Modifying a UEC Client Applications Installation via the Command Line

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Modifying a UEC Client Applications Installation via the Windows Installer Command Line Interface

This page describes how to modify a UEC Client Applications installation via the Windows Installer command line interface.

After UEC Clients are is installed, Windows Installer can be run as many times as needed to modify the installation by:

  • Adding or Removing UEC Client Applications Components
  • Repairing a Corrupted UEC Client Applications Installation
  • Removing a UEC Client Applications Installation

(For a description of the parameters used in these procedures, see Windows Installer Command Line Parameters.)

Adding or Removing UEC Client Applications Components

Currently, it only is possible to add or remove UEC Client Applications components using the Windows Installer graphical interface. (see Adding or Removing Components in Modifying a UEC Client Applications Installation via the Graphical Interface).

Repairing a Corrupted UEC Client Applications Installation

To recover accidentally deleted files or registry entries required by the UEC Client Applications using the Windows Installer command line interface, use the /f switch together with the om parameters.

These are the same repair options set internally by the graphical interface installation. They cause Windows Installer to reinstall files that are missing or that are older than the version contained in the UEC Client Applications distribution file.
 

Silent Repair

To repair a UEC Client Applications installation from the command line, without using the Windows Installer graphical interface, issue the following command:

 

Interactive Repair, with Log File

To repair a UEC Client Applications installation using the Windows Installer graphical interface, and instruct Windows Installer to write a log file to C:\Temp\repair.log while running the repair, issue the following command:

Removing UEC Client Applications from the Command Line

To uninstall UEC Client Applications using the Windows Installer command line interface, use the /x command line switch.
 

Silent Removal

To uninstall the UEC Client Applications without using a graphical interface, issue the following command:

 

Silent Removal, Per-User Installation

To remove a per-user installation that was installed using an Administrator account, issue the following command:


A Stonebranch Tip

If you know that the UEC Client Applications were installed using an account that is a member of the Administrators group, but are not sure if a per-user or per-machine installation was done, it might be best to uninstall the Client Applications using the graphical interface (see Removing a UEC Client Applications Installation).

This will ensure complete removal of the UEC Client Applications.

If you are removing a UEC Client Applications installation that was installed using a non-administrative account, the PERUSER parameter is not necessary.