Made stupid mistake in uninstalling!

danielwsc · October 5, 2017, 3:16am

I’m on
Windows 10
and just (5 Oct 2017) downloaded the Windows Installer.
On re-boot, Docker couldn’t run.

So I used this script

docker-archive/toolbox/blob/master/osx/uninstall.sh

#!/bin/bash

# Uninstall Script

if [ "${USER}" != "root" ]; then
	echo "$0 must be run as root!"
	exit 2
fi

while true; do
  read -p "Remove all Docker Machine VMs? (Y/N): " yn
  case $yn in
    [Yy]* ) docker-machine rm -f $(docker-machine ls -q); break;;
    [Nn]* ) break;;
    * ) echo "Please answer yes or no."; exit 1;;
  esac
done

echo "Removing Applications..."
rm -rf /Applications/Docker.app

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to uninstall Docker and it uninstalled Docker! Only thing is that it left the entry in the Apps on Settings.
Yes I just now noticed the osx but surprise, my Windows Powershell ran with it no problems.

Then when I tried to re-install Docker, it said that something was up-to-date and the re-install stopped without doing anything.
Then I re-booted the system and re-downloaded another Windows installer, same thing.

Now I am stuck with a docker entry on my app settings and no docker. I would rather have a functioning docker but if not, as I am a Docker noob and have no time to learn how to trouble-shoot a non-working obviously complicated piece of software, no Docker at all.

I think I can remove the app setting entry with regedit but thought that I would seek some advice before going off again half-cocked.

Please help.

edit:
P.S. There are no regedit entries so I guessed the uninstall worked! Only thing is that the entry is still on the App Settings.
P.P.S. Used this … Absolute Uninstaller - Remove Programs Easily and Completely, Uninstall Software | Glarysoft

pridocimage · November 6, 2018, 9:59am

Hi @danielwsc, I am facing the similar issue. Please let me know if you have found the solution for this.

john0022 · November 8, 2018, 6:37pm

hey there, am too facing the same problem. Hope you will help me in sorting out my problem too. Thanks in advance @john0022
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niknot · November 27, 2018, 1:19pm

Same issue.
There must be something specific that the installer uses to come to the faulty conclusion “existing installation is up to date”. Question is what that ‘something’ is…

I’ve got nothing Docker-related in:

C:\Program Files\Docker
~/AppData
Registry (as far as I can see)

pavelciapa · December 21, 2019, 1:55pm

Used similar PS script from stackoverflow to delete Docker from Windows. Now I’m stuck. Help please

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