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Title: python-3.8.2.exe /uninstall /quiet fails with Exit code: 0x643
Type: behavior Stage:
Components: Installation, Windows Versions: Python 3.8
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Status: open Resolution:
Dependencies: Superseder:
Assigned To: Nosy List: paul.moore, steve.dower, szheng, tim.golden, zach.ware
Priority: normal Keywords:

Created on 2020-10-06 02:51 by szheng, last changed 2022-04-11 14:59 by admin.

Messages (3)
msg378086 - (view) Author: XIAO AN ZHENG (szheng) Date: 2020-10-06 02:51
The issue is caused by uninstalling Python 3.8.2 which wrongly detected core_JustForMe even API only installed Python for All users :

[1E18:1B64][2020-09-30T11:16:11]i101: Detected package: core_AllUsers, state: Present, cached: Complete
[1E18:1B64][2020-09-30T11:16:11]i101: Detected package: core_AllUsers_pdb, state: Absent, cached: None
[1E18:1B64][2020-09-30T11:16:11]i101: Detected package: core_AllUsers_d, state: Absent, cached: None
[1E18:1B64][2020-09-30T11:16:11]i101: Detected package: core_JustForMe, state: Present, cached: None

Here is the normal log:

[113C:02BC][2020-10-05T12:06:55]i101: Detected package: core_AllUsers, state: Present, cached: Complete
[113C:02BC][2020-10-05T12:06:55]i101: Detected package: core_AllUsers_pdb, state: Absent, cached: None
[113C:02BC][2020-10-05T12:06:55]i101: Detected package: core_AllUsers_d, state: Absent, cached: None
[113C:02BC][2020-10-05T12:06:55]i101: Detected package: core_JustForMe, state: Absent, cached: None
msg378087 - (view) Author: XIAO AN ZHENG (szheng) Date: 2020-10-06 02:54
The issue is happening very randomly, and caused by uninstalling Python 3.8.2 which wrongly detected core_JustForMe even it was only installed Python for All users :

[1E18:1B64][2020-09-30T11:16:11]i101: Detected package: core_AllUsers, state: Present, cached: Complete
[1E18:1B64][2020-09-30T11:16:11]i101: Detected package: core_AllUsers_pdb, state: Absent, cached: None
[1E18:1B64][2020-09-30T11:16:11]i101: Detected package: core_AllUsers_d, state: Absent, cached: None
[1E18:1B64][2020-09-30T11:16:11]i101: Detected package: core_JustForMe, state: Present, cached: None

Here is the normal log:

[113C:02BC][2020-10-05T12:06:55]i101: Detected package: core_AllUsers, state: Present, cached: Complete
[113C:02BC][2020-10-05T12:06:55]i101: Detected package: core_AllUsers_pdb, state: Absent, cached: None
[113C:02BC][2020-10-05T12:06:55]i101: Detected package: core_AllUsers_d, state: Absent, cached: None
[113C:02BC][2020-10-05T12:06:55]i101: Detected package: core_JustForMe, state: Absent, cached: None
msg378095 - (view) Author: XIAO AN ZHENG (szheng) Date: 2020-10-06 07:43
This happens in windows 2019 server running Powershell under SYSTEM account:

&"..\thirdparty\python-3.8.2.exe" /uninstall /quiet
History
Date User Action Args
2022-04-11 14:59:36adminsetgithub: 86117
2020-10-06 17:04:47epainesetnosy: + paul.moore, tim.golden, zach.ware, steve.dower
components: + Windows
2020-10-06 07:43:49szhengsetmessages: + msg378095
title: python-3.8.2.exe /uninstall /quiet fails woth Exit code: 0x643 -> python-3.8.2.exe /uninstall /quiet fails with Exit code: 0x643
2020-10-06 03:21:11szhengsettitle: python-3.6.8.exe /uninstall /quiet fails woth Exit code: 0x643 -> python-3.8.2.exe /uninstall /quiet fails woth Exit code: 0x643
2020-10-06 02:54:35szhengsetmessages: + msg378087
2020-10-06 02:51:39szhengcreate