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Re: Uninstalling Virtual Machine Additions
Additional thought: Vista on Vista might require a UAC requestor in the
guest, but that should be all. The unistall option on the VPC Console
Action Menu would be the same.
"Colin Barnhorst" <colinbarharst(remove)@msn.com> wrote in message
news:eGQvjZVnGHA.4816@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> 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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