If you target MSI 4.0 or later, you might see this reflected in the MsiSystemRebootPending property. The MSDN page for this property suggests authoring it into a launch condition.
On Thu, Jul 8, 2010 at 10:08, Samuel Larsen <slar...@vmware.com> wrote: > Hmmm. That was a good idea, but no, it looks like the > PendingFileRenameOperations key is not even present in the registry after the > uninstall. I think the overall approach of checking the registry will work > for me, however. We have some registry entries specific to our driver that > aren't removed after an uninstall until a reboot. If anyone has any more > ideas, I'd still like to understand how and why the system removes the > re-installed files at the next reboot. > > thanks, > - Sam > >> Hi, >> Does the driver uninstall put an entry into PendingFileRenameOperations >> in the registry? >> http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc960241.aspx >> >> If so you could check this key is clean before running the install, I >> have implmemented this in the past. >> >> Dave >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Samuel Larsen [mailto:slar...@vmware.com] >> Sent: 07 July 2010 17:55 >> To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> Subject: [WiX-users] Require reboot before re-installation >> >> Could someone suggest a method for forcing a reboot after an uninstall >> before another install is permitted? I have the following problem: My >> installer installs a device driver. An uninstall correctly removes the >> driver from the filesystem. If I re-install before rebooting, the >> re-installation seems to go smoothly and the driver is re-installed. >> On >> the next reboot, however, it looks like the driver is removed from the >> filesystem, which ultimately causes a crash. I don't understand the >> mechanism for this deletion. It seems that the uninstall marks the >> file >> for delete on the next boot and this 'flag' is not cleared when the >> file >> is replaced during the installation. One workaround would be to >> prevent >> re-installation after uninstall until there is a reboot. Can anyone >> offer any advice? >> >> thanks, >> - Sam > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > This SF.net email is sponsored by Sprint > What will you do first with EVO, the first 4G phone? > Visit sprint.com/first -- http://p.sf.net/sfu/sprint-com-first > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF.net email is sponsored by Sprint What will you do first with EVO, the first 4G phone? Visit sprint.com/first -- http://p.sf.net/sfu/sprint-com-first _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
