Which BootstrapperApplication are you using? If you're using wixstdba, I
expect it does not handle this scenario well. You'd want to create a BA
that is designed to show the MSI UI instead of it's own UI.

On Thu, Mar 22, 2012 at 9:17 AM, <robert_y...@non.agilent.com> wrote:

> Some further research after looking at some logs : when I install the .msi
> via "msiexec /I msiFileName.msi", CLIENTUILEVEL=0, which I guess is full
> UI.  When uninstalling via the command line below, CLIENTUILEVEL=2 and
> UILevel=3 (INSTALLUILEVEL_BASIC).
>
> So I guess my question is how to get burn to use a different CLIENTUILEVEL
> for installation vs. uninstallation ?
>
> From: YANG,ROBERT
> Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2012 8:51 AM
> To: 'wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net'
> Subject: Burn: uninstalling an MSI
>
> Hi all -- I've been tinkering with Wix 3.6 (build 2719), and set up a test
> bundle which installs a .msi package.  I wanted the msi's user interface to
> be displayed, so I specified DisplayInternalUI="yes" in MsiPackage.  This
> all seems to work fine for installation.
>
> On uninstallation I wanted to disable change/modify, so I specified
> DisableModify="yes" in the bundle.  When I go to uninstall the bundle,
> rather unexpectedly I see the Resume dialog.  The .msi uses the stock
> version found in Mondo, which apparently is shown on condition "Installed
> AND (RESUME OR Preselected)".
>
> The Resume dialog is not shown if I simply run "msiexec /x
> msiFileName.msi" or do an uninstall of the MSI from Add/Remove Programs.
>  Is there something else I should be doing ?  It would be fine to run the
> uninstall silently, but we need to have the UI shown on installation.
>
> Thanks for any advice or pointers !
> -Rob
>
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