I'm still curious what the update log would have said WRT the RegisterProduct
action. Can you reproduce this issue?
> From: [email protected]
> Date: Wed, 7 Aug 2013 20:47:47 -0700
> Subject: RE: Installation failed, but product updated
> To: [email protected]
> CC: [email protected]
>
> Hi Blair,
> Thanks for the great tip! My action is scheduled as:
> <Custom Action="RemoveBoxShortcuts"
> After="InstallFinalize">REMOVE="ALL"</Custom>
>
> I can change it to After="RemoveFolders". I'm still surprised the new
> files did not get installed but the product got registered. I would expect
> either both or neither.
>
> I think the reason the custom action was scheduled for after
> InstallFinalize is that while removing the shortcuts is really nice on
> uninstall, a failure there isn't bad enough for us to prevent the user
> from uninstalling.
>
> -Dave
>
> Message: 5
> Date: Tue, 6 Aug 2013 17:06:48 -0700
> From: Blair Murri <[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Installation failed, but product updated
> To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
> <[email protected]>
> Message-ID: <[email protected]>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252"
>
> When was your custom action scheduled, are you manually setting any of the
> ARP registry keys manually, and do you have rollback turned off?
>
> Product registration happens in the deferred phase of the RegisterProduct
> action, and should have rolled back if your custom action failure was
> after that action and before InstallFinalize.
>
> If your action is a commit action or is scheduled after InstallFinalize,
> the product will remain installed.
>
> Blair
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