Can't uninstall old VW versions!

[JHEarcht]

I have three versions of VW on my computer : VW2011, VW2012, and VW2013. I want to remove the older versions. But when I use WindowsXP Add/Remove Programs only the VW Help files folders appear in the list. Even the current VW program is not in the list.

Mystified, I tried a separate Uninstall app and found the same list with the VW program folders missing. When I tried to remove the VW2011 Help files, the Add/Remove hung up. I can probably delete them manually, but I'd prefer not to.

Any ideas why the VW program folders don't show up in the Add/Remove list? Since they also don't show in the Uninstall app, is there another way to remove the files other than laboriously delete each folder, and then try to find all Registry entries?

[Guest Jim Kelly]

You can just delete the program folder, and the user folder if you like. The registry entries don't effect anything, so feel free to just ignore them.

[klinzey]

You can get the details on how to uninstall from the knowledge-base.

Uninstall Vectorworks

[JHEarcht]

Thanks for the link. But that's the "hard way" I was referring to. I guess I have no choice.

I'd still like to know why the VW program does not appear in the Add/Remove list like all other programs. Is it a Mac thing?

[Guest Jim Kelly]

It's because the installer isn't an MSI compatible installer, it's a custom installation system.