Script for an Unattended WinZip Uninstall

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Here’s a small batch file from Steve Shockley that will allow you to perform an unattended uninstall of the WinZip application (in other words, no user prompts during the uninstall). The VBScript deploys an undocumented WinZip command via SMS to uninstall the application. Feedback is welcomed from the author.

Download the wzkill.vbs file.

SMS Scripts list.

The contents of the batch file are as follows:

' Uninstall WinZip
'
' This script uninstalls WinZip 8.0 cleanly with no user prompting
'
' Steve Shockley, 08Nov2001

On Error Resume Next
Dim fso
Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")

main()


sub main()

'Let's find out where WinZip is installed

WZPath=regget("HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersion
App Pathswinzip32.exe")

Set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")

WshShell.Run WZPath & " /uninstallx",0,TRUE

FullWZPath = replace(WZPath, "PROGRA~1", "Program Files")

DeleteAFolder(left(FullWZPath,(len(FullWZPath)-13)))

end sub


function regget(value)
  on error resume next
  Set regedit = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
  regget=regedit.RegRead(value)
end function

function DeleteAFolder(filespec)
Dim fso
on error resume next
Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
fso.DeleteFolder(filespec)
end function

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