If it needs to be independent and not part of an overall upgrade then no, msp is not the solution for you. Unfortunately im not entirely sure that there IS a way of doing what you want without there being a way of the user removing the msi using the control panel. The only other thing you could do is have the installer create shared files as well as the installed product and make one of these an .inf file that contains the installed information that your support desk can check to see if the product was EVER installed.
Richard Horsley -----Original Message----- From: Markus Karg [mailto:k...@quipsy.de] Sent: 01 April 2010 11:20 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Prevent deinstallation Well, the problem is actually less that we want to prevent *files* from getting removed (the module itself is not a file but a once-run proprietary script that removes itself as soon as it successfully terminated) but that we want to prevent (a) the uninstall button produces any kind of error message (e. g. it does not find the self-erased file), and (b) our hotline falls into a trap when checking for installed modules using the system control panel, not seeing the module anymore there. Also, the modules are only dependent of the main product, but must be independent of other modules. So this sounds as if .msp is *not* the solution then? > -----Original Message----- > From: Richard Horsley [mailto:richard.hors...@eicltd.com] > Sent: Donnerstag, 1. April 2010 12:05 > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Prevent deinstallation > > Theoretically yes, they will be able to remove the patch from "Programs > and Features" if they click on "View installed updates", however, if > you create the patch correctly, removing it will not actually remove > the patched files. I have a patch process that works in this way. It > should be noted though, that if you create any further patches that > rely on the original being installed first, the user will have to be > aware of the upgrade path. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Markus Karg [mailto:k...@quipsy.de] > Sent: 01 April 2010 10:58 > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Prevent deinstallation > > In theorey we could, but: > > Will this solve the problem? > > Will the user be able to see that the module was installed? > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Richard Horsley [mailto:richard.hors...@eicltd.com] > > Sent: Donnerstag, 1. 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