Hello - HAL9000,
So, you need the Custom action into your installer, which remove all custom
files, so the installer could remove the folder
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-> Installing is not the problem. The problem is uninstalling.
->
-> If one writes a file to the SpecialFolder.ApplicationData folder (a
-> folder created by the installer) then the uninstaller will not delete
-> the installer created folder. That is, if the folder is empty then
-> the folder will be deleted by the uninstaller. If the folder is not
-> empty then the folder will *not* be deleted by the installer.
->
-> Of course the file contains needed per user persistent data.
->
-> Further, because of multiple users, an application has no way of
-> easily iterating through all users of a machine to delete the above
-> mentioned (application) files.
->
-> Best I can tell, one has to deduce the SpecialFolder.ApplicationData
-> paths of all the users that might have used the (installed)
-> application.
->
-> For example, one has to go through and delete all files in these
-> paths.
->
-> C:\Documents and Settings\UserJohn\Application Data\MyAppName\*.*
-> C:\Documents and Settings\UserFred\Application Data\MyAppName\*.*
-> C:\Documents and Settings\UserMary\Application Data\MyAppName\*.*
->
-> at uninstall - by a special program.
->
-> On Fri, 25 May 2007 19:47:54 +0000 (UTC), Michael Nemtsev
-> said:
Hello - HAL9000,
Hadn't the standard installers do it for u?
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WBR, Michael Nemtsev [.NET/C# MVP].
My blog:
http://spaces.live.com/laflour
Team blog:
http://devkids.blogspot.com/
"The greatest danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high
and we miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it" (c)
Michelangelo
-> When un-installing an application...
->
-> Is it normal practice to write a special program that erases all
the
-> files and folders for all the users of an application that reads
and
-> writes to SpecialFolder.ApplicationData (C:\Documents and
-> Settings\Username\Application Data) ?
->
-> Or, is there some way to get the ms installer to do this for you?
->
-> Is there some way to use Application.UserAppDataPath to ease
finding
-> all the folders that might need to be erased?
->
-> Thanks...
->