Are there any standard uninstall utilities in XP?

[Dmitry Bond.]

Hi.

The problem:
1) application installed from RAR SFX archive - registered some
objects, created some shortcuts, etc.
2) it created record in [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
\CurrentVersion\Uninstall] with "UninstallString" parameter.

Are there any standard uninstall utilities in WinXP to run uninstall
for such application?

msiexec does not work because there were no MSI package - it installed
from SFX archive, not from MSI package.
WMIC product where name="..." call uninstall does not work too (by
unknwon reason).

Questions are:

1) Is there any other way to uninstall it? Any standard tools to
simply execute command specified in "UninstallString".

2) How to configure manually key in [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE
\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall] to make it working with
msiexec? Remember - there is no MSI package - there is only RAR SFX
archive.

3) Can you recommend some installation preparing tools that costs
reasonable price (or free) and not looks like a mightmare?


==Some lyric step side:BEGIN==
1) I'm wondering - WHY windows still do not have standard and simple
"uninstall" utility that will ONLY run command specified in
"UninstallString" registry parameter?!

2) It is completely crazy situation with installation tools.
a) InstallShield - cost CRAZY money - 3-4k USD!
b) NullSoft installer is free but looks like low level assmebler -
completely stupid and user unfriendly!
c) Deployment project in Visual Studio requires .NET installed - 20mb
of additional "****" that we have to enforce our customers to
install. :-\
==Some lyric step side:END==


Ideas and advices are very welcome.

Thanks in advance.


/Dmitry.

 

[Clark...]

Re: Are there any standard uninstall utilities in XP?

Dmitry Bond. wrote:
> Hi.
>
> The problem:
> 1) application installed from RAR SFX archive - registered some
> objects, created some shortcuts, etc.
> 2) it created record in [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
> \CurrentVersion\Uninstall] with "UninstallString" parameter.
>
> Are there any standard uninstall utilities in WinXP to run uninstall
> for such application?
>
<snip>


don't know, but try these.
Windows install cleanup tool:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/290301

PC-Decrapifier:
http://www.pcdecrapifier.com/node/159


you could then run the registry cleaner in ccleaner
http://www.ccleaner.com/

I have had luck with all these tools, not with your exact problem though

Clark...