Its probably good to note that msizap should be used sparingly because it's a bit dangerous - it sometimes goes overboard in what it removes - so you really want to make sure this tool is only used on development machines.
Derek -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bob Arnson Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2006 8:51 AM To: Peter G. Sakhno Cc: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Uninstall - questions Peter G. Sakhno wrote: > Does MSI increments the file's reference count if I install DLL, EXE > and any other files into [*:\Program files\My Product\System] directory not? > MSI maintains a reference count on every component it installs (except permanent components). That's separate from the SharedDllCount reference count. > How to get rid of previous "broken" installations? > The tool called MsiZap is included in the Platform SDK to remove registration at the per-product level. But it works only on the MSI data, not the actual install. -- sig://boB http://bobs.org _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
