You can also return IDRESTART from OnShutdown().
On Mon, Oct 1, 2012 at 8:44 AM, Henning Krause <m...@henningkrause.eu>wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have created a managed bootstrapper using burn which installs one to
> three MSIs. One of the packages might require a restart of the system.
>
> What I now do is this:
>
> private void ApplyComplete(object sender, ApplyCompleteEventArgs e)
> {
> // ..
> if (e.Restart == ApplyRestart.RestartInitiated ||
> e.Restart == ApplyRestart.RestartRequired)
> {
> IsRebootRequired = true;
> e.Result = Result.Restart;
> }
> // ...
> }
>
> So, in the OnApplyComplete event I basically tell Burn to restart.
>
> However, this is not very user friendly, as the user might want to delay
> the restart.
>
> One solution would be to pop up a message box asking the user whether he
> wants to restart the computer now or later. But I find that this is not the
> optimal solution.
>
> Ideally, main window of the installer should just state that the
> installation was successful but a restart is required. It would contain a
> checkbox, which the user could check to indicate that he wants to restart
> the computer immediately.
>
> The problem is, that I can't tell burn to restart the computer. The only
> way I know is the Result property in the OnApplyComplete handler. But that
> method is long gone...
>
> Is there another way to tell burn to restart the computer? Or do I have to
> implement that on my own?
>
> Kind regards,
> Henning Krause
>
>
>
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