Silently uninstalling Qlik Replicate
Silently uninstalling Qlik Replicate consists of creating a response file and then running the uninstall.
Creating a response file
Before starting the uninstall, you need to create a response file.
To create the response file
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Copy the response file text below into a text editor.
Response file text:
[{9C614355-28A0-4C2A-98DF-DB9FD674826F}-DlgOrder]
Dlg0={9C614355-28A0-4C2A-98DF-DB9FD674826F}-SdWelcomeMaint-0
Count=3
Dlg1={9C614355-28A0-4C2A-98DF-DB9FD674826F}-MessageBox-0
Dlg2={9C614355-28A0-4C2A-98DF-DB9FD674826F}-SdFinish-0
[{9C614355-28A0-4C2A-98DF-DB9FD674826F}-SdWelcomeMaint-0]
Result=1
[{9C614355-28A0-4C2A-98DF-DB9FD674826F}-MessageBox-0]
Result=6
[{9C614355-28A0-4C2A-98DF-DB9FD674826F}-SdFinish-0]
Result=1
bOpt1=0
bOpt2=0
- Save the file as <name>.iss, e.g. silent_uninst_64.iss.
Running a silent uninstall
To silently uninstall Qlik Replicate, open a command prompt and issue the following command (where RESPONSE_FILE is the path to the response file you created earlier and LOG_FILE is the path to the uninstall log file):
Syntax:
"C:\Program Files (x86)\InstallShield Installation Information\directory_containing_setup_file\setup.exe" /s /f1RESPONSE_FILE [/f2LOG_FILE]
The directory containing the Replicate setup file always ends with the following string: DB9FD674826F
Example:
C:\>"C:\Program Files (x86)\InstallShield Installation Information\{9C614355-28A0-4C2A-98DF-DB9FD674826F}\setup.exe" /s /f1C:\temp\response.iss /f2C:\temp\1\silent_uninstall.log
If the uninstall was successful, the log file should contain the following rows:
[ResponseResult]
ResultCode=0