mcseforsale
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Control of Uninstall Progress Dialog

Thu May 26, 2022 9:30 pm

We have been asked to switch themes in our newest product set. One of the product owner's issues is that the uninstall dialog is so large and doesn't look like the previous themed generation of our product suite. Is there a way of controlling the uninstall progress dialog appearance and size?

The one they like is classic: puzzle theme. The one they've chosen is air: flat with win UI rendering off. I've attached a wordpad file.

Thanks!
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Liviu
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Re: Control of Uninstall Progress Dialog

Fri May 27, 2022 3:22 pm

Hello,

Please note that the second dialog is displayed by default by Windows Installer when you uninstall the product from the Control Panel. The uninstall process is executed using Basic UI level, so no dialog can be displayed by the .MSI.

However, if the user clicks on Modify/Repair then the Maintenance dialogs will be displayed.

In order to always uninstall your application from the Control Panel using Windows Installer, can you please check the following settings in the "Product Details" page --> "Add or Remove Porgrams (Control Panel)" section:

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Hope this helps!

Best regards,
Liviu
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mcseforsale
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Re: Control of Uninstall Progress Dialog

Fri May 27, 2022 9:13 pm

OK. That did not fix the issue that they are complaining about. They are looking to show an uninstall dialog like the second one. However, what I'm understanding is that that only gets displayed if you have a theme that uses the basic UI and not the more modern ones, correct?

Thanks!

Liviu
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Re: Control of Uninstall Progress Dialog

Mon May 30, 2022 8:24 am

Hello,

Most likely when you changed the theme, it automatically enabled the EUI to Always.

To achieve what you want you need to set the Enhanced User Interface to run only on install.

Just go to the "Themes" page --> "Settings" tab and check the "Only on install" option.

Hope this helps!

Best regards,
Liviu
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