Microsoft. Windows Installer, Fusion, and the GAC are theirs.
 
> From: ruth...@intergraph.com
> To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net; 
> imceamailto-osito+40live+2e...@ingrnet.com
> Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2013 14:00:07 +0000
> Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Wix uninstall does not remove folders in GAC and 
> uninstall through control panel follows non-UI uninstallation
> 
> Thanks Blair!
> The empty folders are inside GAC, so I have no way to delete them. Do you 
> know any way to report this bug so that I can keep a record in my side.
> 
> I do have logic of RemoveFolder to remove the empty folders under product's 
> directory tree.
> 
> Ruth
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Blair Murri [mailto:os...@live.com] 
> Sent: Thursday, June 27, 2013 6:28 PM
> To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
> Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Wix uninstall does not remove folders in GAC and 
> uninstall through control panel follows non-UI uninstallation
> 
> 1. Is the empty folder inside the GAC or in your product's directory tree? If 
> the later, you could try adding a RemoveFolder element to your component. The 
> former would be a fusion bug.
>  
> 2. If you need to show UI from ARP, you would need to add <Property 
> Id="ARPNOREMOVE" Value="1"/> to your MSI, which would combine the "Change" 
> and "Uninstall" buttons. The "Uninstall" button never allows the user to make 
> any workflow decision except cancel (by design).
>  
> > From: jacob.hoo...@greenheck.com
> > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
> > Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2013 18:55:08 +0000
> > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Wix uninstall does not remove folders in GAC 
> > and uninstall through control panel follows non-UI uninstallation
> > 
> > I know 2 is by design.  If a user selects uninstall from ARP, then they 
> > shouldn't go into maintenance mode with an option to repair/etc. I don't 
> > use the GAC so I can't comment on 1.
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Lu, Jie (Ruth) [mailto:ruth...@intergraph.com]
> > Sent: Thursday, June 27, 2013 1:17 PM
> > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
> > Subject: [WiX-users] Wix uninstall does not remove folders in GAC and 
> > uninstall through control panel follows non-UI uninstallation
> > 
> > Hi,
> > 
> > I got a couple of problems of wix uninstall:
> > 
> > 
> > 1.       Our dlls are installed in GAC. When we upgrade to .Net 4.5, 
> > uninstall remove the dlls in the GAC, but still left the empty folders 
> > there, is it a bug? Is there any way to remove the folder also? In .Net 
> > 4.0, there is no such problem ( both dlls and folders are removed).
> > 
> > Here is our code:
> >                      <Component Id="CMP_ARCHITECTUREEXTDLL" 
> > Guid="{124D13B7-B963-4C8A-A279-0CE11AAA785C}" >
> >                            <File Id="FILE_ARCHITECTUREEXTDLL" 
> > Name="ArchitectureExt.dll" DiskId="1" Assembly=".net"  
> > Source=".\Bin\ArchitectureExt.dll" 
> > DefaultVersion="CMP_ARCHITECTUREEXTDLL_VERSION" KeyPath="yes" />
> > 
> >               </Component>
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 2.       When uninstall by double click the installation file ( *.msi), it 
> > shows welcome dialog, option dialog (change, repair, remove options), 
> > verified dialog, progress dialog and finish dialog. We like this flow. 
> > However, if we uninstall from control panel, it goes as non-UI 
> > installation. Is there any way to change the uninstall behavior if 
> > uninstall through control panel?
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Thank you so much!
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Ruth
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