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The older version of Garmin Express cannot be removed. Contact your technical support group.

A few facts:

1. It happens on the latest Windows 10 Professional x64. But it also happened on the previous version (before May update).

2. The problem isn't just with this version (7.0.0.0), the same message occured with a few previous versions (like 4 or 5 of them).

(Yes, I don't have Garmin Express installed for a very long time.)

3. I already removed all Garmin traces in registry. RegCool always does its job perfectly.

4. My PC is fully updated. sfc/scannow does not find any problems.

5. I don't have any Garmin related files and folders on my PC.

Now, Garmin...when do you plan to release a fix for this annoying bug? If ever...

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0 That's me. :-) over 4 years ago

Removing Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2019 Redistributable (x86) didn't help.

0 SUSSAMB over 4 years ago in reply to That's me. :-)

Well I've never come across that message before so I'd try contacting Garmin Product Support if this doesn't help:

https://support.garmin.com/en-US/?faq=6nBhfHhXik18XrRU6BfULA&searchQuery=uninstall%20garmin%20express

0 That's me. :-) over 4 years ago in reply to SUSSAMB

Sorry to dissapoint you, but this link is useless. I don't have Garmin Express installed and I don't need some "verified technician" (not targeted on you but on the text on the link you posted) to tell me some logical steps. I posted specified problem with steps I already made and expect replies related to what I already did.

Garmin developers should makde the official universal tools, just like the one for Microsoft Office installation removal is.

0 That's me. :-) over 4 years ago in reply to That's me. :-)

However, the irony here is that when I run any old GE installer, I get the response that GR can't be downgraded.

LMAO, how to downgrade something you don't have installed?

0 SUSSAMB over 4 years ago in reply to That's me. :-)

You may have parts of it installed without you knowing. Either way it seems your system is in a bit of a mess, so call Product Support for detailed help.

0 That's me. :-) over 4 years ago in reply to SUSSAMB

Nope, system is not messy. If it would be, I'd have unstable and slow system. It's not.

And I will surelly not call from Slovenia on some foreign number to get some "help".

It looks Garmin Forums is the same like many other forums of big companies.

0 SUSSAMB over 4 years ago in reply to That's me. :-)

Then email them if you need help with this as remotely diagnosing an issue like yours over a forum is virtually impossible.

0 That's me. :-) over 4 years ago in reply to SUSSAMB

Already did a few months ago ang got just link to Garmin Forums and standard "blah-blah-blah" "advices" (like go to Programs to uninstall).

0 SUSSAMB over 4 years ago in reply to That's me. :-)

Have you tried going back to say you've tried that and what next? The forums here are mainly user to user so with system specific issues only Garmin can help. You could try contact via their twitter or facebook pages?

0 That's me. :-) over 4 years ago

Well, after creating key 31C9EB3A-5F0C-49E7-8E6C-D404E48F433D in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products I was finally able to install x86 Visual C++ 2015-2019.

I just went through the error log in create one key by one.

Now I'm struggling with x64 Visual C++ 2015-2019 - my dear Windows tells me every time that it cannot remove the older version of x64 Visual C++ 2015-2019. The "funny" thing is that this installation doesn't exist. So it looks there is something in the registry that installer doesn't like.

I even tried with ./VC_redist.x64.exe -uninstall in Poweshell. Doesn't work.

GarminExpress installer (now version 7.0.1.0) tells me that the older version of GarminExpress cannot be removed. Still struggling with that.