Uninstalling ESRI Defense Mapping silently

You can use the msiexec command to uninstall ESRI Defense Mapping without a user interface (UI).

Performing a silent uninstallation

1. Open the command prompt window.
2. Enter the following command:
   msiexec /x <{Product code}> /<Method>

Note:

If you are uninstalling on Windows 7, Windows Vista, or Windows 2008 Server, you must have elevated privileges.

Note:

You must uninstall ESRI Defense Mapping before you can uninstall ESRI Production Mapping.

The following are explanations of the parameters in the command:

Parameter	Description
Product code	A unique identifier for the product that is different for each version. ESRI Defense Mapping: {DE521F4A-8061-4625-9C8B-A36F999D6A1B} ESRI Production Mapping: {C04BBC2A-32C3-4C45-874F-572999A0F60C} Legacy: To perform a silent uninstallation of PLTS for ArcGIS 9.x, refer to knowledge base article 35367. Alternatively, use the search function on resources.arcgis.com to locate the article.
Method	There are three different method switches you can use: /qb, which provides a basic UI with a progress bar and error handling /qr, which provides a reduced UI /qn, which provides no interface at all Note: Only one method can be used at a time.

The following example shows how to silently uninstall ESRI Defense Mapping:

msiexec.exe /x {DE521F4A-8061-4625-9C8B-A36F999D6A1B} /qb