diff --git a/packages/notepad++.xml b/packages/notepad++.xml
index 61c06f1..2cbf7ad 100755
--- a/packages/notepad++.xml
+++ b/packages/notepad++.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
         <variable architecture="x86" name="INSTALL_PATH" value="%PROGRAMFILES%\Notepad++" />
         <variable architecture="x64" name="INSTALL_PATH" value="%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\Notepad++" />
  
-        <check type="uninstall" condition="versionequalto" path="Notepad\+\+" value="%PKG_VERSION%" />
+        <check type="uninstall" condition="versionequalto" path="Notepad\+\+.*" value="%PKG_VERSION%" />
  
         <!-- remove plug-ins to prevent installer hanging -->
         <!-- Exit code of "1" can occur if there are no .dll files in the plugins dir. This happens if a previous installation has been uninstalled,