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  • 1.  Remove registry entries of uninstalled software on remote machines

    Posted Feb 11, 2013 02:11 AM

    Hi All,

    Please help me regarding mentioned subject and requirement is as follows

    I have uninstalled some symantec software using some uninstall script which uninstall the software but sometime keeps registry entries in registry DB. 

    How can i remove/clean such entries of uninstalled software from registry on remote machine.I wanted to do this operation from machine to all remote machine using some script / tools.

    Please provide me any software/ script/tool to get this task. 



  • 2.  RE: Remove registry entries of uninstalled software on remote machines

    Broadcom Employee
    Posted Feb 11, 2013 02:15 AM

    Micorosoft msi uninstaller should help. If there are few entries in registry, it should not matter.



  • 3.  RE: Remove registry entries of uninstalled software on remote machines

    Broadcom Employee
    Posted Feb 11, 2013 07:45 AM

    Hi,

    You can refer the following articles to remove SEP. In manual uninstall articles you will find registry entries specific to each operating system. You can refer those entries to delete unnecessary registry entries.

    Methods for uninstalling Symantec Endpoint Protection

    http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH184988

    Manual uninstall documents for Symantec Endpoint Protection

    http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH96924

    Symantec does provide Cleanwipe tool to remove SEP however I don't see any need to run cleanwipe in your case.

     



  • 4.  RE: Remove registry entries of uninstalled software on remote machines

    Trusted Advisor
    Posted Feb 11, 2013 08:15 AM


  • 5.  RE: Remove registry entries of uninstalled software on remote machines

    Posted Feb 12, 2013 03:28 AM

    Script the manual uninstall document



  • 6.  RE: Remove registry entries of uninstalled software on remote machines

    Posted Feb 17, 2013 09:03 AM

    Hi All,

    Thanks for ur replies but can anyone provide me script/batch file to delete registry of uninstalled software as I have tries all above things but not succed.



  • 7.  RE: Remove registry entries of uninstalled software on remote machines
    Best Answer

    Posted Mar 02, 2013 03:41 AM

    Here an example for using the reg command in a logof script:

    http://www.ehow.com/how_8034635_remove-registry-entry-logoff-script.html

     

    I believe you should be able to create a .cmd script and use within the REG commands to remove the invalid/old registry entries:

    reg delete "HKCU\Some\Registry\Path" /f
    

    or

    reg delete "HKLM\Some\Registry\Path" /f