Excel 2013 - Patch Removal - Multiple ARP Entries

Question

Hello Team,

This is regarding query for removal of Office patches. 

When we install below any of patch, it creates approx. 33 ARP entries & i observed that each entry belongs to each MUI of that patch).  

Ms-Office Product ID is : {90150000-0011-0000-0000-0000000FF1CE}

excel2013-kb3141475-fullfile-x86-glb.exe (Patch GUID : {49E6BAC2-BAE5-4B46-AFCC-331936819A7A})

excel2013-kb3128008-fullfile-x86-glb.exe (Patch GUID : {3A675DF4-DF0A-45C4-A6C5-7EE1A808E0AB})

We want to uninstall above any patch completely through SILENTLY by using below command, but it's removing only one patch (1 out of 33 update ARP-entries). 

 Msiexec /I {90150000-0011-0000-0000-0000000FF1CE} MSIPATCHREMOVE={EB8C947C-78B2-85A0-644D-86CEEF8E07C0} /qb (or /qn)

We have tried many blog sites answers to uninstall patch completely, but didn't got any correct command line.

So, can you please provide or suggest correct command line to uninstall SILENTLY (all ARP entries of Office update patch)?

Regards,

Arun Phunde

Answer 1

Dear Team,

Thanks for suggestion.  Published query at Technet. 

https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/53875ef5-8712-4347-a03e-fd3565555e0d/excel-2013-patch-removal-multiple-arp-entries?forum=excel

Regards,

Arun Phunde

Answer 2

Hi,

We suggest that you post your query on TechNet forum to get the best answer. Your concern is highly technical that should be handled by professional support or Microsoft Developers.

Thank you.

Answer 3

Please provide any suggestion or further update?

Answer 4

Hello Sir,

Thanks for response. We tried but it's not working as expected.

For "excel2013-kb3128008-fullfile-x86-glb.exe", Patch GUID is {3A675DF4-DF0A-45C4-A6C5-7EE1A808E0AB}.

For Ms_Office_Prof2013, Product code is {90150000-0011-0000-0000-0000000FF1CE}

I ran below command through cmd :

msiexec.exe /package {90150000-0011-0000-0000-0000000FF1CE} /uninstall {3A675DF4-DF0A-45C4-A6C5-7EE1A808E0AB} /qn

Still it's removing only one ARP entry from 33 ARP entries which are installed through 'excel2013-kb3128008-fullfile-x86-glb.exe' patch.

As Example, below three MUI specific ARP entries (out of 32) mentioned for your reference. 

{90150000-0015-0405-0000-0000000FF1CE}

{90150000-0015-0407-0000-0000000FF1CE}

{90150000-0015-040C-0000-0000000FF1CE}

Same behaviour observed for excel2013-kb3141475-fullfile-x86-glb.exe patch as well.

Also in provided blog they mentioned about Office2003/2007, not about office-2013.

Need your advice.

Regards,

Arun Phunde

Answer 5

Hi,

Let's use this article on how to automate the uninstallation of an Office patch programmatically.

Feel free to send us your feedback at your convenience

Regards.