I have an installscriptmsi project using installshield 2008 inside that i added some components having files with dynamic file linking. I followed these steps: Step A: 1. Set Permanent properties of components to No. 2. Build it and then install it. 3. Uninstall it. All Components were removed. It is working fine.
Step B: 1. Then i changed the Permanent properties and set to Yes. 2. Build it and then install it. 3. Uninstall it. All Components were there. They did not remove as the permanent property is set. It is working fine.
And then again i executed step A but after that also all components were there. Installer was not removing those components. Query: After setting permanent to No again why are the components not uninstalling?
Msi count the number of time the file is installed/uninstalled.
Install A: count is 1 UnInstall A: count is 0 Install B: count is 1 Uninstall B: count is 1 (not removed) Install A: count is 2 Uninstall A: count is 1, so the file is not removed.
g.noyer wrote: Msi count the number of time the file is installed/uninstalled.
Thanks for reply noyer. But can you please tell me how can i resolve this issue as the product is already in use. And from where can i reset this count?
g.noyer wrote: I think that there are not integrated solution, because the counter is a guarantee to never uninstall a file that is used by other setup.
Is there any way to stop the count increment or just not use this count functionality?
I want to add one more case here for resolution. If i set component's permanent property to yes then during minor upgrade when i am going to update my files then their count will again increased by 1. And during uninstallation it'll never get uninstalled. How can we cope up with this situation?
