Hello,
I have 3 applications to install: A, B, C. Application C is a feature of applications A and B.
I have two installers:
1) to install A with C;
2) to install B with C.
Applications are installed in the following folders:
C:\Application Folder\A
C:\Application Folder\B
C:\Application Folder\C
How can I leave application C folder during application A uninstall if application B is installed. And vice versa: leave application C folder during application B uninstall if application A is installed.
Looking forward to hearing from you.
Best regards,
Tanya
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Tatyana Mykhnevych
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Re: Leave common applications' feature on uninstall
Hello Tanya and welcome to Advanced Installer forums,
Here is how I would go about this:
Create an installation package for each of your applications (A, B and C).
After doing so, I would create a wrapper for all the 3 above (basically a package that installs the 3 above). Please refer to the "Creating Suite Installation" article for more information about this.
In a new project, add the earlier created installation packages as "feature-based" prerequisites (in "Prerequisites" page).
In the "Product Details" page, uncheck the "Register product with Windows Installer" option, so our wrapper will not appear in Control Panel.
This way, when one of the packages is uninstalled, it will not affect the other 2.
Hope this helps.
Best regards,
Catalin
Here is how I would go about this:
Create an installation package for each of your applications (A, B and C).
After doing so, I would create a wrapper for all the 3 above (basically a package that installs the 3 above). Please refer to the "Creating Suite Installation" article for more information about this.
In a new project, add the earlier created installation packages as "feature-based" prerequisites (in "Prerequisites" page).
In the "Product Details" page, uncheck the "Register product with Windows Installer" option, so our wrapper will not appear in Control Panel.
This way, when one of the packages is uninstalled, it will not affect the other 2.
Hope this helps.
Best regards,
Catalin
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Tatyana Mykhnevych
- Posts: 40
- Joined: Thu Feb 13, 2020 4:47 pm
Re: Leave common applications' feature on uninstall
Thanks for your answer.
But we have only 2 installers: for applications A and B. We don`t want to support 3 installers. Feature C - it is just a folder in C:\Application Folder\C.
How can we not delete this folder on A or B uninstall?
Best regards,
Tanya
But we have only 2 installers: for applications A and B. We don`t want to support 3 installers. Feature C - it is just a folder in C:\Application Folder\C.
How can we not delete this folder on A or B uninstall?
Best regards,
Tanya
Re: Leave common applications' feature on uninstall
Hello Tanya,
So basically, if I understand this correctly, you have two installers that both have the same feature (C). If both are installed on the same machine, upon uninstlaling, you want the feature to stay on the machine, right?
This can be done by using a shared component. Basically, you can share all the components from your feature in both the projects. This can be done in the following way:
- the components must have the same GUIDs in both projects
- the resources of the components must be installed in the same location
Hope this helps.
Best regards,
Catalin
So basically, if I understand this correctly, you have two installers that both have the same feature (C). If both are installed on the same machine, upon uninstlaling, you want the feature to stay on the machine, right?
This can be done by using a shared component. Basically, you can share all the components from your feature in both the projects. This can be done in the following way:
- the components must have the same GUIDs in both projects
- the resources of the components must be installed in the same location
Hope this helps.
Best regards,
Catalin