Hi, I deploy .NET dll in GAC_64 with Basic MSI Project. All works fine when installing msi, but when I uninstall it, all the folders with dll inside are not removed in the GAC_64 folder. Shared and Permanent option is set to No on all my components and the Destination option is GlobalAssemblyCache. Thank you for your advise !
GAC component/assemblies references are maintained by windows during the installation and uninstallation, and the components/assemblies are removed only if its not used( reference count become zero).
Most of these cases can be figured out by doing the below:
1- Enable the verbose log for the uninstalltion which will give info why the component is not removed.
2- See the msi is compiled properly, and the assemblies are not referenced by two components.
3 - Validate the MSI package from Build->Validate->Full MSI Validation, which will provide info if there any breakage in the msi rules for compiling.
