Hi Catalin,
The property OLDPRODUCTS appears absent both during a regular uninstall and upgrade.
However, I did the trick you suggested checking the UPGRADINGPRODUCTCODE property.
Things work as they should now.
Thanks,
Robert
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- Wed Jan 10, 2024 1:38 pm
- Forum: Building Installers
- Topic: Uninstall: distinguish regular from upgrade
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- Wed Jan 10, 2024 11:31 am
- Forum: Building Installers
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Uninstall: distinguish regular from upgrade
Within the 'Upgrades' page of my project I set the order to "Uninstall old version first and then install new version".
I have a custom action that runs only when uninstalling but its actions depend on whether we're dealing with a "regular uninstall" or "replaced by a new version".
I could of ...
I have a custom action that runs only when uninstalling but its actions depend on whether we're dealing with a "regular uninstall" or "replaced by a new version".
I could of ...
- Wed Jan 03, 2024 4:27 pm
- Forum: Common Problems
- Topic: Uninstall error: I/O on thread could not be cancelled. Error 1168
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Re: Uninstall error: I/O on thread could not be cancelled. Error 1168
Hi Liviu,
Thank you very much for your reply.
Though your answer didn't resolve my problem directly, it put me in the right direction:
As stated in the final answer of the topic https://www.advancedinstaller.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=35108
If the package is uninstalled with Basic UI or in silent ...
Thank you very much for your reply.
Though your answer didn't resolve my problem directly, it put me in the right direction:
As stated in the final answer of the topic https://www.advancedinstaller.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=35108
If the package is uninstalled with Basic UI or in silent ...
- Fri Dec 22, 2023 3:12 pm
- Forum: Common Problems
- Topic: Uninstall error: I/O on thread could not be cancelled. Error 1168
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Uninstall error: I/O on thread could not be cancelled. Error 1168
I consistenly get error "I/O on thread ... could not be cancelled. Error: 1168" when I try to uninstall a previously successful installation.
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In order to get the logfiles, the installation was executed as follows:
C:\Users\kock\Desktop>msiexec /i C:\Users\kock\Desktop\SirenINP.msi /L*V C:\Users ...