Microsoft KB Archive/282041

= Uninstalling Remote Desktop with MSI Does Not Remove the Mstscax.dll File =

Article ID: 282041

Article Last Modified on 1/15/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
 * Microsoft Windows XP Professional

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This article was previously published under Q282041





SYMPTOMS
If you install Remote Desktop by using Microsoft Installer (MSI), MSI installs the Mstsc.exe, and Mstscax.dll files in the System32 folder, but if you uninstall Remote Desktop by using MSI, you cannot remove the Mstscax.dll file.



RESOLUTION
To remove the Mstscax.dll file, you have to perform a complete removal of Remote Desktop in Microsoft Management Console (MMC). When you uninstall Remote Desktop this way, you will receive a prompt to confirm that you want to delete this file.



STATUS
This behavior is by design.



MORE INFORMATION
Leaving this file in the System32 folder does not cause any negative effects.

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