including an uninstall capacity

[Jerry]

Hi Nicholas

Thanks for your advice.

Can you point me to an example of such a utility?

Thanks

Doug

Jerry,

Since your installer should create an MSI package, you should be able
to write a small utility which will call MSIEXEC to uninstall your
program. You will want to execute the following on the command line from
your utility (you can spawn this off in a new process from your uninstall
program):

msiexec/x {Package | ProductCode}

You can use the package or product code to specify your product.

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Hi

I have noticed that my apps don't have an uninstall capacity in the users
programs shortcuts. While users can remove the program in the control
panel, add remove programs, I would like to have an uninstall as an
option in the program menu.

I am using VS2005 and using the setup deployment project type.

Thanks

Doug

 

[Michael Nemtsev]

Hello jerry,

As I understand it's just the cmd file which call "msiexec /uninstall product_msi.msi
</qn>"


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j> for your advice.
j> Can you point me to an example of such a utility?