Re: [WiX-users] DLLs and uninstalls

2007-08-09 Thread Alexei
Phil Wilson wrote: > > See if the log contains any of this type of thing: > > MSI (s) (CC:24) [13:58:42:909]: Disallowing uninstallation of component: > {15239D33-DAE9-46F3-BD59-264A2068B3BC} since another client exists > > They'll be before those Action: Null reports (which is why they might

Re: [WiX-users] DLLs and uninstalls

2007-08-08 Thread Wilson, Phil
ilson -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Alexei Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2007 10:16 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] DLLs and uninstalls The uninstall log yields the following, which I believe to show the pr

Re: [WiX-users] DLLs and uninstalls

2007-08-08 Thread Alexei
The uninstall log yields the following, which I believe to show the problem: MSI (s) (3C:D8) [17:52:54:296]: Doing action: InstallValidate MSI (s) (3C:D8) [17:52:54:296]: Note: 1: 2205 2: 3: ActionText Action ended 17:52:54: CostFinalize. Return value 1. MSI (s) (3C:D8) [17:52:54:296]: Feature:

Re: [WiX-users] DLLs and uninstalls

2007-08-08 Thread Bob Arnson
Alexei wrote: > 1) So how would I find out is Windows Installer is keeping a reference count > somewhere? > Create a verbose log when install and uninstall: msiexec /l*vx install.log /i mymsi.msi ... msiexec /l*vx uninstall.log /x mymsi.msi Then look for logging around the CostFinalize and In

Re: [WiX-users] DLLs and uninstalls

2007-08-08 Thread Alexei
Thanks for the reply Mike. I'm pretty new at all this, so please bear with me. Like you say - I should be (and was) relying on Windows Installer to deal with the uninstall, however I feel something strange is happening in this instance. Since if I were to run the application executable without ca

Re: [WiX-users] DLLs and uninstalls

2007-08-07 Thread Mike Dimmick
esence of the registry entries is a symptom, not a cause. -- Mike Dimmick -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Alexei Sent: 07 August 2007 10:28 To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] DLLs and uninstalls Hey guys, I'm stil

[WiX-users] DLLs and uninstalls

2007-08-07 Thread Alexei
Hey guys, I'm still struggling installing some DLLs...well - uninstalling some DLLs I've managed to get the fragments out of tallow, and to link my installer and it even seems to work. However when I uninstall the application the registry entries remain, and the files aren't removed from the WIND