IVA+Plus -
Update Installation Repeatedly Prompts for Uninstall
Problem: The
installation process continually prompts you to uninstall
the previously installed version, even after completing the
uninstall process.
Cause: This problem
is caused in InstallShield, a popular program used to create
executable and installer files. There is a folder written to
your system whenever a program is installed by InstallShield
which should be deleted during an install process. Sometimes
this folder remains on the hard drive after the uninstall
process is complete. Once this happens, the InstallShield
will continually prompt the user to uninstall the software
over and over again.
Solution: To remedy
this situation, we need to manually delete the folder in
question. Follow these directions to delete the necessary
folder:
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Click on your Windows
Start Menu.
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Go to Run.
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Type the following
information into the Open field: C:\Program Files\
InstallShield Installation Information
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A new Windows Explorer
window should appear containing the contents of the
folder.
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Locate the folder
named {2810299D-C58E-4314-98C2-2BEF30F5021C}.
Delete this folder.
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Close the Explorer
window and reinsert the IVA+Plus program CD to attempt
to reinstall the program. The troublesome prompt to
uninstall first should now not appear.
