How to uninstall a software using c++ in windows

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How to uninstall a software using c++ in windows.
any Api is there..

i need to uninstall the .exe s/w

Posted 11-Jun-12 23:02pm

@BangIndia

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Legor 12-Jun-12 5:56am

What have you tried so far?

@BangIndia 12-Jun-12 5:59am

i tried using the wmi class..

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barneyman · Answer 1 · 2012-06-11T23:35:00

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have a look at Windows Installer[^] functionality

Specifically MsiConfigureProduct[^]

Posted 11-Jun-12 23:35pm

barneyman

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@BangIndia 12-Jun-12 5:38am

how to do it for .exe package.
this is for msi package..

barneyman 12-Jun-12 5:48am

if the exe you're trying to uninstall has not installed itself using MSI facilities, then you're stuck ... delete the exe and hope?

Does it turn up in Control Panel-Add/Remove Programs? if it does, it has used MSI

@BangIndia 12-Jun-12 5:56am

Thanks for the response ..
which API is used to un-install the product.
then gave only for reinstall right .

barneyman 12-Jun-12 5:59am

second line of that second link ...

"The MsiConfigureProduct function installs or uninstalls a product."

@BangIndia 12-Jun-12 6:06am

Final one question.
i installed the vlc media player.
how to find the product code.
i used this path to read the product code for other proudct.
but this vlc is not having.
where i have to get the proudct code..

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\

barneyman 12-Jun-12 6:14am

MsiEnumProductsEx ?

@BangIndia 12-Jun-12 6:45am

MsiConfigureProduct
showing some pop up. how to disable the popup

barneyman 12-Jun-12 7:08am

again, from the docs i pointed you to

The MsiConfigureProduct function displays the user interface (UI) using the current settings. User interface settings can be changed by using MsiSetInternalUI, MsiSetExternalUI or MsiSetExternalUIRecord.

@BangIndia 12-Jun-12 7:20am

Is there possible to uninstall the remote machine software?

barneyman 12-Jun-12 20:01pm

have a look at WMI http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa393941(v=vs.85).aspx