Moving the custom actions for setting the C Drive to be After CostFinalized resolved the problem. WiX threw an error when I tried before CostInitialize.
Thanks! On Thu, Oct 10, 2013 at 2:20 PM, Walter Dexter <wfdex...@gmail.com> wrote: > I just tested by copying the installed files to where the log say C_DRIVE > would be prior to the redefine (in my case, e:\cdrive) and then ran the > uninstall. > > The installed files were deleted from e:\... rather than c:\... proving > this theory. > > Looks like I need to change when the custom action triggers. I'll try > before CostInitialize and see what happens since you like it. > > I'm very new to both MSI and WiX. (I'm really good at Inno Setup but our > corporate standard says make MSIs. It also says to use WISE which is even > more confusing than WiX for me and my developer brain.) > > Thanks a lot! > > > On Thu, Oct 10, 2013 at 1:33 PM, Edwin Castro <0ptikgh...@gmx.us> wrote: > >> On 10/10/13 11:08 AM, Walter Dexter wrote: >> > I had a similar thought about an hour ago while driving about c_drive >> not >> > getting redefined properly for the uninstall and will try to validate if >> > that's the problem later this afternoon. I do see it and all the >> > directories getting property changed to the right path prior to the >> > FileRemove entries in the uninstall log, though. >> >> I think your CA_SetCDrive custom action is scheduled too late. I thought >> directories needed to be set prior to CostInitialize. >> >> -- >> Edwin Castro >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> 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 >> > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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
