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> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: martedi 7 ottobre 2003 1.06
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: [WinPcap-users] Usage-counting Uninstaller
>
>
> We are having a problem with this scenario:
>
> 1. A user installs WinPcap using the WinPcap installer, maybe as part of
> another product installer.
> 2. The user then installs our product. It installs WinPcap silently,
> using the WinPcap installer.
Just to know, what is going to do your product?
> 3. The user then uninstalls WinPcap, maybe by uninstalling the first
> product.
>
> At this point, WinPcap is now no longer on the computer. Our product can
> no longer operate.
>
> Windows installers can use the "DLL usage counting" scheme to prevent
> this problem. The WinPcap installer does not seem to do this.
>
> Is there any workaround for this?
> Do you plan to add usage counting or some other scheme to address this
> issue in the near future?
Not really.
Please take in mind that WinPcap is a prototype, although is being used from
many companies.
So, we cannot spend time for this kind of issues for free.
If your company really need this feature, the sources are there, so please
do it yourself ;-))
fulvio
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