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francoisr65984866
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November 23, 2018
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Is it possible to force an uninstall of older CC versions

  • November 23, 2018
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Hi,

I am package CC 2018 but we have several CC2015. I would like to force removing older version of CC when the installation is occurring. Is it possible to do so?

Thanks,

François

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    Correct answer alisterblack

    Hi,

    No we don't force uninstall as many don't want that behavior.

    You can build an uninstaller and run commands for that as documented here​

    Then run the installer. It should be possible to script that.

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    alisterblack
    alisterblack
    Inspiring
    November 26, 2018

    The packages which are installed from the "Build" subdirectory should be uninstalled using the same package, namely by running the msiexec command with the /uninstall switch, e.g.

    start /wait msiexec /uninstall photoshop_and_illustrator.msi /qn

    Or build an uninstall package using Creative Cloud Packager and run that first.

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    francoisr65984866Author
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    November 26, 2018

    Hi,

    In fact it is call by msiexec /x {GUID} /qn. And there is no way to force the new msi to uninstall the older msi as Acrobat Pro is doing?

    Thanks,

    alisterblack
    alisterblackCorrect answer
    Inspiring
    November 26, 2018

    Hi,

    No we don't force uninstall as many don't want that behavior.

    You can build an uninstaller and run commands for that as documented here​

    Then run the installer. It should be possible to script that.

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