Re: [WiX-users] Custom action issue when msi is generated on Windows 8.1 and installed on Windows 8 or Windows 7

2014-09-15 Thread sharada boda
Hi, I used RemoveFolderEx as suggested. But I am still facing the same issue. The msi when generated on Windows 8.1 system runs fine and uninstalls fine on other Windows 8.1 systems. But it does not uninstall on Windows 8 or Windows 7 system. Directory Id='LocalAppDataFolder' Name='AppData'

Re: [WiX-users] Custom action issue when msi is generated on Windows 8.1 and installed on Windows 8 or Windows 7

2014-09-15 Thread Noel Farrugia
Hi, I had a similar issue, what i did was remove each file from the folder and then remove the folder. From: sharada.b...@outlook.com To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2014 13:51:02 + Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Custom action issue when msi is generated on Windows

Re: [WiX-users] Custom action issue when msi is generated on Windows 8.1 and installed on Windows 8 or Windows 7

2014-09-10 Thread Rob Mensching
IIRC, you can condition the action to get what you want. _ Short replies here. Complete answers over there: http://www.firegiant.com/ -- Want excitement?

[WiX-users] Custom action issue when msi is generated on Windows 8.1 and installed on Windows 8 or Windows 7

2014-09-09 Thread sharada boda
Hi, I'm calling a custom action on upgrade and delete of an application. The custom action essentially deletes certain folders (not part of the installation folder) using the command prompt. When the msi is generated on windows 7/ windows 8, and then launched either on windows

Re: [WiX-users] Custom action issue when msi is generated on Windows 8.1 and installed on Windows 8 or Windows 7

2014-09-09 Thread Hoover, Jacob
Why reinvent the wheel? http://wixtoolset.org/documentation/manual/v3/xsd/util/removefolderex.html -Original Message- From: sharada boda [mailto:sharada.b...@outlook.com] Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2014 6:29 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Custom action

Re: [WiX-users] Custom action issue when msi is generated on Windows 8.1 and installed on Windows 8 or Windows 7

2014-09-09 Thread sharada boda
Hi Hoover, The reason why I’m using custom action and calling command prompt and not RemoveFolderEx is because I need to: Always delete the folder on uninstall (which will work with removeFolderEx) Delete conditionally on upgrade (i.e. I have modified the UI and provided a checkbox in