Re: [WiX-users] Prevent Registry Removal

2006-09-28 Thread Bob Arnson
Don Pratt wrote: > (directed to the list at large...) > If you put the registry value in it's own component and use the same > component GUID for al of your installs, shouldn't MSI's reference > counting keep the key around until all of the apps that need it are > uninstalled? > Sure, that ma

Re: [WiX-users] Prevent Registry Removal

2006-09-27 Thread Don Pratt
(directed to the list at large...) If you put the registry value in it's own component and use the same component GUID for al of your installs, shouldn't MSI's reference counting keep the key around until all of the apps that need it are uninstalled? Don BrianG wrote: >My company has differen

Re: [WiX-users] Prevent Registry Removal

2006-09-27 Thread BrianG
Thanks for the information. You actually stated what I proposed to the other application teams. But you know how some can get set in their ways, so I was curious if there was a work-around that I could do on my end. It sounds like there is not though. BrianG Mike Dimmick wrote: > > This reg

Re: [WiX-users] Prevent Registry Removal

2006-09-27 Thread Mike Dimmick
r 2006 14:39 To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Prevent Registry Removal My company has different applications that use the same USB device. As such, they all install registry keys for the AutoPlay functionality of the device. I need to prevent the removal of the device'

[WiX-users] Prevent Registry Removal

2006-09-27 Thread BrianG
My company has different applications that use the same USB device. As such, they all install registry keys for the AutoPlay functionality of the device. I need to prevent the removal of the device's DeviceHandlers key upon uninstall of an application. If this key is removed, it breaks the AutoP