The issue has to do with lots and lots of stuff going on when the C++ runtime support merge modules are uninstalled. I am not aware of any way to stop them, other than by using the vc_redist.exe package as a prerequisite install up front and forgetting about merge modules.
Phil Wilson -----Original Message----- From: s...@pacaccess.com [mailto:s...@pacaccess.com] Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2010 11:33 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Uninstalling with merge module now takes nearly three minutes My installer is fairly simple and only installs two files. I just added the VC8 runtime merge module to my installer. Installation time increased a little, but the time to uninstall increased a lot. Towards the end of the uninstall, the uninstaller appears to wait for 2:45 and gives the appearance that it has hung. I know it hasn't because I'm monitoring the task manager and I see msiexec churning, but my average user won't know this and will think it has locked up. My application which I'm distributing is built with C/C++ and I am including the VC runtime merge module in my installer. When I uninstall, the uninstaller gets half way through, with the message "Please wait while the Setup Wizard removes My Product", and sits there for almost three minutes. My first question is, is this a known/expected issue? Is there a workaround? I ran the uninstaller with the following: MyInstaller.msi /l* output.txt I'm new to Wix, so my second question is, is this the way to debug the installer/uninstaller, or is there a more verbose method? While the uninstaller was churning, I opened up the log file and the last logs were: . . . RollbackCleanup: File: C:\Config.Msi\d8a95f3.rbf Action ended 11:15:17: InstallFinalize. Return value 1. Action 11:15:17: SxsUninstallCA. Action start 11:15:17: SxsUninstallCA. 1: sxsdelca tried opening key w/o wow64key 2: Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\SideBySide\PatchedComponents 3: 368 4: 0 1: sxsdelca tried opening wow64key 2: Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\SideBySide\PatchedComponents 3: 392 4: 0 1: sxsdelca 2: traceop 3: 1158 4: 0 1: sxsdelca 2: traceop 3: 1186 4: 0 1: sxsdelca 2: traceop 3: 732 4: 0 1: sxsdelca 2: traceop 3: 748 4: 0 1: scavenge 2: {5FD88490-011C-4DF1-B886-F298D955171B} 3: {9BFEE365-EA45-10B3-B01F-C8B3B9A1E18E} 4: {8576DD38-E9CD-4CB6-A6BF-9AD4D870B486} 5: -1 1: sxsdelca 2: traceop 3: 748 4: 0 1: scavenge 2: {0CA21011-069B-B16A-A5CA-9ABE49DAC05C} 3: {9BFEE365-EA45-10B3-B01F-C8B3B9A1E18E} 4: {8576DD38-E9CD-4CB6-A6BF-9AD4D870B486} 5: -1 1: sxsdelca 2: traceop 3: 748 4: 0 1: scavenge 2: {237CD223-1B9D-47E8-A76C-E478B83CCEA2} 3: {9BFEE365-EA45-10B3-B01F-C8B3B9A1E18E} 4: {8576DD38-E9CD-4CB6-A6BF-9AD4D870B486} 5: -1 1: sxsdelca 2: traceop 3: 748 4: 0 1: scavenge 2: {13D502A3-FCDA-4843-AA66-CC11FDD94047} 3: {9BFEE365-EA45-10B3-B01F-C8B3B9A1E18E} 4: {8576DD38-E9CD-4CB6-A6BF-9AD4D870B486} 5: -1 1: sxsdelca 2: traceop 3: 748 4: 0 1: scavenge 2: {87441A59-5E64-4096-A170-14EFE67200C3} 3: {9BFEE365-EA45-10B3-B01F-C8B3B9A1E18E} 4: {8576DD38-E9CD-4CB6-A6BF-9AD4D870B486} 5: -1 1: sxsdelca 2: traceop 3: 748 4: 0 1: scavenge 2: {CAE7D1D9-3794-4169-B4DD-964ADBC534EE} 3: {9BFEE365-EA45-10B3-B01F-C8B3B9A1E18E} 4: {8576DD38-E9CD-4CB6-A6BF-9AD4D870B486} 5: -1 1: sxsdelca 2: traceop 3: 748 4: 0 1: scavenge 2: {41A2736B-89A2-40BC-AD98-CC81C375D358} 3: {9BFEE365-EA45-10B3-B01F-C8B3B9A1E18E} 4: {8576DD38-E9CD-4CB6-A6BF-9AD4D870B486} 5: -1 ...which doesn't do me much good (those aren't my GUIDs). Maybe the issue has to do with my installer file. Here's what I currently have: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <Wix xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi";> <Product Name="...the name..." Version="1.1.0.0" Language="1033" Id="...guid..." UpgradeCode="...giud..." > <Package Description="...description..." InstallerVersion="300" Compressed="yes" /> <Media Id="1" Cabinet="VCCRT.cab" EmbedCab="yes" /> <Media Id="2" Cabinet="media2.cab" EmbedCab="yes" /> <!--BEGIN Test for IE running--> <InstallUISequence> <Custom Action="Action1_CheckIfAppIsRunning" Sequence="1" /> </InstallUISequence> <Binary Id="Action1_CheckIfAppIsRunning_File" SourceFile="MyCustomAction.CA.dll" /> <CustomAction Id="Action1_CheckIfAppIsRunning" BinaryKey="Action1_CheckIfAppIsRunning_File" DllEntry="CheckIfAppIsRunning" Impersonate="yes" Execute="immediate" Return="check" /> <!--END Test for IE running--> <Directory Id="TARGETDIR" Name="SourceDir"> <Merge Id="CRT" Language="0" SourceFile="C:\Program Files\Common Files\Merge Modules\Microsoft_VC80_CRT_x86.msm" DiskId="1" /> <Directory Id="ProgramFilesFolder"> <Directory Id="INSTALLLOCATION" Name="IE Session Manager"> <!-- Component.Guid always remains the same --> <Component Id="ProductComponent" Guid="...guid..."> <File DiskId="2" Id="MyDll.dll" Source="MyDll.dll" > </File> <File DiskId="2" Id="MyHelpFile.chm" Source="MyHelpFile.chm" > </File> </Component> </Directory> </Directory> </Directory> <Feature Id="ProductFeature" Title="ProductComponentTitle" Level="1"> <MergeRef Id="CRT" /> <ComponentRef Id="ProductComponent" /> </Feature> <Property Id="WIXUI_INSTALLDIR" Value="INSTALLLOCATION"> </Property> <UIRef Id="WixUI_InstallDir" /> <!-- Upgrade.Id needs to match Product.UpgradeCode above --> <Upgrade Id="...guid..."> <UpgradeVersion Minimum="1.0.0" Maximum="1.1.0" IncludeMinimum="yes" Property="OLDERVERSIONBEINGUPGRADED" /> </Upgrade> <InstallExecuteSequence> <RemoveExistingProducts After="InstallInitialize" /> </InstallExecuteSequence> </Product> </Wix> Is there anything glaring wrong? Did I mess up the VC runtime merge module? Sorry for the really long message... I didn't know how else to describe the issue. Jeff ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download Intel® Parallel Studio Eval Try the new software tools for yourself. Speed compiling, find bugs proactively, and fine-tune applications for parallel performance. See why Intel Parallel Studio got high marks during beta. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-sw-dev _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users *** Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail, including any associated or attached files, is intended solely for the individual or entity to which it is addressed. This e-mail is confidential and may well also be legally privileged. If you have received it in error, you are on notice of its status. 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