R help - Jul 2011 - trouble with uninstall

Hello,
Today I installed R for Windows version 2.13.1, but realized that it's not
something that I need right now.    I attempted to uninstall it, but am getting
the following error message:

"This Installation can only be uninstalled on 64-bit Windows."

I am running Windows XP Professional, Version 2002, SP 3.

I've also tried the unins000.exe file as suggested in the help, and I get
the same "64-bit Windows" message with that executable.

Mainly I'm wondering if there is a workaround for this issue, or an
alternative method for uninstalling so I can circumvent the error message.

Thank you in advance,
John

John W. Hangen, GISP
GIS Coordinator
City of Milford, CT

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You could doa manual uninstall.  Read windows FAQ for Windows on the
entries the R installation program makes to the windows registry.  It
also describes how to remove the registry entries.  Once you have done
this you can simply delete the R directory.  You will be missing a
very good piece of software but if that is what you want.

I don't know what went wrong with your original install.  Perhaps
someone who knows more about the R install program might explain.  I
have installed and  uninstalled many versions of R on XP (32-bit) and
7 (32- and 64-bit) and have never seen any comparable problem.

Best Regards

John

On 25 July 2011 21:50, John Hangen <JHangen at ci.milford.ct.us>
wrote:
> Hello,
> Today I installed R for Windows version 2.13.1, but realized that it's
not something that I need right now. ? ?I attempted to uninstall it, but am
getting the following error message:
>
> "This Installation can only be uninstalled on 64-bit Windows."
>
> I am running Windows XP Professional, Version 2002, SP 3.
>
> I've also tried the unins000.exe file as suggested in the help, and I
get the same "64-bit Windows" message with that executable.
>
> Mainly I'm wondering if there is a workaround for this issue, or an
alternative method for uninstalling so I can circumvent the error message.
>
> Thank you in advance,
> John
>
> John W. Hangen, GISP
> GIS Coordinator
> City of Milford, CT
>
> * Please consider the environment before printing this email
>
>
>
>
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>
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>


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Hello

I had the same problem today.

Error Message:  "This Installation can only be uninstalled on 64-bit
Windows." 
Computer System:  Windows 7 Enterprise SP1 32-bit
R Version attempted:  R 2.13.1 (installed as part of the R and Friends
package from http://rcom.univie.ac.at/download.html)

I have R 2.12.0 successfully running on another machine using Windows 7
64-bit.

The reason I tried to uninstall is because the installation hanged at a
certain point.  I went down the basic path of R installation only.  Since
installation was unsuccessful, I logged off and tried again a few times. 
Then, when I tried to uninstall, the software gave an error message.

I believe version 2.13.1 for Windows was packaged incorrectly, thus causing
both installation and uninstallation problems.

It is possible to uninstall manually.  If someone knows of a fix to this
installation or uninstallation problem, please post to this thread (which
might help other people who have the same problem).  

My resolution will be to drop back to an earlier version of R, and then wait
for another future version beyond 2.13.1 -- sad that this particular build
has some flaws



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Hi Mark,

I do not have any XP or 32 bit systems lying around to try out
anymore, but I have R 2.13.1 running just fine on two Win 7 x64
systems.  Have you tried downloading it again and reinstalling?  My
antivirus has an unwelcomed predilection to remove R.dll which causes
havoc unless I set a manual exception for it.  Have you checked to
verify nothing else is interfering with the install/uninstall?

Cheers,

Josh

On Sun, Aug 7, 2011 at 11:59 AM, marktab <mail2009 at marktab.com>
wrote:
> Hello
>
> I had the same problem today.
>
> Error Message: ?"This Installation can only be uninstalled on 64-bit
> Windows."
> Computer System: ?Windows 7 Enterprise SP1 32-bit
> R Version attempted: ?R 2.13.1 (installed as part of the R and Friends
> package from http://rcom.univie.ac.at/download.html)
>
> I have R 2.12.0 successfully running on another machine using Windows 7
> 64-bit.
>
> The reason I tried to uninstall is because the installation hanged at a
> certain point. ?I went down the basic path of R installation only. ?Since
> installation was unsuccessful, I logged off and tried again a few times.
> Then, when I tried to uninstall, the software gave an error message.
>
> I believe version 2.13.1 for Windows was packaged incorrectly, thus causing
> both installation and uninstallation problems.
>
> It is possible to uninstall manually. ?If someone knows of a fix to this
> installation or uninstallation problem, please post to this thread (which
> might help other people who have the same problem).
>
> My resolution will be to drop back to an earlier version of R, and then
wait
> for another future version beyond 2.13.1 -- sad that this particular build
> has some flaws
>
>
>
> -----
>
> Mark Tabladillo
> Data Mining Architect
> Microsoft MVP; SAS Developer
> http://www.marktab.net
> --
> View this message in context:
http://r.789695.n4.nabble.com/trouble-with-uninstall-tp3694855p3725426.html
> Sent from the R help mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
>
> ______________________________________________
> R-help at r-project.org mailing list
> https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help
> PLEASE do read the posting guide
http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html
> and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.
>


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Programmer Analyst II, ATS Statistical Consulting Group
University of California, Los Angeles
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On 11-07-25 4:50 PM, John Hangen wrote:
> Hello,
> Today I installed R for Windows version 2.13.1, but realized that it's
not something that I need right now.    I attempted to uninstall it, but am
getting the following error message:
A brute force uninstall is fairly easy:  just delete the directory it 
was installed in.  It will leave some registry entries behind, but those 
should be harmless.

If you can give more details on where you downloaded it from and what 
options you chose when you installed it, it would be appreciated.  I 
just tried an install and uninstall of the CRAN 2.13.1 version on 32 bit 
XP and had no errors.

Duncan Murdoch
>
> "This Installation can only be uninstalled on 64-bit Windows."
>
> I am running Windows XP Professional, Version 2002, SP 3.
>
> I've also tried the unins000.exe file as suggested in the help, and I
get the same "64-bit Windows" message with that executable.
>
> Mainly I'm wondering if there is a workaround for this issue, or an
alternative method for uninstalling so I can circumvent the error message.
>
> Thank you in advance,
> John
>
> John W. Hangen, GISP
> GIS Coordinator
> City of Milford, CT
>
> * Please consider the environment before printing this email
>
>
>
>
> 	[[alternative HTML version deleted]]
>
> ______________________________________________
> R-help at r-project.org mailing list
> https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help
> PLEASE do read the posting guide
http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html
> and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.