I don't know if it's the right thing to do but this does the trick for me:
#include <shlobj.h>
int wmain(int argc, wchar_t* argv[])
{
SHChangeNotify(0x08000000, 0, NULL, NULL);
return 0;
}
-----Original Message-----
From: Brad Smith [mailto:brads...@tpg.com.au]
Sent: 28 August 2011 15:04
To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: [WiX-users] Application's icons still appearing in windows
Explorereven after uninstall
Hi,
I'm registering a filetype associated with my program's executable in
Windows 7, and it works perfectly:
...
<!-- Registration of file types -->
<ProgId Id='WixExample01.wixexample' Description='WixExample01 data
file'>
<Extension Id='wixexample' ContentType='application/wixexample'>
<Verb Id='open' Command='Open' TargetFile='WixExample01.exe'
Argument='"%1"' />
</Extension>
</ProgId>
...
However, I noticed that after the application is uninstalled, the
application's data files *still* have the icon viewable with the data files.
(i.e. 'MyDataFile.wixexample' still has the application icon viewable in
Windows Explorer). I noticed the associated entry in the registry has
correctly been removed (i.e. Under HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.wixexample) along with
all the other things typical with an uninstall.
When I log off or restart the machine, the icons are correctly removed. It's
as if windows needs a 'refresh'.
I get the feeling this is a windows or windows installer issue, and not
really a Wix problem. Can anyone point me in the right direction so the
icons in the application's data files disappear immediately after an
uninstall occurs?
Thank-you.
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