How to uninstall MSI

[BNorby]

How do I uninstall Windows Installer (to test re-install)?

[Carolyn Napier [MSFT]]

The Windows Installer engine itself can't really be uninstalled. It's an
operating system component on Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003.
Why would you want to uninstall the Installer?

If you are talking about an MSI generated for your own application, then you can
uninstall it through Add/Remove Programs or even through the msiexec command
line (eg. msiexec /x package.msi).

Hope this helps,
- Carolyn Napier
Microsoft Windows Installer Team

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"BNorby" <bno...@att.com> wrote in message
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[BNorby]

I'm installing a third party application that requires
Windows Installer version 2.0.

In my installation script I'd like to check what version
of the installer is present and update it if needed before
installing this other application. To thoroughly test my
install script I need to be able to get an "old" version
(i.e. pre 2.0) installer in place.

I don't really have access to a machine that I can reimage
easily. Any other suggestions?

If I am able to find a machine for reimaging, I would need
to know which version of the Windows Installer engine
comes with each operating system version. Do you know
where I can find this information?

Thanks much!

>.
>

[Phil Wilson]

What tool are using to build the setup? The reason I ask is that most tools have
an option for building a setup.exe that will install the right version of
Windows Installer for you.
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"BNorby" <anon...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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[Carolyn Napier [MSFT]]

Once you upgrade to version 2.0, it's not all that easy to rip it out and go
back to 1.1. There's no instant uninstall mechanism for that.

Note that there are a number of setup bootstrappers already available that
properly handle checking for MSI 2.0 and upgrading if necessary. The Windows
Installer SDK available from <
http://www.microsoft.com/msdownload/platformsdk/sdkupdate/ > includes sample
code for a web download bootstrap executable that can be used to install an MSI
and version 2.0 of the Installer as well. Documentation for this bootstrapper
can be found in the Windows Installer MSDN documentation. Online, try <
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/msi/setup/internet_download_bootstrapping.asp
>.

As for your question concerning what versions of the OS contain which versions
of MSI, you can find that information in the Windows Installer MSDN
documentation. Online, it's at <
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/msi/setup/released_versions_of_windows_installer.asp >

Hope this helps,
- Carolyn Napier
Microsoft Windows Installer Team

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