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wixuninstallationburnwix3.7
Ian Panzica
Ian Panzica

Reputation: 354

WiX Uninstall functionality with StandardBootstrapperApplication

I've built a very basic installer for a bundle of applications with dependencies and that handles a restart for a .NET package. What I'm running into now, however, is the problem where the uninstall action only uninstalls the installer itself, which shows up in the program list. All of the other .exe files that run installation processes remain installed. Is there any simple way to handle this installation? I'm still very new to the WiX toolset and didn't want to dive really deep into a custom installer. Here is my bundle:

 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<Wix xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi"
  xmlns:netfx="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/NetFxExtension"
     xmlns:bal="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/BalExtension" 
     xmlns:util="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/UtilExtension">
  <Bundle Name="Visible EP Installer" Version="1.0.0.0" Manufacturer="VEP" UpgradeCode="8d1a4e2a-be3f-4b51-824b-75652ae98bad">
    <BootstrapperApplicationRef Id="WixStandardBootstrapperApplication.RtfLicense" >
      <bal:WixStandardBootstrapperApplication
          LicenseFile="..\VisibleEP EULA-ver2.rtf"
          LogoFile="..\VEPLogo_HeartOnlyBlack(50x50).png"
        />
    </BootstrapperApplicationRef>
    <?define NetFx45MinRelease = 378389?>
    <util:RegistrySearch
        Id="NETFRAMEWORK45"
        Variable="NETFRAMEWORK45"
        Root="HKLM"
        Key="SOFTWARE\Microsoft\NET Framework Setup\NDP\v4\Full"
        Value="Release"
        Result="value" />
    <Chain>
      <ExePackage Id="NetFx45Redist" Cache="no" Compressed="yes" PerMachine="yes" Permanent="yes" Vital="yes" InstallCommand="/q /norestart" RepairCommand="/q"
              SourceFile="..\VEP Deploy\Setup Files\dotNetFx45_Full_setup.exe"
              DetectCondition="NETFRAMEWORK45 &gt;= $(var.NetFx45MinRelease)"
              InstallCondition="(NOT NETFRAMEWORK45 &gt;= $(var.NetFx45MinRelease))">
        <ExitCode Value="1641" Behavior="forceReboot"/>
        <ExitCode Value="3010" Behavior="forceReboot"/>
        <ExitCode Value="0" Behavior="success"/>
        <ExitCode Behavior="error"/>
      </ExePackage>
      <ExePackage
        SourceFile="..\VEP Deploy\Setup Files\Encoder_en.exe"
        Permanent="no"
        InstallCommand="/q"
        RepairCommand="/q">
        <ExitCode Behavior="success"/>
      </ExePackage>
      <ExePackage
        SourceFile="..\VEP Deploy\Setup Files\vcredist_x86.exe"
        Permanent="no"
        InstallCommand="/q"
        RepairCommand="/q">
        <ExitCode Behavior="success"/>
      </ExePackage>
      <ExePackage
        SourceFile="..\VEP Deploy\Setup Files\vcredist_x64.exe"
        Permanent="no"
        InstallCommand="/q"
        RepairCommand="/q">
        <ExitCode Behavior="success"/>
      </ExePackage>
      <ExePackage
        SourceFile="..\VEP Deploy\Setup Files\vep_setup.exe"
        Permanent="no">
        <ExitCode Behavior="success"/>
      </ExePackage>
        </Chain>
    </Bundle>
</Wix>

I know that handling the exit codes for the last few is a bit hackish but I'm not all that concerned with that at the moment so long as it isn't impacting my other problem.

Upvotes: 2

Views: 1704

Answers (1)

Bob Arnson
Bob Arnson

Reputation: 21886

You have to supply UninstallCommand attribute values so Burn knows how to uninstall the .exes.

Upvotes: 3

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