Changes in this morning’s update to dUninstaller v3.8
- Added remote updating of config and definitions files for scripting purposes (based on feedback from Tim @ Squatting Dog Development on our Happy Foolish Fun Hour podcast this Monday. Tim makes a Labtech RMM plugin for dUninstaller, more on this below!)
- Added encryption of registration settings and all non-numeric email settings. Previously the SMTP account password was encrypted, but with the new capability of remote update from a vanilla zip, it made sense to encrypt everything so server info isn’t sitting out there for all to play with.
- Codejock control for some visual elements was updated from 15.3.1 to 16.4.0 and bundled with the update package.
Usage notes added to the dUninstaller webpage:
- NEW in 3.8.0 – Remote config/defs update usage:
- dUninstaller /getconfig=[URL-to-ZIP-file]
- RECOMMENDED: Use an encrypted settings file so your email settings aren’t just sitting out there on the internet. The password is encrypted with versions prior to v3.8, however the v3.8 update encrypts all non-numeric email settings to keep your server/login info secure also. If upgrading from a previous version YOU MUST RE-SAVE YOUR CONFIG TO USE NEW ENCRYPTION SETTINGS PRIOR TO ZIP+UPLOAD OF THE INI FILE! (Just run dUninstaller.exe with no parameters, click the options tab, and then the Save button – all done!)
- Zip dUninstaller.ini by itself and put it on a web server. The zip file name can be anything as long as it is part of the URL (e.g.
- Cannot be combined with other command line parameters!
- dUninstaller /getdefs=[URL-to-ZIP-file]
- Zip all your definition files (*.txt inside the dUninstaller directory) and put the zip file on a web server. The zip file name can be anything as long as it is part of the URL (e.g.
- This feature requires the purchased/registered version! dUninstaller.ini must be in the same dir as dUninstaller.exe and it must have previously been registered.
- Cannot be combined with other command line parameters!
- dUninstaller /getconfig=[URL-to-ZIP-file]
Deployment and Scripting Notes added to the dUninstaller webpage:
- Command line parameters provided for scripting are for the purchased/registered version only, with the exception of the/getconfig=[URL] parameter which obviously must function without being registered (if no configuration/ini file existed for dUninstaller – but the gist is that it would presumably download a registered configuration for use – otherwise subsequent command line parameters would fail.)
- The included codejock OCX file – In later versions with the tabbed interface, a codejock ocx control for some visual elements is included (was v15.3.1, since dUninstaller v3.8 it has been updated to v16.4.0) and bundled with the download and update package. Note you DO NOT have to deploy the Codejock OCX file if you are using dUninstaller.exe in a scripted environment only with no user interface – the ocx is only required for the UI.
Squatting Dog Development is a software company that produces a plugin for dUninstaller to integrate with Labtech RMM software. We like the company and developer, and we want to promote the best possible usage for dUninstaller; but please keep in mind this is an independent, unaffiliated, “3rd party” software company, meaning we’re otherwise NOT affiliated nor can we provide product support for their software. Read more on Squatting Dog Development’s dUninstaller Labtech plugin at their website.
