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‎Oct 06, 2009
01:17 PM
uninstall another product during uninstall
Using basic MSI, is it possible to uninstall another product silently during an uninstallation?
Thanks.
Thanks.
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‎Oct 06, 2009
10:42 PM
If the other product was installed by a Basic MSI installation, then a "major upgrade" should do what you want. If the other installer is something else, then you'll typically need a custom action that starts the other uninstaller.
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‎Oct 07, 2009
03:39 PM
Thanks, but "major upgrade" is during install, right?
I'd like to uninstall another product during uninstall.
I tried custom action: put a "msiexec /x {product code}" custom action with condition "REMOVE='ALL'", but it does not seem to work...
I'd like to uninstall another product during uninstall.
I tried custom action: put a "msiexec /x {product code}" custom action with condition "REMOVE='ALL'", but it does not seem to work...
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‎Oct 07, 2009
07:42 PM
Oh, right, a major upgrade runs only during installation, not uninstallation.
Only one Windows Installer Execute sequence can make system changes at once, which is why your action might be failing. I'm not aware of a straightforward way to uninstall an arbitrary other product during your main installation. Is there any relationship between the installers, such as being part of chained installations?
Only one Windows Installer Execute sequence can make system changes at once, which is why your action might be failing. I'm not aware of a straightforward way to uninstall an arbitrary other product during your main installation. Is there any relationship between the installers, such as being part of chained installations?
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