JCWrs wrote:
> Hello all, At present when I go to Add\Remove Programs and click the Change
> button, my installer launches and runs as if a new installation is
> happening.  This is ok as the features box does show what is installed and
> what is not correctly, but one major drawback is that the user has to
> re-enter where they want to install the files even if they are removing a
> feature.  So, a few questions:
>
> 1) How can I specify a different UI for the Change process?
>   

The WixUI library provides a custom wizard sequence for maintenance mode.
> 2) When I run that process, is there a way to tell where the files have been
> installed previously?
>   

MSI remembers where components got installed but if you need properties, 
you need to write them during install and read them during maintenance 
mode. If you use the registry, you can use RegistrySearch to load them.

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