I don't usually have issues adding or removing different versions of NB so i was supprised to run into this. On my Windows 7 Box when I removed NB and canceled the installation since i decided it would be good to first back up my project files, the installer stopped working correctly since. Basically in my Control Panel>Programs>Programs and Features when I attempt to uninstall a popup window that says NetBeans IDE Installer pops up with message "configuring the uninstaller" and the progress bar goes to 100 percent and disappears. So I tried manually uninstalling by removing my .nbi and .netbeans directory and deleting the Program Files/NetBeans 7.1.2 and Program Files\glassfish-3.1.2 folders and did a reinstall. Now in my Control Panel Programs Programs and Features i have two entries of glassfish and netbeans. when i try using either of them I get the same behavior i originally did which is the popup followed by no activity. I imagine if i do another manual reinstall i'll end up with a ton of entries in my Program and Features list. I've been going at this for a couple of hours now and any advise is greatly appreciated.
Windows – NetBeans 7.1.2 will not uninstall properly on Windows 7
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Every application in Windows may have upto three options in 'Programs and Features' section; ie uninstall, change or repair.
Uninstall means to remove the application from the OS.
Change means to add or remove certain features or components from the application.
Repair means to verify if the application is installed correctly and if not, fix any issues with an incorrect installation.
(Remove Only) applications can only be uninstalled. The change and repair options will not be available.
The below image is for reference showing all the three available options.
I found the answer at the end of this tutorial:
VMware KB: Cleaning up after an incomplete deinstallation on a Windows host
Two ZIP files have been attached to this article, which you need to run. They clean all registry entries related to VMware from Windows.
Best Answer
Try removing everything from netbeans in program files. Then if you try to uninstall again, it will work. I have had the same problem and solved it as such.