James, and everyone that replied, Thank you for the info, every little bit helps, now that my mandatory safety meeting is over, I am going to try this out. Cheers Thank You ~Doug Rooney Sonoma Tilemakers IT Manager 7750 Bell Rd. Windsor Ca, 95492 (707) 837-8177 X211 (707) 837-9472 FAX it@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of James Scanlon Sent: Thursday, July 30, 2009 1:24 AM To: Thin Subject: [THIN] Re: MSESC Update Question OT? Doug, you have already had a few posts but thought id add a few things just incase they help! Sometimes EXE's call MSI's anyway? or at least have switches (especialyl microsoft patches) can you get any more info via a /? switch? Also check the registry for an uninstall string (if it exists) for that particular application (though usually this is for MSI's only i think?) HKLM \Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\<Program Install Code thing>\Uninstall String example "MsiExec.exe /x{0FD23E02-2BFB-4BEC-8823-FE984F83F161}" And I always use a PSEXEC and For loop to call the command to remove on multiple machines Example for /f %1 in (c:\uninstal_PCs_list.txt) do psexec.exe \\%1 <file:///\\%251> cmd.exe /c "MsiExec.exe /I{0FD23E02-2BFB-4BEC-8823-FE984F83F161}" Hope this helps in some way maybe!? :-) Good Luck! Cheers James ________________________________ Subject: [THIN] MSESC Update Question OT? Date: Wed, 29 Jul 2009 07:46:47 -0700 From: Doug@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Hello, I know of at least a couple of ways to install programs on remote users computers, but it there an easy way to remove a program? Thank You ~Doug Rooney Sonoma Tilemakers IT Manager 7750 Bell Rd. Windsor Ca, 95492 (707) 837-8177 X211 (707) 837-9472 FAX it@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ________________________________ ________________________________ Check the daily blob for the latest on what's happening around the web What goes online, stays online <http://windowslive.ninemsn.com.au/blog.aspx>