Microsoft KB Archive/281612

= &quot;Remove Previous Installs&quot; Option Does Not Apply to Earlier Product Versions =

Article ID: 281612

Article Last Modified on 12/3/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition (32-bit x86)
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition (32-bit x86)
 * Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003 Premium Edition
 * Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q281612



SYMPTOMS
When you deploy a program with Group Policy, it is possible to remove previous installations of the program that were not installed by Group Policy by setting the following option on the Advanced menu:

Remove previous installs of this product for computers, if the product was not installed by Group Policy-based software Installation.

However, after setting this option and deploying the program to users or computers, you may discover that earlier (legacy) versions of the program have not been removed as expected.



CAUSE
This behavior can occur because this option does not work for earlier (legacy) versions of programs. Although the check box is functional, earlier versions of a program will not be removed.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

Keywords: kbbug kbenv KB281612

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