Uninstalling Program Using DeviceProcessConfigXml

[Fatih Iþýkhan]

Hi All,

I have developed a kind of device loader, which starts automatically
when the device cradled. Using the software i want to uninstall a
certain software. When i call

m_rapi.DeviceProcessConfigXml(provisionFile, out output);

with the following xml, it doesn't uninstall. However for some
programs (i.e. compact framework or compact sql) it works pretty
fine.

<wap-provisioningdoc>
<characteristic type="UnInstall">"
<characteristic type="Program Name">
<parm name="uninstall" value="1"/>
</characteristic>
</characteristic>
</wap-provisioningdoc>

Is it that the problem is with the way of preparing the cab file? Is
there anything that i should be doing with the setting of cab project?
And one more question, how do i simulate exactly the remove facility
of remove programs in control panel?

Thanks,

 

[Simon Hart [MVP]]

The Uninstall CSP does more than replicate the uninstall applet in Windows
Mobile in that it will close your application if it is already running - I'm
not sure if the uninstall applet does this.

A couple of things to check, the NoUninstall property for the CAB is set to
false. Check the program name equals the manufacturer plus the product name
ie: if the Manufacturer = "My Comp" and ProductName = "My App". The program
name should read: "My Comp My App".

 

[Fatih Iþýkhan]

TheUninstallCSP does more than replicate theuninstallapplet in Windows
Mobile in that it will close your application if it is already running - I'm
not sure if theuninstallapplet does this.

A couple of things to check, the NoUninstall property for the CAB is set to
false. Check the program name equals the manufacturer plus the product name
ie: if the Manufacturer = "My Comp" and ProductName = "My App". The program
name should read: "My Comp My App".

The DeviceProcessConfigXml returns -2147213304 and the output XML is:

<wap-provisioningdoc>
<characteristic type="UnInstall">
<characteristic type="Company Name - Program Name">
<parm-error name="uninstall" value="1"/></characteristic>
</characteristic></wap-provisioningdoc>

I couldn't find anything meaningful, any idea?

Thanks,