I've run into an issue with Vista where the side by side assemblies
installed to WinSxS do not get removed when the uninstaller is run.

I found the <a 
href="https://connect.microsoft.com/VisualStudio/feedback/ViewFeedback.aspx?FeedbackID=260142";>Microsoft
Connect Issue 260142</a> which seems to indicate that it is normal
behavior for the WinSxS files in Vista to stick around and be deleted
at some later unspecified time.

I think the uninstaller is working properly because AssemblyUnpublish
is being called, but I have no way to be sure since the files never
seem to be removed. The computer i'm testing it on now had the
uninstaller run four or five days ago and has been rebooted several
times since then and the files are still there.

Has anyone else run into this issue and if so have you figured out any
way how to deal with it? Is there somewhere that can be checked that
will indicate that the files are indeed marked for deletion and
possible when that deletion is scheduled for? Or a way to force the
cleanup to happen? (Either as part of the uninstall process or at some
later date.)

Thanks for the help!

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