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Right now, I'm following these instructions attempting to remove all Apple software from the Windows 7 computer I'm working on. When trying to remove iTunes and QuickTime, for both I was constantly bombarded with:
Error writing to file: C:\Config.Msi ...
I tried to set the permission of the directory to Everyone with Full Control and set the Owner to Everyone, but it still gave me this constant message. I even set up the permissions of:
Type Name Permission Inherited From Apply To
Deny SYSTEM Delete <not inherited> This folder only
Deny Account1 Delete <not inherited> This folder only
Deny Administrators Delete <not inherited> This folder only
Deny TrustedInstaller Delete <not inherited> This folder only
Allow SYSTEM Special <not inherited> This folder only
Allow Account1 Special <not inherited> This folder only
Allow Administrators Special <not inherited> This folder only
Allow TrustedInstaller Special <not inherited> This folder only
Allow Account2 Full control <not inherited> This folder, subfolders and files
Allow SYSTEM Special <not inherited> Subfolders and files only
Allow Account1 Special <not inherited> Subfolders and files only
Allow Administrators Special <not inherited> Subfolders and files only
Allow TrustedInstaller Special <not inherited> Subfolders and files only
For This folder only, the Delete
permission was denied and the Change permissions
and Take ownership
permissions were not allowed.
For Subfolders and files only, the Delete
permission was allowed and the Change permissions
and Take ownership
permissions were not allowed.
I set these up in Account2 and then tried to uninstall QuickTime in Account1. The installer still deleted the Config.Msi
directory, recreating it with bad permissions.
This did not work.
So somehow spamming Retry eventually removed iTunes and QuickTime from Programs and Features, so now while attempting to remove Apple Software Update, I receive:
Apple Software Update
The installer has encountered an unexpected error installing this package. This may indicate a problem with this package. The error code is 2203.
How do I uninstall these programs and then reinstall them successfully?
UPDATE: I completely forgot this question existed so I guess I created a duplicate question. The other question has images, so I don't want to delete it.
What instructions are you following? The directories Apple software is installed, you should have write and read permissions by default, what has been done to the permissions so that isn't the case? Have you tried resetting the permissions to those directories, to their default setting using the appropriate command? – Ramhound – 2016-09-10T21:55:21.173
Why are you setting permissions in Account 1 then not using them, but going to Account 2, where the permissions are entirely different? – Ramhound – 2016-09-10T21:58:12.727
@Ramhound the only way I was able to solve this was to mount a VHD in the Config.Msi folder. – NobleUplift – 2018-02-02T17:00:29.733