Uninstall Adv Client with no site server present

[trock1004]

Is there any way to uninstall the advanced client from a computer if the site server has already been removed from the environment?

Using CCMClean doesn't do the trick. The SMS Agent Host service doesn't get off loaded and the four .cpl files in Control Panel do not get removed.

Any help is very much appreciated. Thanks!!

Tony

 

[mib147]

Does ccmclean.exe give you any kind of error message? Are you running the latest ccmclean.exe? The presence of a site server should not affect the uninstall.

 

[trock1004]

Thanks for the response.

No, there are no error messages. It completes much faster than it should, like 30 seconds compared to the average 2 or 3 minutes or more depending on the speed of the machine in question.

The version of CCMClean I'm using is v2.50.3025.1000.

Tony

 

[trock1004]

In checking the event viewer on one of the PCs I have the following errors.

Event Type: Information
Event Source: SmsClient
Event Category: None
Event ID: 10801
Date: 1/18/2006
Time: 10:37:48 AM
User: N/A
Computer: AHPDXF01
Description:
The description for Event ID ( 10801 ) in Source ( SmsClient ) cannot be found. The local computer may not have the necessary registry information or message DLL files to display messages from a remote computer. The following information is part of the event: , , , , , , , , , , , .



Event Type: Error
Event Source: MsiInstaller
Event Category: None
Event ID: 11921
Date: 1/18/2006
Time: 10:46:57 AM
User: AHPDX\Rock
Computer: AHPDXF01
Description:
Product: SMS Advanced Client -- Error 1921. Service 'SMS Agent Host' (CcmExec) could not be stopped. Verify that you have sufficient privileges to stop system services.
Data:
0000: 7b 39 30 39 32 43 30 42 {9092C0B
0008: 38 2d 44 35 46 33 2d 34 8-D5F3-4
0010: 42 46 39 2d 38 30 38 44 BF9-808D
0018: 2d 32 30 38 39 32 44 45 -20892DE
0020: 42 34 46 38 42 7d B4F8B}


I'm a domain admin. I shouldn't have any problems with privilages.


Event Type: Error
Event Source: EventSystem
Event Category: Notification
Event ID: 4097
Date: 1/18/2006
Time: 10:51:39 AM
User: N/A
Computer: AHPDXF01
Description:
The COM+ Event System detected a bad return code during its internal processing. HRESULT was 80040111 from line 295 of .\notify.cpp. Please contact Microsoft Product Support Services to report this error.

I don't know if this relates or not since I really have no idea what it refers to.

Even though CCMClean reports that it was successful I also have the following informational event.


Event Type: Information
Event Source: MsiInstaller
Event Category: None
Event ID: 11725
Date: 1/18/2006
Time: 10:51:59 AM
User: AHPDX\Rock
Computer: AHPDXF01
Description:
Product: SMS Advanced Client -- Removal failed.
Data:
0000: 7b 39 30 39 32 43 30 42 {9092C0B
0008: 38 2d 44 35 46 33 2d 34 8-D5F3-4
0010: 42 46 39 2d 38 30 38 44 BF9-808D
0018: 2d 32 30 38 39 32 44 45 -20892DE
0020: 42 34 46 38 42 7d B4F8B}


Tony

 

[mib147]

I have had trouble with the SMS client service stopping smoothly. Go into task manager and end the ccmexec.exe process. Then run ccmclean.exe.

 

[trock1004]

Good call! Unfortunately, the ccmexec process isn't listed.


Tony

 

[mib147]

Is the service running? If the service is running the process has to exist.

 

[trock1004]

The only service I see related to SMS that's still listed as a service is the SMS Agent Host service. But it's not started.

Tony