Just wanted to follow up to say thanks, that was very helpful. Steve
On Wed, Dec 9, 2015 at 5:32 PM, Shane Alexander <[email protected] > wrote: > Start with below to get info on how to uninstall an update to an Office > application. > > > http://eskonr.com/2015/01/how-to-uninstall-microsoft-office-security-updates-using-configuration-manager-2012/ > > http://blogs.technet.com/b/odsupport/archive/2011/04/21/how-to-automate-the-uninstallation-of-an-office-patch-programmatically.aspx > > I personally wouldn't use a Task Sequence (one reason is as you said, how > to then target the deployment (a collection of machines with the update > installed)). > > I'd create an Application for the uninstall, use a registry detection > method (you have to find where in the registry the update is registered as > installed, see below), and have an command line like from the above links. > > Then deploy that to all clients, as the detection method (if set up right) > will determine if the update is installed (or not) and only run if it is > detected. > > I don't have any Office 2010 installs, but below gives you an idea that an > update to an Office app, in this instance KB3114349 for Outlook 2013, can > put multiple entries in the registry, and may help with your detection > method (this is 32bit Office on a 64bit OS). > > > (Office 2013) > > > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{90150000-0011-0000-0000-0000000FF1CE}_Office15.PROPLUS_{7111EAFF-4C0E-4A76-8795-6C2007126BD6} > > DisplayName = Update for Microsoft Outlook 2013 (KB3114349) 32-Bit Edition > > > > (Outlook 2013) > > > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{90150000-001A-0409-0000-0000000FF1CE}_Office15.PROPLUS_{7111EAFF-4C0E-4A76-8795-6C2007126BD6} > > DisplayName = Update for Microsoft Outlook 2013 (KB3114349) 32-Bit Edition > > > > (Lync 2013) > > > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{90150000-012C-0000-0000-0000000FF1CE}_Office15.LYNC_{7111EAFF-4C0E-4A76-8795-6C2007126BD6} > > DisplayName = Update for Microsoft Outlook 2013 (KB3114349) 32-Bit Edition > > > > Cheers, > > > > Shane > > > ------------------------------ > Date: Wed, 9 Dec 2015 14:27:13 -0600 > Subject: [mssms] Best way to uninstall KB3114409? > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > > > While I normally let updates go to a small test group for a few days > before a wide deployment, yesterday's updates were inadvertently deployed > to all clients. Now the newly recalled KB3114409 is causing issues. > > I have found a couple of blog posts on creating a task sequence to remove > an update, but they didn't cover targeting the task sequence at clients > with a specific update installed. > > What is the best way to go about uninstalling a problematic update? > > Steve > > >
