Change in the reboot behaviour

[shetty_rohan]

Hi,

I have an installer which needs a reboot after the install. So I have selected "Reboot Behavior"->"Force Reboot after install".

However, I do not want this(i.e reboot) during the uninstall. Is this possible??

Regards,
Rohan

[Dan]

Hi Rohan,

The reboot prompts showed sometimes by Windows Installer during or after an installation are controlled by the REBOOT property.

Here's the How do I restart the machine after the installation? article with related information for hints and guidance.

Please let us know if that helped, othersie give us more details about your specific scenario.

Best regards,
Dan

[shetty_rohan]

Hi Dan,

Thanks, may be my question was not clear.

I want to achieve the following
- reboot should happen after the installation
- reboot should NOT happen after the uninstallation

If I enable "Reboot Behavior"->"Force Reboot after install", this prompts for the reboot both for the installation and uninstallation. I want the reboot to happen only during the installation(but not during the uninstallation)

Regards,
Rohan

[Dan]

Hi Rohan,

In order to reboot only after install, you can go in the Install Parameters page and select for the Reboot Behavior the Prompt for Reboot when required option. Also you can enable Perform the reboot if required without showing any prompts option if you want to reboot automatically without prompting the user.

In the Custom Actions page you add the Set installer property predefined custom action with sequence. You should add it after “Install Execution Stage” >> “Finish Execution” stage. You can disable the Uninstall option and Maintenance option from the Execution Stage Condition.

You can edit its event options like that:
Property: field: REBOOT
Argument: field: Force

I've attached a .zip archive which contains a sample that implements your scenario.

If you have other questions, please let us know.

Best regards,
Dan

[shetty_rohan]

Thank you Dan

[Dan]

You're welcome Rohan,

If you have other questions, please let us know.

Best regards,
Dan