Msiexec With a Friendly Name

[invalidptr]

I have a request from my QA team to be able to uninstall the product from the command line using Msiexec in an easy and consistent manner (IOW, without a constant changing product code). I looked here and here.

Long story short, this works:

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msiexec /x {GUID}

To eliminate all the other thrash, I took our {GUID} key in Uninstall; exported it; changed the GUID to 'foo'; and then imported the new key.

But this does not:

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msiexec /x foo

I get the error "The installation package could not be opened. Verify that the package exists and that you can access it, or contact the application vendor to verify that this is a valid Windows Installer package."

Is it possible to do what we are trying to do?

[Eusebiu]

Hi,

I'm sorry, but I don't not fully understand what are you trying to achieve. Can you please send us the .AIP (file project) so we can investigate it for a better understanding.

Please keep in mind that when you try to uninstall a product in command line you can only use a valid {GUID} or the path of the product.

Best regards,
Eusebiu

[invalidptr]

Thanks. You answered the question in "you can only use a valid {GUID} or the path of the product." We thought there was maybe a way to uninstall the product at the command line with a generic and consistent name (vs. the every changing product GUID).

[Eusebiu]

You're welcome. Glad to help.

Best regards,
Eusebiu