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Re: Uninstalling Virtual Machine Additions
The virtual machine additions are installed by capturing a cd image in the
virtual cd drive of the guest while the virtual machine is running. The
adds are written to the guest OS in the virtual machine and so have nothing
to do with Vista.
Colin Barnhorst - MVP (Virtual Machine)
"Zapper" <Zapper@uribe-mahler.com> wrote in message
news:881CBD1B-BCD8-49CE-821A-541CF4FD5DDA@microsoft.com...
> Nope, not running VPC...if I were and had trouble, I would go to Virtual
> PC guy and ask him if he had any suggestions after I tried that.
>
> I suggested it because I had to do that with a Pinnacle
> installer/uninstaller. It "installed" by using the XP compatibilty tab
> along with Run as Admin...but when you try to uninstall one of those
> "forced" programs from the "Installed Software" control panel, it will
> fail with either the not enough priveledges or wrong OS messages.
>
> I had to search through the InstallShiled folder to find the write app to
> set up..seemed to work, would imagine that the VPC additions would be
> similar
> "Colin Barnhorst" <colinbarharst(remove)@msn.com> wrote in message
> news:%23mPVZvSnGHA.4240@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> Have you done this, Zapper?
>>
>> "Zapper" <Zapper@uribe-mahler.com> wrote in message
>> news:E566EE76-87E1-4C91-ACCE-C38033F22ED4@microsoft.com...
>>> find the uninstaller, right click and go to properties go to
>>> compatibility and click the run as admin box.
>>>
>>>
>>> "A.J. Breimer" <breimer@nospam.iae.nl> wrote in message
>>> news:%23vDAiIPnGHA.3340@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> When trying to uninstall the Virtual Machine Additions on a Vista quest
>>>> running in a Virtual PC (Vista build 5384) I get a message that I don't
>>>> have sufficient permissions to do so. Does someone know how to do this
>>>> (so uninstalling the VM Additions)?
>>>>
>>>> The error details are as follows:
>>>>
>>>> Log Name: Application
>>>> Source: MsiInstaller
>>>> Date: 29-6-2006 17:10:52
>>>> Event ID: 1013
>>>> Task Category: None
>>>> Level: Error
>>>> Keywords: Classic
>>>> User: BREIMER-VISTA\Bob
>>>> Computer: BREIMER-VISTA
>>>> Description:
>>>> Product: Virtual Machine Additions -- {\Tahoma8}Due to Group Policy,
>>>> you do not have sufficient permissions to install Virtual Machine
>>>> Additions. For more information, contact your system administrator.
>>>> Event Xml:
>>>> <Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
>>>> <System>
>>>> <Provider Name="MsiInstaller" />
>>>> <EventID Qualifiers="0">1013</EventID>
>>>> <Level>2</Level>
>>>> <Task>0</Task>
>>>> <Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords>
>>>> <TimeCreated SystemTime="2006-06-29T15:10:52.000Z" />
>>>> <EventRecordID>932</EventRecordID>
>>>> <Channel>Application</Channel>
>>>> <Computer>BREIMER-VISTA</Computer>
>>>> <Security UserID="S-1-5-21-1542022375-2812859409-202284409-1000" />
>>>> </System>
>>>> <EventData>
>>>> <Data>Product: Virtual Machine Additions -- {\Tahoma8}Due to Group
>>>> Policy, you do not have sufficient permissions to install Virtual
>>>> Machine Additions. For more information, contact your system
>>>> administrator.</Data>
>>>> <Data>(NULL)</Data>
>>>> <Data>(NULL)</Data>
>>>> <Data>(NULL)</Data>
>>>> <Data>(NULL)</Data>
>>>> <Data>
>>>> </Data>
>>>> <Data>
>>>> </Data>
>>>>
>>>> <Binary>7B35343335393542352D353146452D344531442D393238312D3531463031453035443130467D</Binary>
>>>> </EventData>
>>>> </Event>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>>
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