If repair works correctly, you'll need to do a minor upgrade or small
update. An .msp is typically how the small update is delivered... but a
minor upgrade (ship the whole MSI again) should work fine as well.

On Fri, Jun 29, 2012 at 9:58 PM, Uma Harano <uhar...@esri.com> wrote:

> Hi,
> I have a pretty horrible issue with a setup and I was hoping someone can
> help me with a solution.
>
> Setup version 1 has been released. The uninstall routine for this setup
> has a custom action (Written in C++) that has a bug. It locks up a folder
> in the install location and the folder is accessible only at the end of the
> MSI. I need to "upgrade" setup 1 to setup 1.1. Setup 1.1 upgrade uninstalls
> setup version 1 and then installs the new version. But since the uninstall
> of version 1 has the folders locked, the installation that follows does not
> work.
>
> Is there any way I can fix the uninstall custom action in version 1 during
> the version 1.1 upgrade? Running a msp before the upgrade is not an option.
>
> Any help will be GREATLY appreciated.
>
> Thanks!
> Uma Harano
>
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