MySQL Bugs: #58162: Cannot uninstall MySQL Connector 6.3.2

Bug #58162	Cannot uninstall MySQL Connector 6.3.2
Submitted:	12 Nov 2010 12:46	Modified:	13 Jun 2011 19:37
Reporter:	Spencer Barriball	Email Updates:
Status:	Can't repeat	Impact on me:	None
Category:	Connector / NET	Severity:	S3 (Non-critical)
Version:	6.3.2	OS:	Windows (win 7)
Assigned to:		CPU Architecture:	Any
Tags:	removing uninstalling

Description:
I try to unistall mysql connector 6.3.2 from my machine using programs and features utility in windows 7 - the uninstall keeps rolling back.

I downloaded msiinv and it appears in registery:
MySQL Connector Net 6.3.2
	Product code:	{5FD88490-011C-4DF1-B886-F298D955171B}
	Product state:	(5) Installed.
	Assignment:	per user
	Package code:	{EB8D7AB3-4E49-4975-A9F9-8ACC46B76326}
	Version:	6.3.2
	Publisher:	MySQL AB
	Language:	1033
	Installed from: C:\Users\Spencer\AppData\Local\Temp\Rar$DI00.904\
	    Package:	mysql.data.msi
	About link:	http://www.mysql.com
	Update link:	http://dev.mysql.com
	Instance type:	0
	Local package:	C:\Windows\Installer\caf823.msi
	Install date:	2010\09\29
	0 patch packages.

I then try msizap... oh msizap does not work with windows 7

I try to install 6.3.5 over the top of it... no that wont install - i must remove previsous version.

How do I get it off my machine? Thanks

How to repeat:
Use Windows 7 install mysql connector 6.3.2, use connector, now try to uninstall it.

Hi Spencer and thanks for your report.

Can you please try making mysql.data.msi 6.3.2 available during uninstall process and see if it helps.

Don't know if it's exactly the same (but it's only env. I have) but removing 6.3.1 on W2K8R2 server went without problem...

No feedback was provided for this bug for over a month, so it is
being suspended automatically. If you are able to provide the
information that was originally requested, please do so and change
the status of the bug back to "Open".

Tonci,

I can just confirm that is is completely impossible to remove the connector in config screen  name 6.3.4. version 6.3.6  :) !? . 

I even installed a windows7 backup to trying to install it. Not successfull up to now. 

I did find a lot of reports related to this issue. It is far form new!

Note that I can not update the connector as well, since you can only install an update after the old version is removed.

No other choise than trying to remove it with brute force tools. Hope it will work, that I will not damage thinks.

Sincerely,

Louis

The current shipping version of 6.3 is 6.3.6.  You may need to use tools like msizap to forcefully remove older versions of 6.3.  We are unable to reproduce remove problems with 6.3.6.  If you have trouble doing uninstalls of 6.3.6 then please reopen this report and let us know.

suggested fix
create the following directory:
C:\VSPath\Extensions\Microsoft\Entity Framework Tools\DBGen
and create an empty file named: 
SSDLToMySQL.tt
and change the following registry value from:
D:\VSPath\Extensions\Microsoft\Entity Framework Tools\DBGen\SSDLToMySQL.tt
to:
C:\VSPath\Extensions\Microsoft\Entity Framework Tools\DBGen\SSDLToMySQL.tt
and then you can uninstall using add/remove programs.

I also had a hard time to uninstall.
Finally I found the online utility to uninstall it from Microsoft 
http://support.microsoft.com/mats/Program_Install_and_Uninstall
Just click of "Fix it" and follow it simple steps.