Hi Rob, Thanks for your reply. I will remove the uninstall shortcut.
Best wishes, Marc. ________________________________ From: Rob Mensching<mailto:r...@robmensching.com> Sent: 08/08/2013 15:46 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.<mailto:wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net> Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Burn and uninstall shortcut Not easily supported. The Windows Logo says to not create uninstall shortcuts so it's not an easily supported scenario in Burn. On Thu, Aug 8, 2013 at 5:14 AM, Marc Bartsch <marc.bart...@outlook.com>wrote: > Hi, > > We create an installation .exe with burn that successfully installs .NET4 > as a prerequisite and our .msi which was created with a wix script. All > this works quite well. > > Our wix script creates an uninstall shortcut (pretty much taken from the > wix how-to pages): > > <Shortcut Id="UninstallProduct" > Name="Uninstall Product Name" > Target="[SystemFolder]msiexec.exe" > Arguments="/x [ProductCode]" > Description="Uninstalls Product" /> > > If I use this shortcut, the application is correctly uninstalled and all > relevant files are removed. However, the entry in the installed programs > table in "Programs and Feature" is still there. I also notice that it is > not the burn UI that comes up if I use the uninstall shortcut. Basically, > my question is: How can I create an uninstall shortcut that removes the > entry in the Programs and Features table when using burn? > > Thanks a lot, > > Marc > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Get 100% visibility into Java/.NET code with AppDynamics Lite! > It's a free troubleshooting tool designed for production. > Get down to code-level detail for bottlenecks, with <2% overhead. > Download for free and get started troubleshooting in minutes. > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=48897031&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Get 100% visibility into Java/.NET code with AppDynamics Lite! It's a free troubleshooting tool designed for production. Get down to code-level detail for bottlenecks, with <2% overhead. Download for free and get started troubleshooting in minutes. http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=48897031&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Get 100% visibility into Java/.NET code with AppDynamics Lite! It's a free troubleshooting tool designed for production. Get down to code-level detail for bottlenecks, with <2% overhead. Download for free and get started troubleshooting in minutes. http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=48897031&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
