Thanks On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 3:25 PM, Blair <os...@live.com> wrote:
> 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 > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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
