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How can I speed up MSI package install and uninstall?
When installing and uninstalling Windows Installer packages, or MSI files as they are called, the progress of the installation appears signifiantly slower than with other installation packages.
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How can I eliminate the huge, cached MSI files in C:\Windows\Installer?
The size of the MSI cache folder (C:\Windows\Installer) has grown substantially, and is now taking up way too much disk space on my (domain) computers. Can this folder be eliminated or shrunk?
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Cannot uninstall Python 3.8.1 silently using MSIEXEC
I initially deployed Python 3.8.1 in our org (through WSUS Package Publisher if relevant) using the MSI's found here. I installed these MSI's using WSUS Package Publisher with the following command ...
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How do I automate the removal of Etrust Antivirus?
What's the easiest way to remove Etrust antivirus en masse?
Background: I'm installing AVG on each of the clients and need to remove Etrust antivirus. I'm looking for a way to automate it. We have ...
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exception occurs during uninstalling msi
I installed my web application via an msi. When I try to unistall the application via add/remove programmes an exception occurs during the uninstall and the uninstall never completes. Is there any way ...
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Silently uninstall using msiexec without closing explorer.exe
I am trying to use the msi uninstaller to uninstall inventor 2011 but doing it silently causes explorer to close and not restart. I have a VB script from Autodesk that will work however it is not ...