Upgrade from b12 fails

[drwtsn32]

I have TCMD 13.00.12 x64 installed right now. Attempted to upgrade to b16 using either OPTION /U or downloading/installing from FTP doesn't work.

The installer reports:

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Take Command x64 13.0
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There is a problem with this Windows Installer package. A program run as part of the setup did not finish as expected. Contact your support personnel or package vendor.
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OK
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Event viewer shows this:

Log Name: Application
Source: MsiInstaller
Date: 9/9/2011 10:26:40 AM
Event ID: 11722
Task Category: None
Level: Error
Keywords: Classic
User: TT\rod.savard
Computer: iwrl-l3adp5v.tt.local
Description:
Product: Take Command x64 13.0 -- Error 1722. There is a problem with this Windows Installer package. A program run as part of the setup did not finish as expected. Contact your support personnel or package vendor. Action ViewReg.exe_1, location: C:\WINDOWS\Installer\MSIBED2.tmp, command:

 

[drwtsn32]

Attempting to uninstall b12 results in the same/similar error message. Uninstall gets canceled.

 

[rconn]

Attempting to uninstall b12 results in the same/similar error message. Uninstall gets canceled.

(See all the previous messages on this topic.)

There is a bug in the x64 Windows Installer that causes build 12 uninstalls to fail when executing a custom script. (When you try to update to a newer build, Installer first runs the build 12 uninstaller.)

I added a workaround in build 13 & later, but the only way to get rid of build 12 is to go to the Registry and remove all references (and there are a lot!) to v13.

 

[drwtsn32]

Ugh. Does the Windows Installer CleanUp Utility work for this issue? I know MS no longer supports it or lets you download it, but I have it around here somewhere.....

 

[rconn]

> Ugh. Does the Windows Installer CleanUp Utility work for this issue?

Beats the heck out of me!

 

[drwtsn32]

It worked. The Windows Installer CleanUp utility removed b12 from the MSI databases. Was able to install the latest build just fine after that.