Setup & file association

[Peter]

I have created a Setup project wich includes couple of text file and it also
includes file association of .tsrx.

After the application is installed if I happen to delete any one of the text
files the Setup runs automaticaly and installs those text files back when I
double click on the any of the .tsrx files. How can I prevent this from
happening, I want the user to have an option of being able to delete these
text files.


Thanks

Peter

 

[Todd Derksen [MSFT]]

Peter, what you need to do is adjust the properties on the files that you
do not want reinstalled.
To get the files not to be part of the install:
Set the files' Condition = NOT REINSTALL (specifying to not install this
file on a reinstall)
And set the Transitive value = TRUE (specifying to re-evalute the condition
on a reinstall)

Unfortunetly when the file is first removed and the file type is launched
the reinstall will launch but not replace the file. No repair should occur
the second time after the file has been deleted.

Todd Derksen

 

[Peter]

Thank you , that worked

Peter, what you need to do is adjust the properties on the files that you
do not want reinstalled.
To get the files not to be part of the install:
Set the files' Condition = NOT REINSTALL (specifying to not install this
file on a reinstall)
And set the Transitive value = TRUE (specifying to re-evalute the condition
on a reinstall)

Unfortunetly when the file is first removed and the file type is launched
the reinstall will launch but not replace the file. No repair should occur
the second time after the file has been deleted.

Todd Derksen