I have changed my code. But it doesn't work.
Please have a look at the code, there may be something wrong with <directory> I
think.
Do I miss some important things?
<Directory Id="TARGETDIR" Name="SourceDir">
<Directory Id="ProgramFilesFolder" Name="PFiles">
<Directory Id=" MyAppFolder" Name=" myappname">
<Directory Id="INSTALLDIR" >
<Component Id="Service" Guid="....PRODUCT GUID....">
<RemoveFolder Id="ProgramMenuDir" Directory="ProgramMenuDir"
On="uninstall" />
<RemoveFolder Id="INSTALLDIR" Directory="INSTALLDIR"
On="uninstall" />
<RegistryKey Root="HKCU" Key="Software\ myappname ">
<RegistryValue Value="Uninstall" Type="string" KeyPath="yes" />
</RegistryKey>
...
<!-- add the component files -->
...
<File .... Vital="yes" />
...
</Component>
</Directory>
</Directory>
</Directory>
</Directory>
<UI>
...
<Dialog ....
...
</Dialog>
<AdminUISequence>
<Show Dialog="FatalError" OnExit="error" />
<Show Dialog="UserExit" OnExit="cancel" />
<Show Dialog="ExitDialog" OnExit="success" />
<Show Dialog="PrepareDlg" Before="CostInitialize"></Show>
<Show Dialog="AdminWelcomeDlg" After="CostFinalize" />
<Show Dialog="ProgressDlg" After="AdminWelcomeDlg" />
</AdminUISequence>
<InstallUISequence>
<Show Dialog="FatalError" OnExit="error" />
<Show Dialog="UserExit" OnExit="cancel" />
<Show Dialog="ExitDialog" OnExit="success" />
<Show Dialog="PrepareDlg" After="LaunchConditions" />
<Show Dialog="WelcomeDlg" After="MigrateFeatureStates">NOT
Installed</Show>
<Show Dialog="ResumeDlg" After="WelcomeDlg">Installed AND (RESUME OR
Preselected)</Show>
<Show Dialog="MaintenanceWelcomeDlg" After="ResumeDlg">Installed AND
NOT RESUME AND NOT Preselected</Show>
<Show Dialog="ProgressDlg" After="MaintenanceWelcomeDlg" />
</InstallUISequence>
</UI>
<InstallExecuteSequence>
<Custom Action= ...... >(NOT Installed)</Custom>
<Custom Action="rollback" Before="InstallFinalize"/>
<RemoveExistingProducts After="InstallFinalize" />
</InstallExecuteSequence>
From: Rob Mensching [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 2008/11/26 1:42
To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] How can I get the correct INSTALLDIR at the beginning
of uninstall?
Things *might* also get confused if a CustomAction is modifying the Directory.
PS: Directory/@Name="." is the same as not having the Directory/@Name.
-----Original Message-----
From: Kevin Richardson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2008 08:54
To: Jianjun An (Person Consulting)
Cc: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] How can I get the correct INSTALLDIR at the beginning
of uninstall?
In that case, something is definitely wrong. Uninstall should work
from any install location without your intervention.
You had said that we were both doing the same thing, but your
directory table is not the same as mine. You have:
> <Directory Id="TARGETDIR" Name="SourceDir">
> <Directory Id="ProgramFilesFolder" Name="PFiles">
> <Directory Id="INSTALLDIR" Name=".">
> <Directory Id="MyApp" Name=" myappname ">
> < File ......... />
> </Directory>
> </Directory>
> </Directory>
> </Directory>
I have:
> <Directory Id="TARGETDIR" Name="SourceDir">
> <Directory Id="ProgramFilesFolder" Name="Program Files">
> <Directory Id="MyAppFolder" Name="myappname">
> <Directory Id="INSTALLDIR />
> </Directory>
> </Directory>
> </Directory>
Notice that your INSTALLDIR is nested *above* the MyApp folder, and
also has a Name attribute. I've never seen this done, and it might be
messing with the uninstall. It almost seems like you're defining
INSTALLDIR as the Program Files folder.
Maybe it's valid... I'm not sure. But you definitely shouldn't have to
"tell" Windows Installer where your components were installed in order
to remove them.
-kevin
On Nov 25, 2008, at 2:20 AM, Jianjun An (Person Consulting) wrote:
>
> The problem is my MSI cannot remove the components if user changed
> default install path which I did not save it into registry.
>
> The context about this problem is in the attachment.
>
> Thanks
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