Invoking the Setup on Click of Remove option in Add/Remove Programs

[Sanjay Sharma]

Hi

Does any one know how to invoke a particular setup in full UI mode instead
of the default /x mode when user clicks on remove button available in
Control Panel -> Add/Remove programs.

Regards
Sanjay Sharma

 

[Stefan Krueger [MVP]]

I don't think that's possible. But you can disable the Remove button by
setting the ARPNOREMOVE property in your msi. This would force users to
click Modify and then select Remove in your maintenance welcome dialog.

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Stefan Krueger
Microsoft Windows Installer MVP

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[Luke Surace]

You should be able to modify the registry after the uninstall and change the
UninstallString to be whatever you like. You might be able to implement this
as a custom action at the end of your install, or after the RegistryProduct
action

 

[Sanjay Sharma]

Hi
Thanx for the reply.
Currently Remove button is disabled but the end users want it to be enabled.
And changing the registry entry for the Uninstall string doesnt help in any
way.

Regards
Sanjay Sharma

 

[Bob Arnson]

Currently Remove button is disabled but the end users want it to be enabled.
And changing the registry entry for the Uninstall string doesnt help in any
way.

If the WindowsInstaller value in the program's Uninstall key is 1, the
Add/Remove Programs applet ignores the UninstallString value and always does
the equivalent of an 'msiexec /x{productcode}.' A trick I've used (stolen
from InstallShield) is to create a "manual" entry in the Uninstall key. Set
ARPSYSTEMCOMPONENT to 1 to have the RegisterProduct standard action create
an Uninstall key with a SystemComponent value of 1 -- that hides the entry
in Add/Remove Programs. Then I use the Registry table to create another
Uninstall key. In this key, manually specify the values that MSI usually
creates, but omit the WindowsInstaller value. Then you can make
UninstallString 'msiexec /i{productcode}' or whatever you want.

 

[varsha]

Hi,



"If the WindowsInstaller value in the program's Uninstall key is 1, the
Add/Remove Programs applet ignores the UninstallString value and always does the equivalent of an 'msiexec /x{productcode}.' A trick I've used (stolen
from InstallShield) is to create a "manual" entry in the Uninstall key. Set
ARPSYSTEMCOMPONENT to 1 to have the RegisterProduct standard action create an Uninstall key with a SystemComponent value of 1 -- that hides the entry in Add/Remove Programs. Then I use the Registry table to create another Uninstall key. In this key, manually specify the values that MSI usually creates, but omit the WindowsInstaller value. Then you can make
UninstallString 'msiexec /i{productcode}' or whatever you want.”


I want to uninstall some another application with uninsaller
of my application.
For that I created batch file which uninsall both applications which
contains
MsiExec.exe /X {0C20DEB6-642F-30D9-BBB8-D27A747E8132}

MsiExec.exe /X {CF79A9E2-D043-46F7-B833-7360AB8F7D7E}
Now I want to call that file from AddRemove programs Remove button of
my application.
For I changed HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\myapp

uninstall string with path of batch file and tried to uninstall
application from add/remove programs but still it uninstall only my
application not another.
Then I tried to change the uninstall string of my application with
another application uninstall string. Then tried to uninstall
application from add/remove programs but still it uninstall only my
application not another.
What is wrong in my case?/ How to achive my functionality?



When I tried to manually change the registry string WindowsInstaller from 1 to 0 for my application then I seen two entries in the add/remove programs for my application
Then SystemComponent to 1 to hide the entry from add/remove programs for my application but which is also not working.


Why there are two entries and how to tomake it one?



Thanks & Regards
Varsha