I met with this issue either, my solution is adding a custom action dll to delete all files while uninstall, but this is way too naive.
2013/10/10 Walter Dexter <wfdex...@gmail.com> > I posted this at Stackoverflow as well, but I'm just at a loss for what to > even look at, so I'm hoping someone can point me in a good direction. > > I have been using WiX to create an installer for my project. It's fairly > simple, just drop some files in three different directories and run a > VBScript to generate one last file. > > I'm a total WiX and MSI noob. The "standard" thing to use at work is WISE > but I just can't figure out what to do with that at all, so I gave WiX a > try. > > After some difficulties with the VBS I got the install working. When I > uninstall the package disappears out of Control Panel but the files that > were installed are still there. I know the one I generated on the fly is > going to be unless I do something special to remove it, but the others > should just go away, right? > > I have install and uninstall logs, and also have posted the WiX source > file. Links are below. > > Any help is much appreciated! > > install log< > https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B0qy0SfToYUzMUJYMk00UjhreDg/edit?usp=sharing > > > ( > > https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B0qy0SfToYUzUUtXVUxpQ0lESm8/edit?usp=sharing > ) > > WiX source< > https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B0qy0SfToYUzR0FDMXc2cXhvMDQ/edit?usp=sharing > > > ( > > https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B0qy0SfToYUzR0FDMXc2cXhvMDQ/edit?usp=sharing > ) > > uninstall log< > https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B0qy0SfToYUzUUtXVUxpQ0lESm8/edit?usp=sharing > > > ( > > https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B0qy0SfToYUzMUJYMk00UjhreDg/edit?usp=sharing > ) > > Note that this is being installed on Server 2003. > > The package is using explicit paths and drive letters. I know that isn't > considered best practice, but that's where the files need to go. This > doesn't go to a variety of computer types and configurations; there are > over ten thousand of these systems in our retail locations and they're all > identical. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > October Webinars: Code for Performance > Free Intel webinars can help you accelerate application performance. > Explore tips for MPI, OpenMP, advanced profiling, and more. Get the most > from > the latest Intel processors and coprocessors. See abstracts and register > > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=60134071&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > -- Best Regards, Peng Lv Nanjing University, Computer Science & Technology Email: penn...@gmail.com Website: http://www.rebornix.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ October Webinars: Code for Performance Free Intel webinars can help you accelerate application performance. Explore tips for MPI, OpenMP, advanced profiling, and more. Get the most from the latest Intel processors and coprocessors. See abstracts and register > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=60134071&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
