If you're trying to uninstall Remote Desktop, as described in document 108021, and then reinstall version 2.0, your attempt might fail with one of two symptoms.
Scenario 1: see an alert message that says "A newer version of the package is already installed."
When you click Done to close this message, the Remote Desktop application unexpectedly quits. The same thing happens each time you reopen the Remote Desktop application.
Scenario 2: Remote Desktop installs necessary components each time you open it, reports that the installation was successful, and then quits. It does this each time you open it, creating a sort of "looping installation" effect.
Because you may also see an installation or setup routine each time you try to reopen Remote Desktop in scenario 1, the two scenarios can seem very similar.
Note: If your intent is to update to version 2.1 and not to uninstall or reinstall 2.0, please refer to document 300329 instead.
To resolve the issue, execute the following commands in a Terminal window:
Note: These steps are not for Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger. They are for 10.3.9 and earlier.
$ sudo rm -rf /System/Library/PreferencePanes/SharingPref.prefPane/ $ sudo rm -rf /Library/Receipts/PantherSharing.pkg/
You may now open the Remote Desktop application to complete the installation.