Using vnc to uninstall old vnc and install new vnc

[dwilson]

I apologize if this has been addressed already. I have not been able to find an answer to this problem i've run into.


I need to uninstall WinVNC and install UltraVNC 1.0.1.

I have approx 80+ computers that are currently running WinVNC 3.3 or 4. All these computers are WinXP Pro. with SP2. These computers are all in remote locations and I can only access them through VNC.


If I uninstall the old winvnc, I won't be able to get back onto the computer.

If I install the new ultravnc while I am remotely accessing the computer using the old winvnc, i get disconnected and can't get back into it to finish the install or to uninstall the old winvnc.


Any assistance or advise or comments or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks for your time.

[redge]

if you don't lose your time,
try and use your prefered tool available to vnc-related products
http://forum.ultravnc.net/viewforum.php?f=27

there 2 free (need a prerequired work before push new one)
there 2 paid (small fee)

I can't give name for not advantage one to another one !
and nobody can give a name on this topic.

[BarqMulch]

Hi dwilson,

I had the same problem. I made a script that performs the following commands, which uninstalls the old VNC server and installs the new one:

Make a UVNCSetup.bat file from the commands below and copy it, the UltraVNC-101-Setup.exe and UltraVncDriverSetupSilent.exe to the desktop on the remote computer.

Run UVNCSetup.bat:

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"C:\Program Files\RealVNC\WinVNC\winvnc.exe" -remove
ping 127.0.0.1
UltraVNC-101-Setup.exe /silent /log
UltraVncDriverSetupSilent.exe /silent /log
"C:\Program Files\UltraVNC\winvnc.exe" -sinstall
ping 127.0.0.1
net start winvnc
"C:\Program Files\UltraVnc\Driver\setupdrv.exe" install
"C:\Program Files\UltraVNC\winvnc.exe" -sinstall
ping 127.0.0.1
net start winvnc

For some reason I have to install VNC as a service twice, once before and after the mirror driver. Not sure why, but it doesn't seem to work if you only do it once. The pings simply introduce a several second pause in the procedure, to allow the previous command to fully complete.

After running the batch file (and getting disconnected) you should be able to connect back up to the computer after a minute or two using UltraVNC Viewer.