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  einar@dolitt...

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  Uninstalling Silverlight 4 Beta on OSX

  Dec 20, 2009 04:54 AM | LINK

  I want to downgrade to SL3 on my Mac after accidently installing SL4 Beta. I've tried the SL3 uninstall procedure: rm -rf /Library/Internet\ Plug-Ins/Silverlight.plugin rm -rf /Library/Receipts/Silverlight*.pkg rm -rf ~/Library/Application\ Support/Microsoft/Silverlight But still get an error message when I try to install SL3 saying there is a newer version there. Anyone got any input on how to do this ?

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  Re: Uninstalling Silverlight 4 Beta on OSX

  Dec 20, 2009 05:15 AM | LINK

  Please go through the steps given by Silverlight team here is demo for uninstalling silverlight uninstall silverlight on mac os x:

  http://support.microsoft.com/gp/cp_silverlight_master/en-au#tab3

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  Re: Uninstalling Silverlight 4 Beta on OSX

  Dec 20, 2009 05:17 AM | LINK

  you will find solution for

  Uninstalling Silverlight for Macintosh

  • Video: Uninstalling Silverlight on a Macintosh OS X-based computer

  here is link http://support.microsoft.com/gp/cp_silverlight_master/en-au#tab3

  best luck

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  Re: Uninstalling Silverlight 4 Beta on OSX

  Dec 21, 2009 06:56 PM | LINK

  I had exactly the same problem. It turned out to be caused by receipts inside the hidden location /private/var/db/receipts:
  
  com.microsoft.installSilverlightPlugin.bom
  com.microsoft.installSilverlightPlugin.plist
  com.microsoft.installSilverlightPluginDebugApp.bom
  com.microsoft.installSilverlightPluginDebugApp.plist
  com.microsoft.installSilverlightPluginDebugFiles.bom
  com.microsoft.installSilverlightPluginDebugFiles.plist
  
  The solution was to run in Terminal:
  
  sudo rm /private/var/db/receipts/com.microsoft.installSilverlightPlugin*
  
  Afterwards installation of Silverlight 3 proceeded smoothly.
  

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  Re: Re: Uninstalling Silverlight 4 Beta on OSX

  Dec 29, 2009 04:15 PM | LINK

  Thanks a bunch. The last RM of receipts seemed to do the trick.

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  Re: Re: Uninstalling Silverlight 4 Beta on OSX

  Dec 16, 2010 08:11 PM | LINK

  I have a similar problem with uninstalling Silverlight.  Can you be more explicit about how to execute the steps you have listed here?  Where is the "terminal"?  What do I do with it once I find it?  Thanks!!

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  Re: Uninstalling Silverlight 4 Beta on OSX

  Dec 16, 2010 08:16 PM | LINK

  I found the Terminal!  And I ran the command that you suggested.  It returned this...

  rm: /private/var/db/receipts/com.microsoft.installSilverlightPlugin*: No such file or directory

  rm: /private/var/db/receipts/com.microsoft.installSilverlightPlugin*: No such file or directory

  Probably not a good sign.  My OS is version 10.6.5 and I'm trying to install Silverlight 4.  Thanks!

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  Re: Uninstalling Silverlight 4 Beta on OSX

  Aug 28, 2011 02:14 AM | LINK

  Here is what I did to get rid of the silly thing.

  1. Open Terminal

  2. Change to the receipts folder with this command: cd /var/db/receipts

  3. Look for the two culprits with this command: ls *Silverlight*

  2. Delete the first bug file with this: sudo rm com.microsoft.installSilverlightPlugin.bom

    (You will get a prompt asking you for your password. If your account is an admin account, it's your login password. It won't be displayed as you type it.  You will also get this warning: WARNING: Improper use of the sudo command could lead to data loss or the deletion of important system files. Please double-check your typing when using sudo. Type "man sudo" for more information.)

  3. Delete the second bug file with: sudo rm com.microsoft.installSilverlightPlugin.plist

    (The second time you execute a command with sudo it will not prompt you for a password)

  4. Ensure that there are no more Silverlight bugs with: ls *Silverlight*

  5. Reinstall (if you really want to).

  Note: Shame on Microsoft--when I went to one of the links suggested in here for manual instructions for removing the Silverlight beta, I did not get instructions. They posted a VIDEO. And the video was in WMV format!!!  Who uses that?