R13 Bug: Uninstall fails to completely uninstall

[chrisjj]

On Windows 7

1) Run dMC-R13.5-Ref-Registered.exe , and continue until installation finished.
2) Run Unistall dMC , and continue until uninstallation finished.

Expected: all items created 1) are removed
Observed: some dbPoweramp items remain: registry keys, start menu Help shortcuts, "C:\Program Files (x86)\Illustrate\dBpoweramp" containing DLLs, icons, GIFs etc. and possibly more.

I don't know what other items are also not removed.

Anyone know if there's a known-complete workaround script for this?

Anyone know if thisis fixed on R14? I.e. if R14 Uninstall really does a complete uninstall?

Thanks.

[Spoon]

Re: R13 Bug: Uninstall fails to completely uninstall

Which dlls were left?

[chrisjj]

Re: R13 Bug: Uninstall fails to completely uninstall

In C:\Program Files (x86)\Illustrate\dBpoweramp, msvcp71.dll , msvcr71.dll. In DSPs\, various. In either encoders\ or decoders\ (I cannot recall which), various.

[Spoon]

Re: R13 Bug: Uninstall fails to completely uninstall

Look at Uninstall Programs in the control panel, there will be other items (starting dBpoweramp) which have yet to be uninstalled.

[chrisjj]

Re: R13 Bug: Uninstall fails to completely uninstall

So there are - eleven dBpoweramp codecs, encoders, decoders and other. One has got to wonder how so much can have been forgotten from Uninstall dMC.

Anyone know if there's a known-complete workaround script for this?

Anyone know if thisis fixed on R14? I.e. if R14 Uninstall really does a complete uninstall?

[Spoon]

Re: R13 Bug: Uninstall fails to completely uninstall

Each file which has an install, has an associated uninstall. Have you checked in Control Panel?

[chrisjj]

Re: R13 Bug: Uninstall fails to completely uninstall

[QUOTE=Spoon;127186]Each file which has an install, has an associated uninstall.[QUOTE=Spoon;127186]
Thankfully that's not what I find. There are dozens of files that have dMC-R13.5-Ref-Registered.exe as their install. They don't have one uninstall each.

They should have one uninstall for all. But they don't. If in "Control Panel\Programs\Programs and Features" I uninstall all dBpoweramp items, then run the installer and then Uninstall dMC, DSP Effects is left behind.

Have you checked in Control Panel?

Checked for what?

[Spoon]

Re: R13 Bug: Uninstall fails to completely uninstall

You would uninstall the DSP effects as:

dBpoweramp DSP Effects

in the Programs and Features

[chrisjj]

Re: R13 Bug: Uninstall fails to completely uninstall

Thanks for the workaround.

Are these uninstall failures fixed in R14?