I think you can edit the registry (via custom action or another way) to
set WindowsInstaller to 0, and change UninstallString to "MsiExec.exe /x
{blah} /l*v C:\q.txt".
I don't know what is the best way to achieve this, or if there won't be
any ill effects.
Castro, Edwin G. (Hillsboro) wrote:
> I don't think it's possible to enable logging at uninstall time from the
> control panel to a custom location for a very specific package.
> _As I understand it_ the control panel simply does the equivalent of
>
> Msiexec.exe /x [productcode]
>
> That's it. Your only option is to enable logging for all installers *OR*
> uninstall from the command line.
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sai Kodi [mailto:saik...@hotmail.com]
> Sent: Friday, August 06, 2010 9:50 AM
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> Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Logging while uninstalling from Control Panel
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> Hi Pally,
>
> That's not what I am looking for. I have already done that search and I know
> how that works.
>
> I want to be able to create a log file during uninstallation only at a custom
> location with a custom file name. I don't want to enable logging for all the
> installers. I just want to log the uninstallation of my application.
> Using msiexec, I can do that using:
>
> Msiexec.exe /x [productcode] /l*v uninstall.log
>
> How can I achieve a similar behavior while uninstalling from Control Panel?
>
> Thanks,
> Sai Kodi
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: saikodi [mailto:saik...@hotmail.com]
> Sent: 06 August 2010 07:51
> To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
> Subject: [WiX-users] Logging while uninstalling from Control Panel
>
>
> Hello All,
>
> If the user uninstalls an application from Control Panel, is it possible to
> provide an uninstallation log file somehow for the uninstallation process?
> If so, how would I provide that log file name and location?
>
> Please advise.
>
> Thanks,
> Sai Kodi
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