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ginolard
Level 3

Keyfiles not removed during Uninstall

I've noticed that any files that are marked as keyfiles of my components are not removed when the application is uninstalled.

Why is this?
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joshstechnij
Level 10 Flexeran
Level 10 Flexeran

Are there any shared reference counts for these files in HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\SharedDlls in the registry? If there are and the counts are greater than 1 before you uninstall, this will prevent Windows Installer from removing the components that installed these files.
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ginolard
Level 3

And how can I overcome this?
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thepeter
Level 7

You can set the component's attribute as not shared.
As a best practice you should only set the "shared" bit when you install in common locations (as Program Files\Common Files, System32, etc).
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retzcat
Level 6

Also make sure you have set the Uninstall flag under components to Yes
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