Hey Michael, I'm going to step out on a limb with this one and say that this is a Vista bug, not an MSI issue if it is a bug at all. It almost sounds like something is holding a handle to that directory. If a process has a hold of it then it will not be removed until the handle is let go. In the case of it being a bug, I would venture to guess that Vista itself is holding the handle until you log off.
I would veture to guess you could use some of the sysinternal tools to find out if there is a handle to that directory. Sorry I don't have a direct answer, but I hope this helps a bit. Thanks, -- Brian Rogers "Intelligence removes complexity." - Me http://icumove.spaces.live.com On Thu, Jul 31, 2008 at 3:38 PM, Michael Ballou <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Is it a known MSI issue that Vista doesn't refresh the start menu > completely after uninstalling a product? > > > > The problem I see is that the product folder for my start menu icons do > not appear to be removed after uninstalling my product. When I check > the actual folder mapped for the start menu, the folder is actually > removed properly, but an empty folder is displayed under All Programs. > The icons themselves and some subfolders are removed, however the main > folder is still displayed as (empty). > > > > C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Product > > > > Once I log off and log back in, the removed folder is no longer > displayed in the start menu. > > > > My product is installed with ALLUSERS=1 and I'm running on Vista > Ultimate x86 SP1. I also have that specific folder set to be removed in > the RemoveFile table (also to avoid ICE errors). > > > > Thanks, > > Mike Ballou ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
