Thanks! That was just what I was looking for. I did try the /f flag
before but the options I was using weren't working.
Thanks again,
Jeff
> 1. Build a new MSI (with the same ProductCode) that uninstalls correctly.
> 2. "msiexec /fv new.msi" to recache/reinstall your MSI over the bad MSI.
> 3. You should now be able to uninstall.
>
> On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 11:32 AM, <s...@pacaccess.com> wrote:
>
>> Although my issue and question isn't wix-specific, it does pertain to
>> installers in general so I'm hoping someone on this mailing list might
>> have some suggestions.
>>
>> I'm working on the installer for my product (using the VisualStudio 2008
>> Setup Project template) and I've boxed myself into a corner. I've been
>> playing around with custom actions and messed up the uninstall custom
>> action. The problem is that the original MSI doesn't exist anymore (I
>> overwrote it when I rebuilt the installer), and when I try to uninstall
>> (via Add/Remove Programs, or directly via msiexec) the uninstall's
>> custom
>> action fails and I can't remove the product. When I try to run a new
>> version of my installer, I get an error from the system telling me that
>> another version of the product exists and to use Add/Remove programs.
>>
>> In RegEdit I've located my product within
>>
>> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{my_product_guid}
>> and when I try:
>>
>> msiexec /x {my_product_guid}
>>
>> ...I get the error I mentioned. The error/issue is that the custom
>> delete
>> action requires a parameter passed in, and when the parameter is missing
>> the uninstall fails, however when I provide the missing parameter:
>>
>> msiexec /x {my_product_guid} MY_PARAMETER="some_value"
>>
>> ...I still get the error telling me the parameter is missing.
>>
>>
>> Is there a way to force an uninstall and to ignore errors? Or is there
>> a
>> way to brute force the removal?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Jeff
>>
>>
>>
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