getit Can't reinstall package when previous was installed, new installed, then old removed

[Mr. E 6]

Regards, this problems occurs from time to time in getit now I got bitten again.

Hopefully someone knows how and where I can tell to Getit that EurekaLog isn't installed so I can reinstall it.

 

This is the little story:

I got the EurekaLog Tools (free) v 7.0 installed, today I see the new version 7.7.5.0. and I do this:

• EurekaLog Tools 7 was installed via Getit
• Without uninstall the v7 in getit: I install the v7.7.5.0; the process goes without error, and the install remove the previous one, the IDE restarts; (I was expecting that Getit remove the old one and take out from Getit but no).
• In Getit now I see two versions installed. (annoying), then
• In Getit I uninstall the v7, it removes in GetIt and from Programs and Features too. Now I don't have the programs installed (but Getit shows as installed).
• In Getit that shows 7.7.5.0 is installed, when I try to uninstall, I got this error, and I can't reinstall again:

 

 

This happens with other package, but I don't remember how I "remove it", still get it shows the old version to install, as a reminder that I don't remember

 

Thanks in advance.

Edited December 1, 2018 by Mr. E

[FredS 138]

3 hours ago, Mr. E said:

I got this error, and I can't reinstall again

 

Good solution here

[Mr. E 6]

Indeed in my case, the solution is: backup and delete from the registry the guilty one, In my case my version is "..\BDS\18.0\.."

Quote

Luis Navarro from Embacadero just explained to me:

Close the IDE, then delete the OmniThread folder from MyDocuments\Embarcadero\Studio\17.0\CatalogRepository After that, you have to edit the registry and delete also the Omnithread folder from HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Embarcadero\BDS\17.0\CatalogRepository\Elements

This worked like a charm.
Note that for me there was no registry key in the above path for OmniThread yet. Perhaps the key only gets written upon successful installation of the package.
In that case you only need to delete the PackageName directory and reinstall.

 

Thank you @FredS