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 <nulif i use the 32 bit msi installer i can't even see any entry in wmic when i typewmic 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