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MSI Installer deployment: no uninstall entry (or start menu/desktop icon)

Steps to reproduce:

  • I open a cmd prompt to install the inkscape-1.0-x64.msi
  • To simulate being in system context i use the psexec.exe from microsoft pstools
  • I start a cmd with psexec.exe -s - i cmd.exe (see https://specopssoft.com/blog/how-to-become-the-local-system-account-with-psexec/). This is necessary because our deployment tools does the installation under this account (like the most deployment tools does)
  • Then I run msiexec /qn /i /norestart inkscape-1.0-x64.msi

What happened?

Inkscape installs, but

  • there is no start icon in the startmenu
  • in add/remove software there is no uninstall entry.
  • I can only remove the software via wmic. WMIC /interactive:off product where "name like '%inkscape%'" call uninstall <nul if i use the 32 bit msi installer i can't even see any entry in wmic when i type wmic product get name, version

What should have happened?

A startmenu entry should be there for all users Software entry in add/remove under control panel in windows should be there i should see inkscape with wmic if i type (32 AND 64 bit) wmic product get name

Inkscape Version and Operating System:

  • Inkscape Version: 1.0 from (2020-05-01)
  • Operating System: windows 7 - 64 bit
Edited by Jonathan Neuhauser