The custom action isn't the problem it is all the regular files put down by the
installer that don't roll-back
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From: Bob Arnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Wed, 6 Jun 2007 6.01am
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] How to install files, run an action, then delete the
files??
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I have an MSI which installs files by dropping them in specific >
> directories. It then runs a custom action which may mail. > > If it fails,
> the MSI reports there has been a problems and the > progress bar goes
> backwards. Normally this is the point where it will > remove all the files it
> dropped onto the target system, but in this > case it doesn't remove them.
When is the CA scheduled? MSI rolls back only during the installation
transaction, so anything after InstallFinalize won't roll back, for example.
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