You can still use the WiX ServiceControl element to stop the service at uninstall time. There's no requirement that the ServiceControl table refer to services that you're installing. The files-in-use logic will detect that the service is going to be stopped and will not show the files-in-use dialog.
Phil Wilson On Thu, Aug 29, 2013 at 6:55 AM, John Ludlow <john.ludlow...@gmail.com>wrote: > Check the logs. That should tell you what REMOVE and REINSTALL are being > set to, and when they are being set. Look for lines like this: > > MSI (s) (04:4C) [05:39:56:736]: Command Line: REMOVE=ALL > CURRENTDIRECTORY=C:\Windows\system32 CLIENTUILEVEL=2 CLIENTPROCESSID=1768 > > or this: > > MSI (s) (64:48) [06:52:15:113]: Command Line: REINSTALL=ALL > REINSTALLMODE=pecms CURRENTDIRECTORY=Z:\Tools\11.0\out\en CLIENTUILEVEL=2 > CLIENTPROCESSID=2752 > > or this: > > MSI (s) (64:48) [06:52:15:113]: PROPERTY CHANGE: Adding REMOVE property. > Its value is 'ALL'. > > or this: > > MSI (s) (64:48) [06:52:15:113]: PROPERTY CHANGE: Adding REINSTALL property. > Its value is 'ALL'. > > > On 29 August 2013 14:39, nkshirsagar <nkshirsa...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > I guess its OK for the message to POPup during repair because it restarts > > the > > service automatically. > > > > just wondering why I could do it this way, but not with REMOVE=ALL > > condition > > > > > > > > -- > > View this message in context: > > > http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/stop-a-service-before-uninstall-tp7588564p7588576.html > > Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Learn the latest--Visual Studio 2012, SharePoint 2013, SQL 2012, more! > > Discover the easy way to master current and previous Microsoft > technologies > > and advance your career. Get an incredible 1,500+ hours of step-by-step > > tutorial videos with LearnDevNow. Subscribe today and save! > > > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=58040911&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk > > _______________________________________________ > > WiX-users mailing list > > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Learn the latest--Visual Studio 2012, SharePoint 2013, SQL 2012, more! > Discover the easy way to master current and previous Microsoft technologies > and advance your career. Get an incredible 1,500+ hours of step-by-step > tutorial videos with LearnDevNow. Subscribe today and save! > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=58040911&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Learn the latest--Visual Studio 2012, SharePoint 2013, SQL 2012, more! Discover the easy way to master current and previous Microsoft technologies and advance your career. Get an incredible 1,500+ hours of step-by-step tutorial videos with LearnDevNow. Subscribe today and save! http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=58040911&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
