On Dec 27, 2006, at 11:27 AM, Stuart A. Malone wrote: > In most respects, the uninstall is working. The old IS installer is > run in the proper mode, the old files and shortcuts are being > removed, etc. The problem is that the Add/Remove control panel still > shows the old IS entry alongside the new WiX entry after the upgrade > is complete. Clicking on the Change/Remove button for the old IS > entry immediately makes the entry disappear, but we really want this > cleaned up automatically.
Looks like it's time to answer my own question. :) Maybe it will save someone else some trouble in the future... It turns out that InstallShield MSI installs cannot be cleanly uninstalled using standard MSI techniques. I found an found this article <http://community.macrovision.com/showpost.php? p=367780&postcount=12> on Macrovision's web site that describes the problem and how to work around it using a custom action. The relevant KB articles for how to uninstall an InstallShield MSI project are: http://support.installshield.com/kb/view.asp?articleid=Q111440 http://support.installshield.com/kb/view.asp? pcode=ALL&articleid=Q106685 Best wishes, --Stuart A. Malone Llamagraphics, Inc. Makers of Life Balance personal coaching software http://www.llamagraphics.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
