hello,

I am using the following bat file to install my application on a user computer. However, the client want to be able uninstall the application if the application is installed, and then install the new version of the application.

However, I have 2 problems.

1) how can I detect if the application is installed or not?

2) If it is installed, how can I uninstall it?

The application is a C# 2005.

Many thanks for any advice,

@ECHO OFF
:: Copy the configuration file
copy config.xml "%AppData%\DataLinks.xml"

:: Search for the CONFIG file, if this doesn't exit then the user doesn't have the .Net framework 2.0
SET FileName=%windir%\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\CONFIG
IF EXIST %FileName% GOTO INSTALL_DIALER
ECHO.You currently do not have the Microsoft(c) .NET Framework 2.0 installed.
ECHO.This is required by the setup program for CAT Dialer
ECHO.
ECHO.The Microsoft(c) .NET Framework 2.0 will now be installed on you system.
ECHO.After completion setup will continue to install CAT Dialer on your system.
ECHO.
:: Install the .Net framework and then run setup to install the CAT Dialerr 
PAUSE
ECHO Installing... this could take serveral minutes...Please wait....
START /WAIT NetFx20SP2_x86.exe
:: If the user cancels the installation of the framework exit batch file
IF errorlevel 1 GOTO EOF
Start CATSoftphone.exe
ECHO ON
EXIT

:: .Net framework has been skipped contine to install the dialer.
:INSTALL_DIALER
ECHO *** Skiped Dotnet Framework 2.0.50727 ***
ECHO Installing... Please wait...
START CATSoftphone.exe
ECHO ON
EXIT

If you were to use RemovePreviousVersions in a setup project this automatically uninstalls the older version (assuming it is just an earlier version of your setup).

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Phil Wilson

If you were to use RemovePreviousVersions in a setup project this automatically uninstalls the older version (assuming it is just an earlier version of your setup).

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Phil Wilson

Hi,

You can use WMI to check if a software has been installed and uninstall it easily. Please visit the following link for more information:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa394588(VS.85).aspx

Hope this helps.

Sincerely,
Linda Liu

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