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Reputation: 2967

Where is Inno Setup uninstaller executable?

I'm very new to Inno Setup, so forgive my ignorance on this one.

I created a very small install script and it's building and working the way I want—I get my setup.exe built to the output directory, and all the source files are being copied to my specified destinations.

Now I want to make sure users can uninstall the files that I specified in my [Files] section of my script. The problem is I don't understand how Inno Setup handles this. I assume Inno Setup doesn't make an executable specifically for Uninstall, but even if I run setup.exe after I have installed my application, the wizard doesn't ask if I want to uninstall.

However, if I enable the Run menu's Target Uninstall in the ISC compiler, I am able to uninstall the files. So my question is, how do I uninstall my application outside of the ISC compiler. In my [Setup] section I do have Uninstallable=yes.

I know this is a total noob question, but any help is appreciated.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 2811

Answers (1)

Martin Prikryl
Martin Prikryl

Reputation: 202682

(As you have found yourself), Inno Setup creates an entry in Add/Remove Programs Control Panel applet (if CreateUninstallRegKey is yes).

The entry is a link to an uninstaller program, which is generated by the compiler (when Uninstallable is yes).

The uninstaller program is located by default in the application directory (unless overridden by UninstallFilesDir) and is named unins001.exe (the number is incremented, if needed, to avoid naming conflicts).

Upvotes: 3

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