Sadly, no. We will have to tackle this in Burn but probably in its v2. On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 7:23 AM, Cody Gibson <cgib...@artoftest.com> wrote:
> 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 > > -- virtually, Rob Mensching - http://RobMensching.com LLC ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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
