Vista - How to uninstall software silently

Ok I made a script that uninstalls act 6.0 from users desktop. The script
works but I don’t know the switches to make it silently uninstall and to
force it. For example when I run the script it asks me are you sure then
click next bla bla. Can some please help me?

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const HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE = &H80000002
strComputer = "."
Set oReg = GetObject("winmgmts:{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" &_
strComputer & "\root\default:StdRegProv")
Set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")

' Uninstall first application...
strKeyPath = "SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\ACT!"
strValueName = "UninstallString"
oReg.GetStringValue
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE,strKeyPath,strValueName,strUninstallFullPath
If IsNull(strUninstallFullPath) Then
' wscript.echo "Uninstall path for app1 is null"
Else

tst="unwise.exe"
pos=instr(lcase(strUninstallFullPath),tst)
if pos>0 then
'found unwise.exe
pos=pos+len(tst)
strUninstallFullPath=left(strUninstallFullPath,pos) & "/s " &
mid(strUninstallFullPath,pos)

'I have commented out the following as your last post indicated that
the -y part should be skipped
' if I have misunderstood you should enable it again
' strUninstallFullPath=strUninstallFullPath & " -f"
'<--- change as needed

End if
WshShell.Run strUninstallFullPath,8,true

End If

Set WshShell = Nothing
Set oReg = Nothing

--->Not knowing the circumstances of why you created this script, AND
certainly not taking a swipe at the reasons for it, I am curious as to
why someone would want to uninstall anything from a computer without the
user knowing it. I do know that *I* would definitely want to know if
anything was being uninstalled without my knowledge.

Questor

"Questor" <Questor@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:Opl8Ek1nJHA.1216@xxxxxxCertainly you would want to know this on *your* machine, especially if it
was software *you* purchased and installed.

I suspect that, in the OP's environment, the workstations belong to a
company not the individual users, and that software is being deinstalled for
a valid business purpose, whether in advance of an upgrade or because they
are replacing it with something completely different.

We routinely install and upgrade software without the participation of the
end user, as it is not their job to configure software, or to decide which
software is installed.

/Al


installation and de-installation

--->That sounds perfectly reasonable to me. The methodology could also be
applied to software that, perhaps, was installed against company
policies too.

Questor

"Questor" wrote:
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Ok well i was working on my script i slimed it down just can't uninstall it
silently and forcefuly. To ans your question questor im in a business and
our It dept manages the sofeware what has to be install and uninstall the
user has no rights. I have 70 users using this software and i dont feel like
going to each machine. So does anyone help me out here.

Here the updates script:
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Set WshShell = Nothing
Set oReg = Nothing

const HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE = &H80000002
strComputer = "."
Set oReg = GetObject("winmgmts:{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" &_
strComputer & "\root\default:StdRegProv")
Set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")

' Uninstall first application...
strKeyPath = "SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\ACT!"
strValueName = "UninstallString"
oReg.GetStringValue
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE,strKeyPath,strValueName,strUninstallFullPath
If IsNull(strUninstallFullPath) Then
' wscript.echo "Uninstall path for app1 is null"
Else

WshShell.Run strUninstallFullPath,8,true

End If

"Dcataldo" <Dcataldo@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:A63609EF-D4E3-4916-96AC-2AC30FA51F3D@xxxxxxAs I understand it, this script will uninstall the software on the machine
you are logged into, but the uninstall program itself

"Al Dunbar" <alandrub@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:Oe2qfMRoJHA.5228@xxxxxxSorry about that, fat fingers again...

As I understand it, this script will uninstall the software on the machine
you are logged into, but the uninstall program itself is trying to interact
with the user. I know of no generic "please do not interact with the user"
switch, so I suspect you will need to find out from the manufacturer what
options there might be, as these would seem to be specific to their program,
not to scripting in general.

If this is the kind of thing you have to deal with frequently, you might
consider taking a different approach and implementing something like SMS
(Systems Management Server). One of its features is that you can capture
changes made by and install or deinstall program into a package that can be
deployed to multiple workstations.

/Al

Unwise.exe is the uninstaller for legacy Wise Installation scripts. /S
should be all you need to tell it to run silently.

On Mar 10, 8:39*am, WianS <w.ian.stu...@xxxxxx> wrote:

A CMD line string called by the WshShell.exec method would work per
this link...

http://www.appdeploy.com/messageboar...le.asp?m=45824


"%comspec% /C ""C:\WINDOWS\IsUnInstAct.exe"" -f""C:\Program Files\ACT
\Uninst6.isu"" -c""C:\Program Files\ACT\UNINSTAL.DLL"""

"hungerfordj@xxxxxx" wrote:
Wians thats a good approach but doesnt that mean i have to install it on
every machine.. Also hungerford that link is my forum and it works but not
silently or forcefully.. I know act uses Install shiled so now im thinking
of making ISS file and save the anwsers and try it that way. Can anyone help
me one were to begain on that.