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‎Aug 03, 2010
09:37 AM
Uninstall of x64 program gets error 27555
Explicit file permissions are set for some files installed with the x64 version of the product, so that an ordinary user will be able to edit the files on Windows 2008, 7, Vista. When the product is uninstalled, the following error occurs for each of the files that had explicit permissions set:
"Error 27555: Error attempting to apply permissions to object ... . System error: The system cannot find the file specified (2).
If I look in the installation directory at the time of the error, the file referenced in the error message has already been removed.
Clicking "Ignore" in response to the error message continues with the next error message, and finally completes the uninstall when the error has been shown for all the files with explicit file permissions.
The error does not occur when the x86 version of the product is uninstalled.
The test platform in this case is Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard. InstallShield version is 2010 SP1.
"Error 27555: Error attempting to apply permissions to object ... . System error: The system cannot find the file specified (2).
If I look in the installation directory at the time of the error, the file referenced in the error message has already been removed.
Clicking "Ignore" in response to the error message continues with the next error message, and finally completes the uninstall when the error has been shown for all the files with explicit file permissions.
The error does not occur when the x86 version of the product is uninstalled.
The test platform in this case is Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard. InstallShield version is 2010 SP1.
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‎Aug 04, 2010
01:17 PM
Permissions should only be applied to resources whose components are being installed (not removed), based on the component state returned to us from Windows Installer. Can you attach a verbose log of this uninstall?
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‎Aug 04, 2010
02:20 PM
This issue appears to be related to the components in this package being installed to multiple locations, which is causing Windows Installer to only partially remove the components on uninstall. For example, the AllOtherFiles2 component that is tied to some resources that have permissions set:
The InstallShield permissions custom action currently checks for the typical component action state of 'Absent'. Since this component has an action state of 'FileAbsent', we are attempting to apply permissions later in the uninstall.
I've reported this issue under work order IOA-000057630. To work around this behavior, change your component codes if you are changing your product code and expect the components to be installed to different locations when each product code change, or, add the condition REMOVE <> "ALL" to the ISLockPermissionsInstall and ISLockPermissionsCosting actions.
MSI (s) (D4:20) [12:47:00:010]: Allowing uninstallation of shared component: {64C96255-BB7E-4ACE-BA99-C72261E808B4}. Other clients exist, but installed to a different location
MSI (s) (D4:20) [12:47:00:025]: Allowing uninstallation of shared component: {99B4B3F7-6717-4612-BE4E-4E43FB4D393C}. Other clients exist, but installed to a different location
MSI (s) (D4:20) [12:47:00:025]: Allowing uninstallation of shared component: {1DE65ABB-B10F-459F-8DD4-8D6814798887}. Other clients exist, but installed to a different location
MSI (s) (D4:20) [12:47:00:025]: Allowing uninstallation of shared component: {313B47F8-74D1-4B2B-ACCB-D7238342CF70}. Other clients exist, but installed to a different location
MSI (s) (D4:20) [12:47:00:025]: Allowing uninstallation of shared component: {8603CAD0-F522-4FA3-90A5-A2C00636B1A3}. Other clients exist, but installed to a different location
MSI (s) (D4:20) [12:47:00:025]: Allowing uninstallation of shared component: {F4121696-DD67-4D33-9B9D-70C7B2584967}. Other clients exist, but installed to a different location
MSI (s) (D4:20) [12:47:00:025]: Allowing uninstallation of shared component: {BBF5CC4A-4758-4E0B-83E6-E15F4B89F7BB}. Other clients exist, but installed to a different location
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MSI (s) (D4:20) [12:47:00:025]: Component: AllOtherFiles2; Installed: Local; Request: Absent; Action: FileAbsent
The InstallShield permissions custom action currently checks for the typical component action state of 'Absent'. Since this component has an action state of 'FileAbsent', we are attempting to apply permissions later in the uninstall.
I've reported this issue under work order IOA-000057630. To work around this behavior, change your component codes if you are changing your product code and expect the components to be installed to different locations when each product code change, or, add the condition REMOVE <> "ALL" to the ISLockPermissionsInstall and ISLockPermissionsCosting actions.
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‎Aug 04, 2010
03:59 PM
Josh,
Thanks so much for your response. The problem was that the x86 and x64 versions of the installer had some of the same component ids because I copied the x86 project to begin the x64 version. By changing the x64 component ids, the problem was resolved.
Thanks so much for your response. The problem was that the x86 and x64 versions of the installer had some of the same component ids because I copied the x86 project to begin the x64 version. By changing the x64 component ids, the problem was resolved.
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