Nice work. It prompted me search again and found list below. http://www.74k.org/java-uninstall-remove-guids-strings
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Johns, Damon (DoJ) Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2015 8:36 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [mssms] RE: java uninstall with wmic Hi Guys, I’m using this process: http://blogs.technet.com/b/jchalfant/archive/2014/05/13/uninstalling-all-previous-versions-of-java-runtime-environment-using-application-supersedence-in-configuration-manager.aspx works really well. I’ve added a kill process into the uninstall.vbs script so any instances of IE, Chrome, Firefox and Java are closed prior to the new version being installed. You just have to modify the text file to include java 7 and 8 – or whatever you like I guess. Cheers Damon From: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jason Sandys Sent: Wednesday, 25 February 2015 12:26 PM To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Subject: Re: [mssms] RE: java uninstall with wmic Then use another method like the many listed when you go to the Bing search I posted below or the others that folks have started attaching to this thread. Or actually download the scripts and analyze them to see how Darwin solved the problem and how they can be used to perform the uninstall. Just because the word "uninstall" doesn't appear in the article doesn't mean it's not supported. Don't get stuck on single solution particularly if that solution has many bad side effects. Be creative and do some additional research. J ________________________________ From: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> on behalf of Jason Sandys <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2015 3:23 PM To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Subject: RE: [mssms] RE: java uninstall with wmic It talks about a replacement for Win32_product which is the root of the problem I pointed out. J From: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ryan Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2015 2:57 PM To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Subject: Re: [mssms] RE: java uninstall with wmic The second link doesn't say anything about uninstalling... On Tue, Feb 24, 2015 at 2:52 PM, Jason Sandys <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: See the second link. CSI Windows provides a better alternative. Or how about Secunia? They’ll do it also. Or collect all of the possible uninstall strings and put them into a script. There are many options. I think a few folks have even posted scripts to this list that may be found online with some searching: http://www.bing.com/search?q=uninstall+all+java+versions+script&src=IE-TopResult&FORM=IETR02&conversationid= J From: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> [mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>] On Behalf Of Mike Vrabel Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2015 2:46 PM To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Subject: RE: [mssms] RE: java uninstall with wmic Then recommend another option DOH!!! From: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jason Sandys Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2015 1:19 PM To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Subject: [mssms] RE: java uninstall with wmic Don’t use Win32_Product, it has terrible side effects: - http://myitforum.com/cs2/blogs/gramsey/archive/2011/01/25/win32-product-is-evil.aspx - http://csi-windows.com/toolkit/win32product-replacement J From: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Timothy Ransom Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2015 1:43 PM To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Subject: [mssms] java uninstall with wmic Hi, I finally have ok to upgrade a group of 2k PCs to latest Java but many have multiple versions. Has anyone used wmic from ConfigMgr to uninstall Java? No issues using this command locally to remove multiple versions. wmic product where “name like ‘Java%'” call uninstall Thanks, Tim ********************************************************************************************** GDOL CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This transmission may contain confidential information protected by state or federal law. The information is intended only for use consistent with the state business discussed in this transmission. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution, or the taking of any action based on the contents is strictly prohibited. If you have received this transmission in error, please delete this email and notify the sender immediately. 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