uninstalling virtual machine additions

Hi,
When trying to uninstall the Virtual Machine Additions on a Vista quest running in a Virtual PC (Vista build 5384) I get a message that I don't have sufficient permissions to do so. Does someone know how to do this (so uninstalling the VM Additions)?
The error details are as follows:
Log Name: Application Source: MsiInstaller Date: 29-6-2006 17:10:52 Event ID: 1013 Task Category: None Level: Error Keywords: Classic User: BREIMER-VISTA\Bob Computer: BREIMER-VISTA Description: Product: Virtual Machine Additions -- {\Tahoma8}Due to Group Policy, you do not have sufficient permissions to install Virtual Machine Additions. For more information, contact your system administrator. Event Xml: <Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event"> <System> <Provider Name="MsiInstaller" /> <EventID Qualifiers="0">1013</EventID> <Level>2</Level> <Task>0</Task> <Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords> <TimeCreated SystemTime="2006-06-29T15:10:52.000Z" /> <EventRecordID>932</EventRecordID> <Channel>Application</Channel> <Computer>BREIMER-VISTA</Computer> <Security UserID="S-1-5-21-1542022375-2812859409-202284409-1000" /> </System> <EventData> <Data>Product: Virtual Machine Additions -- {\Tahoma8}Due to Group Policy, you do not have sufficient permissions to install Virtual Machine Additions. For more information, contact your system administrator.</Data> <Data>(NULL)</Data> <Data>(NULL)</Data> <Data>(NULL)</Data> <Data>(NULL)</Data> <Data> </Data> <Data> </Data> <Binary>7B35343335393542352D353146452D344531442D393238312D3531463031453035443130467D</Binary> </EventData> </Event>

find the uninstaller, right click and go to properties go to compatibility and click the run as admin box.
"A.J. Breimer" wrote in message

Hi,
When trying to uninstall the Virtual Machine Additions on a Vista quest running in a Virtual PC (Vista build 5384) I get a message that I don't have sufficient permissions to do so. Does someone know how to do this (so uninstalling the VM Additions)?
The error details are as follows:
Log Name: Application Source: MsiInstaller Date: 29-6-2006 17:10:52 Event ID: 1013 Task Category: None Level: Error Keywords: Classic User: BREIMER-VISTA\Bob Computer: BREIMER-VISTA Description: Product: Virtual Machine Additions -- {\Tahoma8}Due to Group Policy, you do not have sufficient permissions to install Virtual Machine Additions. For more information, contact your system administrator. Event Xml: Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event" System Provider Name="MsiInstaller" / EventID Qualifiers="0">1013</EventID Level>2</Level Task>0</Task Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords TimeCreated SystemTime="2006-06-29T15:10:52.000Z" / EventRecordID>932</EventRecordID Channel>Application</Channel Computer>BREIMER-VISTA</Computer Security UserID="S-1-5-21-1542022375-2812859409-202284409-1000" / /System EventData Data>Product: Virtual Machine Additions -- {\Tahoma8}Due to Group Policy, you do not have sufficient permissions to install Virtual Machine Additions. For more information, contact your system administrator.</Data Data>(NULL)</Data Data>(NULL)</Data Data>(NULL)</Data Data>(NULL)</Data Data /Data Data /Data
Binary>7B35343335393542352D353146452D344531442D393238312D3531463031453035443130467D</Binary /EventData /Event

Have you done this, Zapper?
"Zapper" wrote in message

find the uninstaller, right click and go to properties go to compatibility and click the run as admin box.
"A.J. Breimer" wrote in message Hi,
When trying to uninstall the Virtual Machine Additions on a Vista quest running in a Virtual PC (Vista build 5384) I get a message that I don't have sufficient permissions to do so. Does someone know how to do this (so uninstalling the VM Additions)?
The error details are as follows:
Log Name: Application Source: MsiInstaller Date: 29-6-2006 17:10:52 Event ID: 1013 Task Category: None Level: Error Keywords: Classic User: BREIMER-VISTA\Bob Computer: BREIMER-VISTA Description: Product: Virtual Machine Additions -- {\Tahoma8}Due to Group Policy, you do not have sufficient permissions to install Virtual Machine Additions. For more information, contact your system administrator. Event Xml: Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event" System Provider Name="MsiInstaller" / EventID Qualifiers="0">1013</EventID Level>2</Level Task>0</Task Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords TimeCreated SystemTime="2006-06-29T15:10:52.000Z" / EventRecordID>932</EventRecordID Channel>Application</Channel Computer>BREIMER-VISTA</Computer Security UserID="S-1-5-21-1542022375-2812859409-202284409-1000" / /System EventData Data>Product: Virtual Machine Additions -- {\Tahoma8}Due to Group Policy, you do not have sufficient permissions to install Virtual Machine Additions. For more information, contact your system administrator.</Data Data>(NULL)</Data Data>(NULL)</Data Data>(NULL)</Data Data>(NULL)</Data Data /Data Data /Data
Binary>7B35343335393542352D353146452D344531442D393238312D3531463031453035443130467D</Binary /EventData /Event

Nope, not running VPC...if I were and had trouble, I would go to Virtual PC guy and ask him if he had any suggestions after I tried that.
I suggested it because I had to do that with a Pinnacle installer/uninstaller. It "installed" by using the XP compatibilty tab along with Run as Admin...but when you try to uninstall one of those "forced" programs from the "Installed Software" control panel, it will fail with either the not enough priveledges or wrong OS messages.
I had to search through the InstallShiled folder to find the write app to set up..seemed to work, would imagine that the VPC additions would be similar "Colin Barnhorst" wrote in message

Have you done this, Zapper?
"Zapper" wrote in message find the uninstaller, right click and go to properties go to compatibility and click the run as admin box.
"A.J. Breimer" wrote in message Hi,
When trying to uninstall the Virtual Machine Additions on a Vista quest running in a Virtual PC (Vista build 5384) I get a message that I don't have sufficient permissions to do so. Does someone know how to do this (so uninstalling the VM Additions)?
The error details are as follows:
Log Name: Application Source: MsiInstaller Date: 29-6-2006 17:10:52 Event ID: 1013 Task Category: None Level: Error Keywords: Classic User: BREIMER-VISTA\Bob Computer: BREIMER-VISTA Description: Product: Virtual Machine Additions -- {\Tahoma8}Due to Group Policy, you do not have sufficient permissions to install Virtual Machine Additions. For more information, contact your system administrator. Event Xml: Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event" System Provider Name="MsiInstaller" / EventID Qualifiers="0">1013</EventID Level>2</Level Task>0</Task Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords TimeCreated SystemTime="2006-06-29T15:10:52.000Z" / EventRecordID>932</EventRecordID Channel>Application</Channel Computer>BREIMER-VISTA</Computer Security UserID="S-1-5-21-1542022375-2812859409-202284409-1000" / /System EventData Data>Product: Virtual Machine Additions -- {\Tahoma8}Due to Group Policy, you do not have sufficient permissions to install Virtual Machine Additions. For more information, contact your system administrator.</Data Data>(NULL)</Data Data>(NULL)</Data Data>(NULL)</Data Data>(NULL)</Data Data /Data Data /Data
Binary>7B35343335393542352D353146452D344531442D393238312D3531463031453035443130467D</Binary /EventData /Event

The virtual machine additions are installed by capturing a cd image in the virtual cd drive of the guest while the virtual machine is running. The adds are written to the guest OS in the virtual machine and so have nothing to do with Vista.
Colin Barnhorst - MVP (Virtual Machine)
"Zapper" wrote in message

Nope, not running VPC...if I were and had trouble, I would go to Virtual PC guy and ask him if he had any suggestions after I tried that.
I suggested it because I had to do that with a Pinnacle installer/uninstaller. It "installed" by using the XP compatibilty tab along with Run as Admin...but when you try to uninstall one of those "forced" programs from the "Installed Software" control panel, it will fail with either the not enough priveledges or wrong OS messages.
I had to search through the InstallShiled folder to find the write app to set up..seemed to work, would imagine that the VPC additions would be similar "Colin Barnhorst" wrote in message Have you done this, Zapper?
"Zapper" wrote in message find the uninstaller, right click and go to properties go to compatibility and click the run as admin box.
"A.J. Breimer" wrote in message Hi,
When trying to uninstall the Virtual Machine Additions on a Vista quest running in a Virtual PC (Vista build 5384) I get a message that I don't have sufficient permissions to do so. Does someone know how to do this (so uninstalling the VM Additions)?
The error details are as follows:
Log Name: Application Source: MsiInstaller Date: 29-6-2006 17:10:52 Event ID: 1013 Task Category: None Level: Error Keywords: Classic User: BREIMER-VISTA\Bob Computer: BREIMER-VISTA Description: Product: Virtual Machine Additions -- {\Tahoma8}Due to Group Policy, you do not have sufficient permissions to install Virtual Machine Additions. For more information, contact your system administrator. Event Xml: Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event" System Provider Name="MsiInstaller" / EventID Qualifiers="0">1013</EventID Level>2</Level Task>0</Task Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords TimeCreated SystemTime="2006-06-29T15:10:52.000Z" / EventRecordID>932</EventRecordID Channel>Application</Channel Computer>BREIMER-VISTA</Computer Security UserID="S-1-5-21-1542022375-2812859409-202284409-1000" / /System EventData Data>Product: Virtual Machine Additions -- {\Tahoma8}Due to Group Policy, you do not have sufficient permissions to install Virtual Machine Additions. For more information, contact your system administrator.</Data Data>(NULL)</Data Data>(NULL)</Data Data>(NULL)</Data Data>(NULL)</Data Data /Data Data /Data
Binary>7B35343335393542352D353146452D344531442D393238312D3531463031453035443130467D</Binary /EventData /Event

I read "When trying to uninstall the Virtual Machine Additions on a Vista quest " as saying that the Guest OS was Vista...thus it is a Vista permissions issue, correct?
"Colin Barnhorst" wrote in message

The virtual machine additions are installed by capturing a cd image in the virtual cd drive of the guest while the virtual machine is running. The adds are written to the guest OS in the virtual machine and so have nothing to do with Vista.
Colin Barnhorst - MVP (Virtual Machine)
"Zapper" wrote in message Nope, not running VPC...if I were and had trouble, I would go to Virtual PC guy and ask him if he had any suggestions after I tried that.
I suggested it because I had to do that with a Pinnacle installer/uninstaller. It "installed" by using the XP compatibilty tab along with Run as Admin...but when you try to uninstall one of those "forced" programs from the "Installed Software" control panel, it will fail with either the not enough priveledges or wrong OS messages.
I had to search through the InstallShiled folder to find the write app to set up..seemed to work, would imagine that the VPC additions would be similar "Colin Barnhorst" wrote in message Have you done this, Zapper?
"Zapper" wrote in message find the uninstaller, right click and go to properties go to compatibility and click the run as admin box.
"A.J. Breimer" wrote in message Hi,
When trying to uninstall the Virtual Machine Additions on a Vista quest running in a Virtual PC (Vista build 5384) I get a message that I don't have sufficient permissions to do so. Does someone know how to do this (so uninstalling the VM Additions)?
The error details are as follows:
Log Name: Application Source: MsiInstaller Date: 29-6-2006 17:10:52 Event ID: 1013 Task Category: None Level: Error Keywords: Classic User: BREIMER-VISTA\Bob Computer: BREIMER-VISTA Description: Product: Virtual Machine Additions -- {\Tahoma8}Due to Group Policy, you do not have sufficient permissions to install Virtual Machine Additions. For more information, contact your system administrator. Event Xml: Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event" System Provider Name="MsiInstaller" / EventID Qualifiers="0">1013</EventID Level>2</Level Task>0</Task Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords TimeCreated SystemTime="2006-06-29T15:10:52.000Z" / EventRecordID>932</EventRecordID Channel>Application</Channel Computer>BREIMER-VISTA</Computer Security UserID="S-1-5-21-1542022375-2812859409-202284409-1000" / /System EventData Data>Product: Virtual Machine Additions -- {\Tahoma8}Due to Group Policy, you do not have sufficient permissions to install Virtual Machine Additions. For more information, contact your system administrator.</Data Data>(NULL)</Data Data>(NULL)</Data Data>(NULL)</Data Data>(NULL)</Data Data /Data Data /Data
Binary>7B35343335393542352D353146452D344531442D393238312D3531463031453035443130467D</Binary /EventData /Event

Additional thought: Vista on Vista might require a UAC requestor in the guest, but that should be all. The unistall option on the VPC Console Action Menu would be the same.
"Colin Barnhorst" wrote in message

The virtual machine additions are installed by capturing a cd image in the virtual cd drive of the guest while the virtual machine is running. The adds are written to the guest OS in the virtual machine and so have nothing to do with Vista.
Colin Barnhorst - MVP (Virtual Machine)
"Zapper" wrote in message Nope, not running VPC...if I were and had trouble, I would go to Virtual PC guy and ask him if he had any suggestions after I tried that.
I suggested it because I had to do that with a Pinnacle installer/uninstaller. It "installed" by using the XP compatibilty tab along with Run as Admin...but when you try to uninstall one of those "forced" programs from the "Installed Software" control panel, it will fail with either the not enough priveledges or wrong OS messages.
I had to search through the InstallShiled folder to find the write app to set up..seemed to work, would imagine that the VPC additions would be similar "Colin Barnhorst" wrote in message Have you done this, Zapper?
"Zapper" wrote in message find the uninstaller, right click and go to properties go to compatibility and click the run as admin box.
"A.J. Breimer" wrote in message Hi,
When trying to uninstall the Virtual Machine Additions on a Vista quest running in a Virtual PC (Vista build 5384) I get a message that I don't have sufficient permissions to do so. Does someone know how to do this (so uninstalling the VM Additions)?
The error details are as follows:
Log Name: Application Source: MsiInstaller Date: 29-6-2006 17:10:52 Event ID: 1013 Task Category: None Level: Error Keywords: Classic User: BREIMER-VISTA\Bob Computer: BREIMER-VISTA Description: Product: Virtual Machine Additions -- {\Tahoma8}Due to Group Policy, you do not have sufficient permissions to install Virtual Machine Additions. For more information, contact your system administrator. Event Xml: Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event" System Provider Name="MsiInstaller" / EventID Qualifiers="0">1013</EventID Level>2</Level Task>0</Task Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords TimeCreated SystemTime="2006-06-29T15:10:52.000Z" / EventRecordID>932</EventRecordID Channel>Application</Channel Computer>BREIMER-VISTA</Computer Security UserID="S-1-5-21-1542022375-2812859409-202284409-1000" / /System EventData Data>Product: Virtual Machine Additions -- {\Tahoma8}Due to Group Policy, you do not have sufficient permissions to install Virtual Machine Additions. For more information, contact your system administrator.</Data Data>(NULL)</Data Data>(NULL)</Data Data>(NULL)</Data Data>(NULL)</Data Data /Data Data /Data
Binary>7B35343335393542352D353146452D344531442D393238312D3531463031453035443130467D</Binary /EventData /Event

You will get the UAC prompt when the installer starts inside the guest, nothing else.
"Zapper" wrote in message

I read "When trying to uninstall the Virtual Machine Additions on a Vista quest " as saying that the Guest OS was Vista...thus it is a Vista permissions issue, correct?
"Colin Barnhorst" wrote in message The virtual machine additions are installed by capturing a cd image in the virtual cd drive of the guest while the virtual machine is running. The adds are written to the guest OS in the virtual machine and so have nothing to do with Vista.
Colin Barnhorst - MVP (Virtual Machine)
"Zapper" wrote in message Nope, not running VPC...if I were and had trouble, I would go to Virtual PC guy and ask him if he had any suggestions after I tried that.
I suggested it because I had to do that with a Pinnacle installer/uninstaller. It "installed" by using the XP compatibilty tab along with Run as Admin...but when you try to uninstall one of those "forced" programs from the "Installed Software" control panel, it will fail with either the not enough priveledges or wrong OS messages.
I had to search through the InstallShiled folder to find the write app to set up..seemed to work, would imagine that the VPC additions would be similar "Colin Barnhorst" wrote in message Have you done this, Zapper?
"Zapper" wrote in message find the uninstaller, right click and go to properties go to compatibility and click the run as admin box.
"A.J. Breimer" wrote in message Hi,
When trying to uninstall the Virtual Machine Additions on a Vista quest running in a Virtual PC (Vista build 5384) I get a message that I don't have sufficient permissions to do so. Does someone know how to do this (so uninstalling the VM Additions)?
The error details are as follows:
Log Name: Application Source: MsiInstaller Date: 29-6-2006 17:10:52 Event ID: 1013 Task Category: None Level: Error Keywords: Classic User: BREIMER-VISTA\Bob Computer: BREIMER-VISTA Description: Product: Virtual Machine Additions -- {\Tahoma8}Due to Group Policy, you do not have sufficient permissions to install Virtual Machine Additions. For more information, contact your system administrator. Event Xml: Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event" System Provider Name="MsiInstaller" / EventID Qualifiers="0">1013</EventID Level>2</Level Task>0</Task Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords TimeCreated SystemTime="2006-06-29T15:10:52.000Z" / EventRecordID>932</EventRecordID Channel>Application</Channel Computer>BREIMER-VISTA</Computer Security UserID="S-1-5-21-1542022375-2812859409-202284409-1000" / /System EventData Data>Product: Virtual Machine Additions -- {\Tahoma8}Due to Group Policy, you do not have sufficient permissions to install Virtual Machine Additions. For more information, contact your system administrator.</Data Data>(NULL)</Data Data>(NULL)</Data Data>(NULL)</Data Data>(NULL)</Data Data /Data Data /Data
Binary>7B35343335393542352D353146452D344531442D393238312D3531463031453035443130467D</Binary /EventData /Event

Updating the VM additions via the action menu works to the extend that the installation holds with a message that a number of files are in use. You can kill all processes which are mentioned (except the Explorer); installation now proceeds and reports success.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Colin Barnhorst" Newsgroups: microsoft.public.windows.vista.general Sent: Saturday, July 01, 2006 11:44 PM Subject: Re: Uninstalling Virtual Machine Additions

Additional thought: Vista on Vista might require a UAC requestor in the guest, but that should be all. The unistall option on the VPC Console Action Menu would be the same.
"Colin Barnhorst" wrote in message The virtual machine additions are installed by capturing a cd image in the virtual cd drive of the guest while the virtual machine is running. The adds are written to the guest OS in the virtual machine and so have nothing to do with Vista.
Colin Barnhorst - MVP (Virtual Machine)
"Zapper" wrote in message Nope, not running VPC...if I were and had trouble, I would go to Virtual PC guy and ask him if he had any suggestions after I tried that.
I suggested it because I had to do that with a Pinnacle installer/uninstaller. It "installed" by using the XP compatibilty tab along with Run as Admin...but when you try to uninstall one of those "forced" programs from the "Installed Software" control panel, it will fail with either the not enough priveledges or wrong OS messages.
I had to search through the InstallShiled folder to find the write app to set up..seemed to work, would imagine that the VPC additions would be similar "Colin Barnhorst" wrote in message Have you done this, Zapper?
"Zapper" wrote in message find the uninstaller, right click and go to properties go to compatibility and click the run as admin box.
"A.J. Breimer" wrote in message Hi,
When trying to uninstall the Virtual Machine Additions on a Vista quest running in a Virtual PC (Vista build 5384) I get a message that I don't have sufficient permissions to do so. Does someone know how to do this (so uninstalling the VM Additions)?
The error details are as follows:
Log Name: Application Source: MsiInstaller Date: 29-6-2006 17:10:52 Event ID: 1013 Task Category: None Level: Error Keywords: Classic User: BREIMER-VISTA\Bob Computer: BREIMER-VISTA Description: Product: Virtual Machine Additions -- {\Tahoma8}Due to Group Policy, you do not have sufficient permissions to install Virtual Machine Additions. For more information, contact your system administrator. Event Xml: Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event" System Provider Name="MsiInstaller" / EventID Qualifiers="0">1013</EventID Level>2</Level Task>0</Task Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords TimeCreated SystemTime="2006-06-29T15:10:52.000Z" / EventRecordID>932</EventRecordID Channel>Application</Channel Computer>BREIMER-VISTA</Computer Security UserID="S-1-5-21-1542022375-2812859409-202284409-1000" / /System EventData Data>Product: Virtual Machine Additions -- {\Tahoma8}Due to Group Policy, you do not have sufficient permissions to install Virtual Machine Additions. For more information, contact your system administrator.</Data Data>(NULL)</Data Data>(NULL)</Data Data>(NULL)</Data Data>(NULL)</Data Data /Data Data /Data
Binary>7B35343335393542352D353146452D344531442D393238312D3531463031453035443130467D</Binary /EventData /Event

I cannot find an Install Shield folder on the Vista OS, as the issue appears to be related to the Group Policy, I would prefer a solution along that way. Who can enlighten me on this item? It may also be possible that the VM additions could not be uninstalled at all (as they are - partly - loaded at the driver level).
----- Original Message ----- From: "Zapper" Newsgroups: microsoft.public.windows.vista.general Sent: Saturday, July 01, 2006 11:22 PM Subject: Re: Uninstalling Virtual Machine Additions

Nope, not running VPC...if I were and had trouble, I would go to Virtual PC guy and ask him if he had any suggestions after I tried that.
I suggested it because I had to do that with a Pinnacle installer/uninstaller. It "installed" by using the XP compatibilty tab along with Run as Admin...but when you try to uninstall one of those "forced" programs from the "Installed Software" control panel, it will fail with either the not enough priveledges or wrong OS messages.
I had to search through the InstallShiled folder to find the write app to set up..seemed to work, would imagine that the VPC additions would be similar "Colin Barnhorst" wrote in message Have you done this, Zapper?
"Zapper" wrote in message find the uninstaller, right click and go to properties go to compatibility and click the run as admin box.
"A.J. Breimer" wrote in message Hi,
When trying to uninstall the Virtual Machine Additions on a Vista quest running in a Virtual PC (Vista build 5384) I get a message that I don't have sufficient permissions to do so. Does someone know how to do this (so uninstalling the VM Additions)?
The error details are as follows:
Log Name: Application Source: MsiInstaller Date: 29-6-2006 17:10:52 Event ID: 1013 Task Category: None Level: Error Keywords: Classic User: BREIMER-VISTA\Bob Computer: BREIMER-VISTA Description: Product: Virtual Machine Additions -- {\Tahoma8}Due to Group Policy, you do not have sufficient permissions to install Virtual Machine Additions. For more information, contact your system administrator. Event Xml: Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event" System Provider Name="MsiInstaller" / EventID Qualifiers="0">1013</EventID Level>2</Level Task>0</Task Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords TimeCreated SystemTime="2006-06-29T15:10:52.000Z" / EventRecordID>932</EventRecordID Channel>Application</Channel Computer>BREIMER-VISTA</Computer Security UserID="S-1-5-21-1542022375-2812859409-202284409-1000" / /System EventData Data>Product: Virtual Machine Additions -- {\Tahoma8}Due to Group Policy, you do not have sufficient permissions to install Virtual Machine Additions. For more information, contact your system administrator.</Data Data>(NULL)</Data Data>(NULL)</Data Data>(NULL)</Data Data>(NULL)</Data Data /Data Data /Data
Binary>7B35343335393542352D353146452D344531442D393238312D3531463031453035443130467D</Binary /EventData /Event