43.2 Uninstalling Applications by Disassociating Users or Workstations

By default, when you disassociate an application from a user or workstation, Application Launcher no longer displays the Application object, but the application's files, shortcuts, INI settings, and registry settings are not removed from the workstation.

To configure an application to be uninstalled when it is disassociated from a user or workstation:

  1. Enable the application to be uninstalled. To do so:

    1. In ConsoleOne, right-click the Application object, then click Properties.

    2. Click the Common tab > Uninstall to display the Uninstall page.

    3. Select the Enable uninstall option to turn it on.

    4. Configure any other uninstall settings as desired. See Section 43.1, Enabling an Application to be Uninstalled or refer to the Help on the Uninstall page.

    5. Click OK to save your changes.

  2. Configure Application Launcher to uninstall the application rather than leave it. To do so:

    You must configure Application Launcher for each user or workstation from which you want uninstallation to occur upon disassociation. You can do this through User, Workstation, Group, Workstation Group, or container objects.

    1. Right-click a User, Workstation, Group, Workstation Group, or container object, then click Properties.

    2. Click the ZENworks tab > Launcher Configuration to display the Launcher Configuration page.

    3. Click the Add button to display the Launcher Configuration dialog box.

    4. Select the User tab, then the Unassociated days to uninstall setting.

    5. In the Values field, select Custom, then specify the number of days after disassociation that you want applications uninstalled.

      Specify 0 if you want uninstallation to occur immediately upon Application Launcher refresh or restart.

    6. Repeat Step 2.d and Step 2.e to configure uninstallation of workstation-associated applications, using the Workstation tab rather than the User tab.

    7. Click OK, then click OK again to save your changes.

The next time you disassociate a user or workstation (for which you've configured Application Launcher) from the application, the application is uninstalled from the workstation.