Need assistance with uninstalling previous version of Flash Player.

I am using SCCM to first deploy the unistall, then a new config file, and finally the install of Flash Player 11.8.800.xx.  With the last few versions of Flash Player, the uninstall command line is failing with a 1003 error.  I have tried uninstall_flash_player.exe -uninstall and also tried the switch /silent and no switch at all.  Same error.   These steps have worked in the past.  If I run the execute manually it works.  Any suggestions for a working silent uninstall command line for use with SCCM?  My test systems consist of win7-32 bit and 64 bit and Vista.  All error with 1003.

The uninstaller I used the first time was downloaded in June.  I had problems with it.  The product version on the uninstaller was 11.7.700.224.  Today under your suggestion, I downloaded the uninstaller again and it is for product version 11.8.800.94.  If I was removing Flash Player 11.7.700.169 wouldn't either version work for me?  Today's version did work after updated my package and used the -uninstall switch on my first test system.  Trying it on a couple more machines.

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