using unload.exe within application kills it

[Malc]

Hi I'm trying to uninstall an application from code as follows:

OpenNETCF.Diagnostics.Process.Start("\\windows\\unload.exe","SymbolicTools
PocketConsole");

It works but it causes the C# application to instantly exit. Is there a
way to uninstall without this behaviour?

Cheers,

Malc.

 

[Alex Feinman [MVP]]

Try changing UseShellExecute to false. To do this you will need the overload
that takes ProcessStartupInfo as a parameter

 

[Malc]

It was sending WM_CLOSE to all applications, so I just had to catch that.

 

[Alex Feinman [MVP]]

That's clever. I suppose the WM_CLOSE was actually sent from CESetup.dll
associated with the app. I don't think unload.exe would do that on its own

 

[Guest]

Malc,

I have the same problem. But how did you catch the WM_CLOSE? Thx.

Alan