That's by design. The current behavior keeps Burn out of all kinds of inconsistent states that no one wants to try to debug.
Reboot, or avoid the reboot. <smile/> On Wed, Jul 25, 2012 at 3:40 PM, Darwin Baines <da...@microsoft.com> wrote: > Burn seems really strict on enforcing reboots. > > You can't uninstall after an install until a reboot happens when it is > "required". It also goes the other way when you uninstall, you can't > re-install without a reboot. > > It looks like what controls this is found in > \src\burn\engine\registration.cpp. > > Specifically RegistrationDetectResumeType check a registry entry for a > reboot pending flag and kicks you out of the install. > > This has made it difficult to write re-install scripts that clean the > install off and reinstall it. > > Is there an easy way to bypass the "reboot pending" stuff and allow the > installer to run anyways? > > I could fiddle with the registry, but that probably isn't the approach I > want to take. This check is probably run and set before the ba has control > anyways. > > Thanks > Darwin > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Live Security Virtual Conference > Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and > threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions > will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware > threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > -- virtually, Rob Mensching http://RobMensching.com LLC ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
