Re: [WiX-users] Uninstall removes registry keys not written by installer

2008-02-19 Thread Bob Arnson
hongping wrote: > Hi, I am creating an installer and writing to the registry. Third-party > installers might also be writing to the same location as my installer for > sharing information. However, what I am seeing is that upon uninstall, even > keys written by other installers are removed, not jus

Re: [WiX-users] Uninstall removes registry keys not written by installer

2008-02-19 Thread KStuart
Does it make sense to have it otherwise, if other packages, say product add-ons maintain registry entries under your products 'Software\MyApp' they are indicating a dependency on your product, therefore if your product in uninstalled they are no longer functional anyway, if that's not the case and

[WiX-users] Uninstall removes registry keys not written by installer

2008-02-19 Thread hongping
Hi, I am creating an installer and writing to the registry. Third-party installers might also be writing to the same location as my installer for sharing information. However, what I am seeing is that upon uninstall, even keys written by other installers are removed, not just the ones my installer