I am wondering if there is a way set a product dependency in the Windows product install information somewhere. My goal here is that if the user tries to uninstall product A (via our installer or via Add/Remove Programs) before uninstalling product B (which has a dependency on A causing B to break if they inadvertently uninstall A) I would like that uninstall blocked. I realize I could modify the installer for product A to look specifically for product B and block the uninstall if found. That approach worries me because what happens when we create and add product C to the mix with the same dependency after product A's release. We're back to the same problem that product C will be broken because the user (not knowing better) uninstalled product A.
In other words I'd like a method in which at the time product B, C, etc. is installed to have a dependency added/recorded somewhere somehow so that when the user tries to uninstall product A, they are blocked and told something like "Product A cannot be uninstalled because it is used by products B, C, etc.". Does such a mechanism exist natively in Windows Installer? I've been looking and haven't found it so far. Thanks, Cody ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Planet: dedicated and managed hosting, cloud storage, colocation Stay online with enterprise data centers and the best network in the business Choose flexible plans and management services without long-term contracts Personal 24x7 support from experience hosting pros just a phone call away. http://p.sf.net/sfu/theplanet-com _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
