Uninstalling CVI2013 not convincing

[Wolfgang]

Hello,

Today I have uninstalled CVI2013 SP1, i.e., all NI software except the Update service, see Fig. 1 below. However, looking at the files and directories left after de-installation I am, hm, disappointed... Why is so much left over, see Fig.2 below...?

Should I clean it manually / is it safe/recommended to clean it manually?

Thanks

Fig 1: After Uninstalling CVI2013 everything looks fine

Fig.2: Everything? Well, not really... why are these directories not cleaned and removed during de-installation? I don't think they are needed for the update service...

[MelanieE]

Hi Wolfgang,

you can use the msiblast registry cleaner to remove the remaining files.

msiblast can be downloaded from several sources on the web.

Regards,

Melanie

[D-Cubed]

Hello, Wolfgang,

I will talk this over with our installers team, and post here when I have information on why those specific files are being leaked on uninstall.

Melanie,

MSI blast is an unsupported tool, which can leave the system in a bad state. It is not recommended that anyone use it to uninstall NI Software.

Thank you,

[Wolfgang]

Thanks...

[Wolfgang]

Some additional information:

After de-installing NI Update Service the number of files has decreased remarkably (but still is not zero), see below.

It appears that patches are not de-installed with the product but with Update Service, e.g. for CVI the patch f1...