Hi,

We have a pre-installed software on our machines that is not required. So I have created an uninstaller for that. When I try to create an uninstaller application in SCCM 2012, it doesn't have an option to only create an uninstaller. I do not have the installation file of the software that is pre-installed in the machines. Can you please let me know the step-by-step procedure to create the uninstaller?

Regards,

Mike.

You don't have to actually have a usable installer if you're never looking to install the software. For the Installation Program field on the Deployment Type, just specify something benign (cmd.exe /c ping) since it will never run anyway. Make sure you include something in the Detection Method that evaluates true for the systems that have the pre-installed software. Then when you create the deployment, select Uninstall for the action. 

In short, there's no need to have the original installer if all you're doing is deploying the uninstall command.

• Proposed as answer by Narcoticoo Wednesday, June 11, 2014 6:02 PM
• Marked as answer by Joyce LMicrosoft contingent staff, Moderator Tuesday, June 24, 2014 9:45 AM

How would you deploy the uninstall command?

ex - msiexec /x {xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx} /q

What's the best way to deploy this? Original program is already deployed.