Re: [WiX-users] Inconsistently uninstalling windows service

2007-11-13 Thread Christopher Painter
What does the log show for the ActionState of the component to which the service is associated? Ben Reichelt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I solved the problem, an earlier version of the application had been installed using the msi packages, and then manually deleted without actually uninstal

Re: [WiX-users] Inconsistently uninstalling windows service

2007-11-13 Thread Ben Reichelt
I solved the problem, an earlier version of the application had been installed using the msi packages, and then manually deleted without actually uninstalling it. Uninstalling these older msi's fixed my windows service issues. Thanks for your help Bob On Nov 13, 2007 12:43 PM, Ben Reichelt <[EMA

Re: [WiX-users] Inconsistently uninstalling windows service

2007-11-13 Thread Ben Reichelt
I ran the verbose log. The only difference that I noticed between the working and nonworking machines was that on the working machine, the files to be removed had an "Action: Absent" whereas on the nonworking machine, the files to be removed had an "Action: HKCRFileAbsent" Here is the output near

Re: [WiX-users] Inconsistently uninstalling windows service

2007-11-13 Thread Bob Arnson
Ben Reichelt wrote: > The msi package installs and uninstalls correctly on my dev machine > (WinXP) and another dev server (Win2k3). There are two servers that > the msi fails to uninstall correctly. The files are all deleted, but > the windows service is not removed. Start with a verbose unin

[WiX-users] Inconsistently uninstalling windows service

2007-11-12 Thread Ben Reichelt
Hello all, I have an msi package that copies my windows service to the Program Files and then creates a windows service for the exe. On uninstall, I stop and remove the windows service. I am using the "ServiceInstaller" and "ServiceControl" elements to install/uninstall the service. The msi packa