Yes. Components are to be considered atomic (all or nothing) and so if that DLL is shared but the registry keys are not, they should not be part of the same component.
Since MyDLL uses either keys A, B, & C OR X, Y, & Z, none of those six keys is part of MyDLL's component. Only things that always, in all circumstances, have to be installed together or not at all should be in the same component together. -----Original Message----- From: Jacques Eloff [mailto:repst...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2009 10:58 AM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: [WiX-users] Shared components Hi I have a DLL that is installed by two MSIs. If I mark it as shared, I noticed that removing one product still leaves the DLL on the system. However, the components create different registry keys along with the DLL. So I would have the following: MSI 1, Component: MyDLL, Registry keys: A, B, C MSI 2, Component: MyDLL, Registry keys, X, Y, Z So, if I want to mark them as shared, should I rather place the registry keys in a separate component? I would like to keep the DLL on the file system until all the MSIs are removed, but the registry keys need to be removed immediately duiring an uninstall. Thanks, Jacques ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and focus on what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's new with Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and focus on what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's new with Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
