Re: [WiX-users] Burn: uninstalling an MSI

2012-03-28 Thread robert_yang
I'm not sure if my previous reply went through, so I'll try again. My first try was using the standard bootstrapper, and after looking through more of the source found that the UI level is being set in the engine in MsiEngineCalculateInstallLevel. There is related code in MsiEnginePlanAddPac

Re: [WiX-users] Burn: uninstalling an MSI

2012-03-23 Thread robert_h_yang
Thanks ! Yes, it's using the standard bootstrapper. In the meantime I hunted through the source and found MsiEngineCalculateInstallLevel, MsiEnginePlanAddPackage and WiuInitializeExternalUI.. wondering if there is a good way to intercept the UI level in a custom BA. Maybe using IBootstrapperEn

Re: [WiX-users] Burn: uninstalling an MSI

2012-03-23 Thread Rob Mensching
Which BootstrapperApplication are you using? If you're using wixstdba, I expect it does not handle this scenario well. You'd want to create a BA that is designed to show the MSI UI instead of it's own UI. On Thu, Mar 22, 2012 at 9:17 AM, wrote: > Some further research after looking at some logs

Re: [WiX-users] Burn: uninstalling an MSI

2012-03-22 Thread robert_yang
Some further research after looking at some logs : when I install the .msi via "msiexec /I msiFileName.msi", CLIENTUILEVEL=0, which I guess is full UI. When uninstalling via the command line below, CLIENTUILEVEL=2 and UILevel=3 (INSTALLUILEVEL_BASIC). So I guess my question is how to get burn

[WiX-users] Burn: uninstalling an MSI

2012-03-22 Thread robert_yang
Hi all -- I've been tinkering with Wix 3.6 (build 2719), and set up a test bundle which installs a .msi package. I wanted the msi's user interface to be displayed, so I specified DisplayInternalUI="yes" in MsiPackage. This all seems to work fine for installation. On uninstallation I wanted to