsgRet
dim x64products(4)
dim x86products(4)
const HKEY_CURRENT_USER = &H80000001
const HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE = &H80000002
'============================================================================
' set the GUID prefix and suffix for the main product being uninstalled
heroProductPrefix = "{7F4DD591-1564"
heroProductSuffix = "7107D70F3DB4}"
' set the product language code and abbreviation
' English
languageCode = "409"
languageAbbv = "enu"
'============================================================================
' initialize the arrays with the GUIDs and names for all products we may need to uninstall
' AutoCAD 2011 English (x64)
x64products(0) = heroProductPrefix & "-0" & languageCode & "-0000-" & heroProductSuffix
' AutoCAD 2011 English language pack (x64)
x64products(1) = heroProductPrefix & "-0" & languageCode & "-1102-" & heroProductSuffix
' AutoCAD 2011 Subscription Advantage Pack (x64)
x64products(2) = "{ADF5CB42-ACFD-41EF-0133-871E54505C1D}"
' AutoCAD WS plug-in for AutoCAD 2011 (x64)
x64products(3) = "{BF780694-C47E-4122-0196-B89B22F3387C}"
' AutoCAD 2011 VBA Enabler (x64)
x64products(4) = "{68519E09-4927-46AE-01E2-8D60D0CF41BC}"
' AutoCAD 2011 English (x86)
x86products(0) = heroProductPrefix & "-0" & languageCode & "-0002-" & heroProductSuffix
' AutoCAD 2011 English language pack (x86)
x86products(1) = heroProductPrefix & "-0" & languageCode & "-1002-" & heroProductSuffix
' AutoCAD 2011 Subscription Advantage Pack (x86)
x86products(2) = "{42E572CC-6D4C-4A3E-B937-7594D36B2B44}"
' AutoCAD WS plug-in for AutoCAD 2011 (x86)
x86products(3) = "{B96F1390-23DD-4002-B183-EF0560D784E9}"
' AutoCAD 2011 VBA Enabler (x86)
x86products(4) = "{ED7DFC69-2B9A-4A1F-9F50-8AB89B688EBA}"
'initialize status variants
bProdFound = False
b64bitOS = False
bRemovePlugins = False
' start by determing if we have a valid product installed
Set objShell = CreateObject("Wscript.Shell")
' look for the x64 version first
bProdFound = getProductInfo(x64products(0), False)
b64bitOS = bProdFound
' if we didn't find it, look for the x86 version
if bProdFound = False then
bProdFound = getProductInfo(x86products(0), False)
end if
' if we found an installed product, report it and get uninstall confirmation
if bProdFound then
strTitle = "AutoCAD 2011 Uninstall Script"
strMainProductName = strProductName
' get approval to uninstall AutoCAD
intMsgRet = uninstallACAD2011WarningMsg()
' if the user approved uninstall, proceed
if intMsgRet = vbYes Then
' get approval to uninstall plugins
intMsgRet = uninstallPluginsWarningMsg()
' if the user did not cancel the whole operation, proceed
if intMsgRet <> vbCancel then
if intMsgRet = vbYes Then
bRemovePlugins = True
end if
if b64bitOS = True then
uninstallProducts(x64products)
else
uninstallProducts(x86products)
end if
deleteProductFolders()
deleteProductRegKeys()
strMsg = strMainProductName & " Uninstall Complete." & Vbcrlf & Vbcrlf & _
"We recommend restarting your system to help ensure complete cleanup."
intMsgRet = msgbox(strMsg, vbOkonly+VBExclamation, strTitle)
end if
end if
Else
strMsg = "No installation of AutoCAD 2011 was found."
intMsgRet = msgbox(strMsg, vbOkonly+VBExclamation, strTitle)
end if
'============================================================================
' uninstall each product code it finds
'============================================================================
function uninstallProducts(aProductList)
dim pos, retVal
dim installer : Set installer = nothing
dim strGUID, strModuleName
Const msiUILevelNone = 2 '/qn
Const msiUILevelHideCancel = 32 '/!
Const msiInstallStateAbsent = 2
On Error Resume Next
Err.Clear
Set installer = CreateObject("WindowsInstaller.Installer")
installer.UILevel = msiUILevelNone
for pos = 0 to UBound(aProductList)
strGUID = aProductList(pos)
retVal = getProductInfo(strGUID, True)
if retVal = True then
strModuleName = strProductName
if installer.productstate (strGUID) > 0 Then
' if the user did not approve removal of plug-ins, bail
if pos > 1 and bRemovePlugins = False then
Exit For
end If
'WScript.Echo "Uninstalling " & strGUID & Vbcrlf & Vbcrlf & strModuleName
installer.ConfigureProduct strGUID, 65535, msiInstallStateAbsent
if Err.Number <> 0 then
WScript.Echo "Error uninstalling " & strModuleName & Vbcrlf & Vbcrlf & _
"Error: " & Err.Number & " - " & Err.Description
Err.Clear
Else
'WScript.Echo "Uninstalled " & strModuleName
end if
end if
end if
next
set installer = Nothing
end function
'============================================================================
' delete folders
'============================================================================
function deleteProductFolders()
dim pos
dim loopCtr
dim sUsrProfile
dim productFolders(6)
dim objFileSys
On Error Resume Next
Set objFileSys = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
'Expand Environment
sUsrProfile = objShell.ExpandEnvironmentStrings("%UserProfile%")
' actual installation location as retrieved from registry
productFolders(0) = strInstallFolder
' windows vista/win7 related AutoCAD program paths
productFolders(1) = "C:\ProgramData\Autodesk\AutoCAD 2011\R18.1\" & languageAbbv
productFolders(2) = sUsrProfile & "\AppData\Local\Autodesk\AutoCAD 2011\R18.1\" & languageAbbv
productFolders(3) = sUsrProfile & "\AppData\Roaming\Autodesk\AutoCAD 2011\R18.1\" & languageAbbv
' windows XP related AutoCAD program paths
productFolders(4) = sUsrProfile & "\Application Data\Autodesk\AutoCAD 2011\R18.1\" & languageAbbv
productFolders(5) = sUsrProfile & "\Local Settings\Application Data\Autodesk\AutoCAD 2011\R18.1\" & languageAbbv
productFolders(6) = "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Autodesk\AutoCAD 2011\R18.1\" & languageAbbv
Err.Clear
for pos = 0 to UBound(productFolders)
loopCtr = 0
' delete the folder within a 30-second loop to account for system lock issues
do While objFileSys.FolderExists(productFolders(pos)) And loopCtr < 6
objFileSys.DeleteFolder productFolders(pos), True
if Err.Number <> 0 then
WScript.Echo "Folder not deleted: " & productFolders(pos) & Vbcrlf & Vbcrlf & _
"Error: " & Err.Number & " - " & Err.Description
Err.Clear
WScript.Sleep 5000 ' sleep 5 seconds
loopCtr = loopCtr + 1
Else
'WScript.Echo "Folder deleted: " & productFolders(pos)
end if
Loop
next
Set objFileSys = Nothing
end function
'============================================================================
' delete registry keys for the specific installed product and language
'============================================================================
function deleteProductRegKeys()
dim pos
dim HKCURegKeys(3)
dim HKLMRegKeys(3)
HKCURegKeys(0) = "Software\Autodesk\AutoCAD\R18.1\ACAD-9001:" & languageCode
HKCURegKeys(1) = "Software\Autodesk\AutoCAD\R18.1\AutoCAD 2011 Subscription Advantage Pack"
HKCURegKeys(2) = "Software\Autodesk\AutoCAD\R18.1\AutoCAD 2011 VBA Enabler"
HKCURegKeys(3) = "Software\Autodesk\AutoCAD\R18.1\AutoCAD WS plug-in for AutoCAD 2011"
HKLMRegKeys(0) = "Software\Autodesk\AutoCAD\R18.1\ACAD-9001:" & languageCode
' the following modules are English-only so the language code is hard-coded
HKLMRegKeys(1) = "Software\Autodesk\AutoCAD 2011 Subscription Advantage Pack:409"
HKLMRegKeys(2) = "Software\Autodesk\AutoCAD 2011 VBA Enabler:409"
HKLMRegKeys(3) = "Software\Autodesk\AutoCAD WS plug-in for AutoCAD 2011:409"
' delete the AutoCAD product reg keys
deleteRegKey HKEY_CURRENT_USER, HKCURegKeys(0)
deleteRegKey HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, HKLMRegKeys(0)
' delete the AutoCAD EULA reg key
deleteRegKey HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, "Software\Autodesk\AutoCAD 2011 - English"
if bRemovePlugins then
for pos = 1 to UBound(HKCURegKeys)
deleteRegKey HKEY_CURRENT_USER, HKCURegKeys(pos)
deleteRegKey HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, HKLMRegKeys(pos)
next
end if
end function
'============================================================================
' delete registry key
'============================================================================
sub deleteRegKey(rootKey, delKey)
dim strComputer, strRootKey
dim objRegistry : set objRegistry = Nothing
strComputer = "."
On Error Resume Next
Err.Clear
if rootKey = HKEY_CURRENT_USER then
strRootKey = "HKCU\"
else
strRootKey = "HKLM\"
end if
Set objRegistry = GetObject("winmgmts:{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" &_
strComputer & "\root\default:StdRegProv")
if regKeyFound(strRootKey & delKey & "\") Then
objRegistry.DeleteKey rootKey, delKey
if Err.Number <> 0 then
WScript.Echo "DeleteKey failed: " & delKey & Vbcrlf & Vbcrlf & _
"Error: " & Err.Number & " - " & Err.Description
Err.Clear
else
'Wscript.Echo "Deleted: " & strRootKey & delKey
End If
Else
'WScript.Echo "Key not found: " & strRootKey & delKey
End If
Set objRegistry = Nothing
end sub
'============================================================================
' search for installed product and get the installation folder and name
'============================================================================
function getProductInfo(prodCode, bNameOnly)
dim strKeyPath, strValueName, strComputer
dim objRegistry : set objRegistry = Nothing
strComputer = "."
Set objRegistry = GetObject("winmgmts:{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" &_
strComputer & "\root\default:StdRegProv")
strKeyPath = "SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\" & prodCode
' determine if the product is installed
if regKeyFound("HKLM\" & strKeyPath & "\") Then
' Get the name of the product being uninstalled
strValueName = "DisplayName"
objRegistry.GetStringValue HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, strKeyPath, strValueName, strProductName
if bNameOnly = False then
strKeyPath = "SOFTWARE\Autodesk\AutoCAD\R18.1\ACAD-9001:" & languageCode
if regKeyFound("HKLM\" & strKeyPath & "\") Then
' Get the actual installation location before uninstalling
strValueName = "AcadLocation"
objRegistry.GetStringValue HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, strKeyPath, strValueName, strInstallFolder
End If
end if
getProductInfo = True
Else
getProductInfo = False
End If
Set objRegistry = Nothing
end function
'============================================================================
' returns true if a registry key exists
'============================================================================
function regKeyFound(regkey)
Dim retVal
On Error Resume Next
Err.Clear
retVal = objShell.RegRead(regkey)
if Err.Number <> 0 then
'WScript.Echo "Error reading key: " & regkey & Vbcrlf & Vbcrlf & _
' "Error: " & hex(Err.Number) & " - " & Err.Description
Err.Clear
regKeyFound = False
else
regKeyFound = True
End If
end function
'============================================================================
' display the initial warning message and get OK to continue
'============================================================================
function uninstallACAD2011WarningMsg()
dim strMsg
strMsg = "WARNING!" & Vbcrlf & Vbcrlf & _
strMainProductName & " is currently installed at" & Vbcrlf & _
strInstallFolder & Vbcrlf & Vbcrlf & _
"This script will remove " & strMainProductName & " and related folders and registry keys from your computer." & Vbcrlf & Vbcrlf & _
"This script should be run an as Administrator and we strongly recommend backing up any custom files before proceeding." & Vbcrlf & Vbcrlf & _
"Do you want to continue?"
uninstallACAD2011WarningMsg = msgbox(strMsg, vbYesNo+VBExclamation, strTitle)
end function
'============================================================================
' get the OK to uninstall plug-ins
'============================================================================
function uninstallPluginsWarningMsg()
dim strMsg
strMsg = "This script can also remove the VBA Enabler," & Vbcrlf & _
"Subscription Advantage Pack, and WS Plug-in." & Vbcrlf & Vbcrlf & _
"These modules should NOT be uninstalled if they" & Vbcrlf & _
"are shared by another AutoCAD installation." & Vbcrlf & Vbcrlf & _
"Do you want to uninstall these modules?"
uninstallPluginsWarningMsg = msgbox(strMsg, vbYesNoCancel+VBExclamation, strTitle)
end function
