On 2/12/2008 1:16 PM, Bos, Roger wrote: > I consider this a feature because when I am done testing the new > version, I just delete the old directory. Deleting the directory is > usually easier than uninstalling.
If you ran the installer with the default settings, just deleting the old directory will leave start menu entries in place, so it's better to do a proper uninstall. It also has the advantage of leaving behind files that weren't part of the installation: you never know what lost files you might find there. Duncan Murdoch > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Duncan Murdoch > Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2008 1:02 PM > To: Henrik Bengtsson > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [Rd] Uninstall registry key the same for all versions > (PR#10746) > > On 2/12/2008 12:45 PM, Henrik Bengtsson wrote: >> This is a beautiful example on how an added feature matures into a bug > >> over time :) >> >> I let the Windows developers argue with the pro's and con's of your >> suggestion. I just wanna add a related suggestion that when you have >> multiple installations and you run "Unistall R 2.6.0" the first dialog > >> ('R for Windows Uninstall') you see says "Are you sure you want to >> completely remove R for Windows and all of its components?" This >> message does not specify the version being uninstalled, so without >> previous experience you certainly wonder if this is going to install >> all of your R installations or just one. > > I'm just testing now, but I suspect Gerhard's suggestion of specifying > AppID will fix this too. > > Duncan Murdoch > >> >> My $0.02 >> >> /Henrik >> >> On Feb 12, 2008 8:20 AM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> Full_Name: Gerhard Thallinger >>> Version: R 2.2.0 through R 2.6.2 >>> OS: Windows XP >>> Submission from: (NULL) (129.27.145.220) >>> >>> >>> The uninstall key in the Windows Registry >>> (HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\) >>> is the same ("R for Windows_is1") for all R versions (at least from >>> 2.2.0 to 2.6.2). >>> >>> This prohibits managing multiple R versions in a clean way, since the > >>> installation of a new R versions overwrites the uninstall key of the >>> previous installed version. This makes an uninstall of a previous >>> version via "Add/Remove Software" impossible. >>> >>> The uninstall key should also contain the R version number (e.g. "R >>> for Windows 2.6.2_is1"). The name of the registry key can be set in >>> the Inno Setup definition file using the "AppId" directive. >>> At the moment "AppId" is not set, therefor "AppName" is used as the >>> key name. >>> >>> ______________________________________________ >>> R-devel@r-project.org mailing list >>> https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-devel >>> >> >> ______________________________________________ >> R-devel@r-project.org mailing list >> https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-devel > > ______________________________________________ > R-devel@r-project.org mailing list > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-devel > > ********************************************************************** * > This message is for the named person's use only. It ma...{{dropped:12}} ______________________________________________ R-devel@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-devel
