Remove legacy client and install 0.9.5 client

[johnomaz]

@Jbob I used Handlers.dll because it doesn’t exist with the legacy client install. If in the next version of the client it doesn’t exist, I’ll change the argument to look for a different file. FOGService.exe exists for all versions so it would never uninstall if it found the file on the legacy install.

[Joe Schmitt]

@johnomaz ,the next version should automatically remove the legacy client:
https://github.com/FOGProject/fog-client/issues/31

[Scott B]

@Jbob said:

@johnomaz ,the next version should automatically remove the legacy client:
https://github.com/FOGProject/fog-client/issues/31

Do you mean the next SVN or the next version of the client (0.9.6?).

[Joe Schmitt]

Version of the client.

[d4rk3]

1. Open a command prompt as Administrator.
2. Type wmic and hit enter.
3. /node:“Computer-01”,“Computer-02”,“Computer-03” /user:domain\user /password:password product where name=“FOG Service” call uninstall /nointeractive
4. From there you can deploy the new client

[Wayne Workman]

@d4rk3 While a valid solution, it’s not all that easy to accomplish when you have 500 to 6,000 hosts…

[d4rk3]

@Wayne-Workman Other than waiting for v0.9.6/re-imaging are there any easy ways to accomplish this on a large amount of hosts?

[Joe Schmitt]

@d4rk3 Snapins. If you are smart about forking processes you could use a snapin to upgrade the client.

[Wayne Workman]

@d4rk3 Or if your clients are bound to Active Directory, you can use a simple startup script similar to what is in the first post.

[d4rk3]

I’ve already upgraded all of my clients, I was just genuinely curious to know if any easier methods existed