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SMSINST: Uninstal.exe Does Not Find Install.log File

Article ID: 189590

Article Last Modified on 10/27/2006

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This article was previously published under Q189590

SYMPTOMS

During the removal of a Systems Management Server Installer package you may receive the following error:
Could not open INSTALL.LOG file.
This error message indicates that the installation log file could not be opened.

CAUSE

The uninstallation programs included with SMS Installer do not recognize installation logs that have a space in their file names.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, only use logs that do not have a space in their file names.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Systems Management Server Installer version 1.0. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION

This problem occurs with the Uninstal.exe file, as well as Uninst32.exe.

Additional query words: uninstall deinstall deinstallation filename filenames

Keywords: kbbug kbpending kbsetup kbsmsappscripts KB189590


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