I think the alternative way is to mark the component as 'Permanent':
http://wix.sourceforge.net/manual-wix3/wix_xsd_component.htm
<http://wix.sourceforge.net/manual-wix3/wix_xsd_component.htm>
Depending on what you need: this way leaves the component patchable.
-- Yan
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From: Wilson, Phil [mailto:phil.wil...@invensys.com]
Sent: Tue 4/13/2010 21:08
To: wixus...@glenneroo.org; General discussion forWindows Installer XML toolset.
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Leave files after uninstall?
See the MSI SDK docs for the Component table - set the Component guid to be
null (empty). The effect of this is that the component isn't registered (so it
can't be repaired) and it won't be uninstalled.
Phil Wilson
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From: glenneroo [mailto:gl...@glenneroo.org]
Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2010 9:12 AM
To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: [WiX-users] Leave files after uninstall?
Is there a way to NOT delete files during uninstall?
Thanks,
glenn
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