In cases when corrupt configuration or any other system-related failures prevents uninstalling an application, the only option could be to use Safe Mode. However, Windows Installer may malfunction while in Safe Mode.
The following steps could help in such a case:
net start msiserver
Now double-click on the application .msi file to uninstall the application from your system.
The following steps could help in such a case:
- press F8 when booting the system, while in splash screen, to invoke Safe Mode
- open a command prompt window (run cmd.exe)
- run the following commands:
net start msiserver
Now double-click on the application .msi file to uninstall the application from your system.