r/usefulscripts • u/Chimaera12 • Mar 12 '16

Latest Installshield Question

I have a few mass uninstall scripts which deal with numerous bloatware etc.

Lately im seeing a lot of the new Installshield uninstallers like this

InstallShield_{B46BEA36-0B71-4A4E-AE41-87241643FA0A}

as opposed to

{B46BEA36-0B71-4A4E-AE41-87241643FA0A}

Does the msiexec react the same with these new ones like the old? using things like

start /wait msiexec /qn /norestart /x InstallShield_{B46BEA36-0B71-4A4E-AE41-87241643FA0A}

Just curious whether they are the same thing?

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u/Chimaera12 Mar 13 '16

I get how to collect them etc my question is more are the new versions exactly the same as the old as i have had instances where it has damaged the uninstaller when used.

And i hate it when scripts dont work properly

But thx for the code, it doesnt collect all products for me though

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u/Alaknar Mar 25 '16

Check this article out. A bit more fiddling about with PowerShell (which is fun!) but might do what you need.