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Oct 13, 2020

I have a Kill Process custom action named Kill_IngOPOSSO, which fails. See the attached png file. After the installer runs, IngOPOSSO.exe shows as still running in the task manager, and task manager has no trouble killing it.The log file contains thi...

Oct 05, 2020

Does a custom action configured for Deferred Execution in System Context run elevated? I have a custom action that seems to be running as admin, but not elevated. The action runs an app that is part of the installation, and one of the things it doe...

Jul 15, 2020

I have a chained msi installer that installs with a condition of Not Installed.Uninstall should only occur if a particular unrelated file is not present.I have created appropriate entries in the Signature, AppSearch, and DrLocation tables. If the fi...

Jul 09, 2020

My msi installer installs a Windows Service with[Install Start; Uninstall Stop; Uninstall Delete]Upon start, the service launches another app, also installed by the msi. All good so far.When the service is stopped during an uninstall, it is prepared...

May 09, 2019

What is the correct use of <VSSolutionFolder> ? I have the following folders and files for a Visual Studio solution:C:\MySolution\MySolution.slnC:\MySolution\MyInstallShieldProject\MyInstallShieldProject.ismC:\MySolution\MyInstallShieldProject\dotN...

Apr 03, 2024

It's interesting but does not apply directly to my problem. I'll update the ticket with details.

Oct 05, 2020

Thanks for responding, Jenifer. I've simplified the test case to just a Kill Process custom action named Kill_IngOPOSSO, which fails. See the attached png file. After the installer runs, IngOPOSSO.exe shows as still running in the task manager, an...

Jul 11, 2020

HTH, it seems like ServiceStopService should have worked, I don't know why it didn't, but your suggestion to use InstallScript did lead to a solution. From the script, I was able to send a shutdown message as a <First Action> to the app in question...

Jul 10, 2020

Jennifer, thank you for your reply. I'm sorry, I should have been more clear. As I explained, I cannot use KillProcess, as that will immediately terminate the process instead of allowing a graceful shutdown. The process must be terminated by the s...

May 13, 2019

Thanks again. As I mentioned, I've already read and re-read all the relevant online documentation concerning VSSolutionFolder. Yes, I am using Visual Studio, as I also explained in my original message. Contrary to the documentation, the VSSolution...

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