Hi Nick, I have a similar problem I think. Could you post the WiX snippet for the assembly that you were having problems with so that I can compare and contrast with my own install?
Many Thanks, /john ----- Original Message ----- From: "nickheppleston" <n...@modhul.com> To: <wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net> Sent: Thursday, May 14, 2009 10:52 AM Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Uninstall Assembly from GAC when Wix MSI Uninstalled > > Phil, > Many thanks for the reply. I spent some time reviewing the MsiAssemblyName > table and discovered that the third-party assembly I am trying to install > does not have ProcessorArchitecture attribute set, however I was > specifying > MSIL as the processor architecture in the WiX File element. > > As a result, the assembly manifest information being populated into the > MsiAssemblyName table didn't actually match the assembly in the GAC and I > presume that was the cause of the failure to remove the assembly. > > Once I had removed the processor architecture attribute on the File > element, > the assembly was successfully removed from the GAC. > > Many thanks for your help with this. > > Rgds, Nick. > > > Wilson, Phil wrote: >> >> Assuming there are no sharing issues keeping it installed, the typical >> reason for this is that the actual assembly name details do not match the >> description that ends up in the MsiAssemblyName table in the MSI file. >> This means that the identity must be fully specified with name, >> publickeytoken, processor architecture, version, culture. I thought >> something in WiX added all this to the MsiAssemblyName table. >> >> Phil Wilson >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: nickheppleston [mailto:n...@modhul.com] >> Sent: Wednesday, May 13, 2009 8:05 AM >> To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> Subject: [WiX-users] Uninstall Assembly from GAC when Wix MSI Uninstalled >> >> >> My WiX project installs a .Net 2.0 assembly into the GAC on install, >> however >> when I uninstall, the assembly remains in the GAC. Anyone have any >> pointers >> to how I go about removing the assembly from the GAC on uninstall? Is >> there >> an option similar to the RegistryKey 'createAndRemoveOnUninstall' action? >> >> I am using the following WiX entry to add the assembly to the GAC: >> >> <Component Id="LicencingAssembly" >> Guid="9ACD8C7F-FF79-47A4-8195-4825D96381D1" DiskId="1"> >> <File Id="Foo.dll" KeyPath="yes" Assembly=".net" >> ProcessorArchitecture="msil" Name="Foo.dll" >> Source="..\..\Binaries\Foo.dll" >> /> >> </Component> >> >> Rgds, Nick. >> >> -- >> View this message in context: >> http://n2.nabble.com/Uninstall-Assembly-from-GAC-when-Wix-MSI-Uninstalled-tp2884391p2884391.html >> Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> The NEW KODAK i700 Series Scanners deliver under ANY circumstances! Your >> production scanning environment may not be a perfect world - but thanks >> to >> Kodak, there's a perfect scanner to get the job done! 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