Opened 18 years ago
Closed 14 years ago
#777 closed defect (fixed)
Incomplete Uninstall
| Reported by: | alexei | Owned by: | |
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| Component: | installer | Version: | VirtualBox 1.5.0 |
| Keywords: | Cc: | ||
| Guest type: | other | Host type: | Windows |
Description
After "successful uninstall" those are left (without notification to the end-user)
- Registry keys (with SYSTEM priv.)
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\Root\LEGACY_VBOXDRV HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\Root\LEGACY_VBOXUSBMON
- Files in System32:
VBoxDrv.sys, VBoxTAP.sys, VBoxUSBMon.sys
- Directory .VirtualBox and files in it (should be optional to delete).
Anyway, minimal fix is to give end-user complete information what is left after uninstall (simple msgbox is OK).
Change History (8)
comment:1 by , 18 years ago
comment:2 by , 17 years ago
| Host type: | other → Windows |
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comment:3 by , 17 years ago
| Component: | other → installer |
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comment:4 by , 17 years ago
I noticed that on an XP machine that after uninstalling there were .log files (rather large ones too) that were left in the c:\windows\system32 folder. There is another ticket issued about the excessive .log file size.
comment:5 by , 17 years ago
This is due to the bug the 1.6.4 release contains. These files will not be removed during uninstallation but it is safe to remove these files manually.
comment:7 by , 15 years ago
| Resolution: | fixed |
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| Status: | closed → reopened |
this bug is still present in the latest virtual box 3.2.10
comment:8 by , 14 years ago
| Resolution: | → fixed |
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| Status: | reopened → closed |
You won't get more attention if you both create a new ticket and reopen an ancient unrelated bug.
I'll join this bug report.
I can tell, that guest additions uninstall from XP guest is also incomplete, leaving some drivers intact (and maybe registry keys). This should be fixed too...
-Technologov. 14.10.2007.