So, how best can I resolve this issue? Given the directory structure
below...
<Directory Id="TARGETDIR" Name="SourceDir">
<Directory Id="MYROOTDIR" Name="Company"> <!-- we don't install under
program files, by default -->
<Directory Id="FEAT1DIR" Name="Feature1"/>
</Directory>
</Directory>
I allow the installer to change MYROOTDIR during the UI sequence, so some
time _after_ the UI sequence I'll need to set ARPINSTALLLOCATION (during
install only). During uninstall/upgrade how do I retreive the
InstallLocation value? Will it be set to ARPINSTALLLOCATION by Windows
Installer? Or do I need to read the registry myself with a
AppSearch/RegLocator?
On Thu, Nov 21, 2013 at 11:58 PM, Blair Murri <os...@live.com> wrote:
> And that is part of the reason for the best practice advice to not use
> TARGETDIR for anything except the "parent" of directories that are defined
> by well known system paths.
>
> -Blair
>
> > From: r...@robmensching.com
> > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
> > Date: Fri, 22 Nov 2013 00:32:25 +0000
> > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] InstallLocation (reg value) vs TARGETDIR vs
> Volume free space...
> >
> > Depends how you defined InstallLocation in your Directory tree. The
> TARGETDIR behavior you noted is the Windows Installer documented behavior.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Tony [mailto:yellowjacketl...@gmail.com]
> > Sent: Friday, November 22, 2013 2:04 AM
> > To: WiX Users
> > Subject: [WiX-users] InstallLocation (reg value) vs TARGETDIR vs Volume
> free space...
> >
> > We have couple of environments in which C: has less free space than E:.
> > During install we select C:\... for installation and the product
> installs and runs fine. However, during uninstall, TARGETDIR is set to E:
> which causes the uninstall to fail. We have worked around this issue by
> explicitly setting TARGETDIR on the command line when we uninstall. This
> is far from ideal.
> >
> > I noticed today in the Uninstall registry tree entry for our product,
> that InstallLocation value is not set. If this were correctly set to C:\...
> > would this fix our issue? How exactly do I make sure WiX sets
> InstallLocation?
> >
> > --
> > Tony
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