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Uninstall ESM Components

Use the following workflow to uninstall ESM components (ESM Server and ESM Console) using Msiexec.
  1. Open a command prompt as an administrator:
    • Select StartAll ProgramsAccessories. Right-click Command prompt, and then Run as administrator.
    • Select Start. In the Start Search box, type cmd. Then, to open the command prompt as an administrator, press CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER.
  2. Run the msiexec command followed by one or more of the following options or properties:
    • Uninstall and logging options:
      • /x <installpath>\<installerfilename>.msi—Uninstall a package. For example, msiexec /x c:\install\traps.msi.
      • /l*v <logpath>\<logfilename>.txt—Log verbose output to a file. For example, /l*v c:\logs\uninstall.txt.
    • Public properties:
      • UNINSTALL_PASSWORD=<uninstallpassword>—Specify the administrator password.
    To uninstall Traps and log verbose output to a file called uninstallLogFile.txt, enter the following command:
    msiexec /x c:\install\traps.msi
    /l*v c:\install\uninstallLogFile.txt
    UNINSTALL_PASSWORD=[palo@lt0] 
    You must specify the UNINSTALL_PASSWORD property to successfully uninstall a package.