The $env.WinDir variable is only available during built time - on your PC, not at the end-users. Use MSI properties like [WindowsFolder] instead.
Best regards, Sebastian Brand Instyler Setup - Creating WiX-based MSI installations, elegantly. http://www.instyler.com -----Original Message----- From: Svein Dybvik [mailto:s...@steria.no] Sent: Thursday, September 10, 2009 10:58 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Calling $(env.SystemRoot)\regedit on uninstall Additional info: I created a small .net-application which lists all environment variables in the system (uses System.Environment.GetEnvironmentVariables();) And that returned: Systemroot = M:\WINDOWS SystemDrive = M: Windir = M:\WINDOWS And I'm using WiX 3.0. Svein -----Opprinnelig melding----- Fra: Svein Dybvik [mailto:s...@steria.no] Sendt: 10. september 2009 10:16 Til: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Emne: [WiX-users] Calling $(env.SystemRoot)\regedit on uninstall Hi I have an issue when uninstalling my application if the operating system is not installed on the C-drive. It reports this error in the event viewer: Product: MyProduct -- Error 1721. There is a problem with this Windows Installer package. A program required for this install to complete could not be run. Contact your support personnel or package vendor. Action: Unregister, location: C:\windows\regedit.exe, command: /s "M:\Program Files\MyCompany\MyProduct\unregister.reg" The operating system is installed on M: and I would then assume that env.WinDir or env.SystemRoot would return M:\Windows. But it still tries to run it from the c-drive. This is taken from my wxs-file: <!-- Regedit property --> <Property Id="REGEDIT">$(env.WinDir)\regedit.exe</Property> I have also tried: <Property Id="REGEDIT">$(env.SystemRoot)\regedit.exe</Property> . . . <!-- Custom actions --> <!-- Uninstall custom action: running unregister script --> <CustomAction Id="Unregister" Property="REGEDIT" ExeCommand="/s "[INSTALLDIR]unregister.reg""/> Is this a known issue? 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