I'm not clear on what this means - maybe it's a typo? InstallInitialize isn't when files are removed:
"..... it needs to be stopped before the 'InstallInitialize' begins (i.e. before the files and the executables are removed)." It might help say something about what the reasons are. If there's some kind of files-in-use issue then you could integrate that app with the Restart Manager and Windows would look after shutting it down and starting it up, plus it could save state for it to restart where it left off. Otherwise, the problem is that the audited part of the install is between InstallInitialize and InstallFinalize and if you don't get that far because of a canceled UAC prompt then there is nothing to roll back. Phil Wilson -----Original Message----- From: maria de souza [mailto:maria.g.deso...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2010 12:01 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] How to write a custom action to launch an exe when UAC is cancelled or timed-out during uninstall ? We are building an installer for our product using the WIX technology. We set InstallPrivileges to 'elevated' as we need to write to the HKLM hive etc. The application has an exe that is launched after installation and runs on the system. For several reasons, it needs to be stopped before the 'InstallInitialize' begins (i.e. before the files and the executables are removed). On Vista and Windows 7, we need to recover and launch the exe again if the user cancels the UAC prompt or it times-out and the application is not uninstalled. In the wxs file, we define a rollback action: <CustomAction Id="RestartApp" Execute="rollback" FileKey="myapp.exe" ExeCommand="" Return="ignore" /> <InstallExecuteSequence> ... <Custom Action='RestartApp' After='InstallInitialize' >(REMOVE~="ALL" OR MaintenanceMode="Remove") AND Installed</Custom> </InstallExecuteSequence> However, this never gets called! How can I detect the UAC is cancelled and recover and launch the exe? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users *** Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail, including any associated or attached files, is intended solely for the individual or entity to which it is addressed. This e-mail is confidential and may well also be legally privileged. If you have received it in error, you are on notice of its status. Please notify the sender immediately by reply e-mail and then delete this message from your system. Please do not copy it or use it for any purposes, or disclose its contents to any other person. This email comes from a division of the Invensys Group, owned by Invensys plc, which is a company registered in England and Wales with its registered office at Portland House, Bressenden Place, London, SW1E 5BF (Registered number 166023). For a list of European legal entities within the Invensys Group, please go to http://www.invensys.com/legal/default.asp?top_nav_id=77&nav_id=80&prev_id=77. You may contact Invensys plc on +44 (0)20 7821 3848 or e-mail inet.hqhelpd...@invensys.com. This e-mail and any attachments thereto may be subject to the terms of any agreements between Invensys (and/or its subsidiaries and affiliates) and the recipient (and/or its subsidiaries and affiliates). ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
