Thanks for the reply Boris. As per my understanding, there is a feature <CloseApplication/> with Wix v3.0 which sends the WM_CLOSE message to the systray.exe.But right now i'm using WiX v2.0; any idea how to implement the same here?
Boris Krivonog wrote: > > You should terminate your system tray application "softly", meaning that > you send WM_CLOSE message to systray.exe. This way, the systray.exe > application is notified that it is about to shut down and has time to > remove icon from tray. See link for details: > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/178893. Off course, systray.exe must > have a valid window which will shut down you app when this message is > received. > > Hope this helps. > > Anidil wrote: >> Oki..I could get the systray process killed but the tray icon waits for a >> mouse over to disapear, because of that the installer throws an icon file >> in >> use dialog.Is there a way to avoid this ? >> >> >> Alexander Shevchuk wrote: >> >>> "Files In Use" dialog is shown by InstallValidate action. Schedule your >>> custom action before InstallValidate. >>> >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Anidil >>> Sent: Friday, February 22, 2008 3:16 AM >>> To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net >>> Subject: [WiX-users] Custom action sequencing problem >>> >>> >>> I use the following custom action to kill systray process befre the >>> uninstall. >>> <Binary Id= ...... /> >>> <CustomAction Id="StopUserExe" BinaryKey="taskkill" ExeCommand ="/im >>> systray.exe /t /f" Impersonate="yes" Return="asyncNoWait" /> >>> >>> >>> <InstallExecuteSequence> >>> <Custom Action="StopUserExe" >>> Before="RemoveFiles">Installed</Custom> >>> </InstallExecuteSequence> >>> >>> This works fine but i get the Files in Use dialog before the CA actually >>> runs.How do i be sequencing the CA to run at the start of uninstall? Or >>> is >>> there any way to sequence 'Files in Use' dialog? Please help >>> -- >>> View this message in context: >>> http://www.nabble.com/Custom-action-sequencing-problem-tp15632069p15632069.html >>> Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft >>> Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. >>> http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ >>> _______________________________________________ >>> WiX-users mailing list >>> WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net >>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft >>> Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. >>> http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ >>> _______________________________________________ >>> WiX-users mailing list >>> WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net >>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users >>> >>> >>> >> >> > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft > Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. > http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Custom-action-sequencing-problem-tp15632069p15710092.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
