[Bug 41269] MSI uninstaller does not clean up Registry's UpgradeCode, ProductCode

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https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=41269

--- Comment #43 from Nikolay Sivov <bunglehead at gmail.com> ---
(In reply to Reinhold from comment #42)
> No I have not aware of such a function in Windows. 
> 
> The inconsistany in the Registry with Wine comes from this bug.
> - even when this bug is corrected an existing Wine Registry stays
> inconsistant
> - only a new Wine setup AND with new installations of all those MSI apps the
> Registry becomes clean ( and, of course, for a a new WINEPREFIX)
> 
> In order to get a clean Registry with an existing Wine installation when
> updating the corretion, does Wine need to be newly installed AND all apps? 
> My view: cannot be the solution.
> 
> Alternatively, at the Wine installation with the corrections a somehow
> "audit" function needs to be added to clean the Registry inconsistancy.
> 

Normally we don't do that - if a wine bug causes inconsistent wineprefix state,
and bug is fixed eventually, suggested way is to remove wineprefix and start
over.

> I think an answer needs to be provided with the correction. Or if Wine
> offers such capabilities, please let me know.

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