Re: [WiX-users] Uninstall question

2010-09-30 Thread Wilson, Phil
The only way that kind of sharing will ever really work is if you use the same component guids. If you are replacing a file from Product A and not using the same component guid as A you've broken the rules, after which things get unpredictable. Permanent=yes is typically not a good solution, e

Re: [WiX-users] Uninstall question

2010-05-12 Thread Wilson, Phil
010 3:29 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Uninstall question Try this Run the command MSIEXEC /X Notice the same message. No installer is involved. Message is coming from MSIEXEC.EXE or other Windows components associated with it. Message i

Re: [WiX-users] Uninstall question

2010-05-11 Thread Imgen
It's fixed after reinstalling. Thank you! -- From: "Leung, John C.H." Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2010 3:12 PM To: Subject: [WiX-users] Uninstall question > I understand that the uninstall information is store in registry key: > > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SO

Re: [WiX-users] Uninstall question

2010-05-11 Thread Chad Petersen
Try this Run the command MSIEXEC /X Notice the same message. No installer is involved. Message is coming from MSIEXEC.EXE or other Windows components associated with it. Message is not coming from an installer. It's using a slightly different code path depending on where you run it from (Command

Re: [WiX-users] Uninstall question

2008-05-27 Thread Bob Arnson
David Scott wrote: > I have an application that installs a website on a port which can be > modified by the user at install time. The problem is that if they try > to uninstall it from Add/Remove Programs I get an error because it > tries to uninstall the website using the default port specified

Re: [WiX-users] Uninstall question

2007-09-30 Thread Bob Arnson
rbok78 wrote: > Therefore I decided to simulate that situation. I installed an add-in > successfully. Then I only changed the registry value > (HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Excel\InstallRoot\Path) to fictional > path. I expected the add-in wouldn't be uninstalled due to different path. > How

Re: [WiX-users] Uninstall Question

2007-04-30 Thread Rob Hamflett
Sounds like you want a few RegistrySearch elements. After a quick search of Gábor's tutorial I found this if you want an example: http://www.tramontana.co.hu/wix/lesson1.php#1.5 Rob bob private wrote: > Hi, > > I hope someone is going to be able to offer some advice on this issue as > I seem