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A silent uninstall works in a similar fashion to the silent install, but requires that you locate the InstallShield PowerDesigner maintenance file.

Context

For PowerDesigner v16.x this file is located, by default, at:C:\Program Files\InstallShield Installation Information\{D88DF8F0-B749-4D26-AFBC-A6E588099793}\setup.exe

Note

It may be that your maintenance file is not found in the standard location. You can always retrieve its location file from the following registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft \Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{D88DF8F0-B749-4D26-AFBC- A6E588099793}

Procedure

  1. To create an uninstall.iss response file, select Start of the navigation path Start Next navigation step Run End of the navigation path to open the Windows Run dialog box to invoke the installshield maintenance file with the following options:

    <path-to>\setup.exe /r /f1"<path>\uninstall.iss"

    Complete the installation parameters as required and then click Finish to create the uninstall.iss file at <path>. For example, the following:

    C:\Program Files\InstallShield Installation Information\setup.exe /r /f1"C:\temp\uninstall.iss"

    Uses the standard maintenance file, and creates uninstall.iss in a temp directory.

  2. Proceed to uninstall the client machine with the following command:

    <path-to>\setup.exe /s /f1"<path>\uninstall.iss"