InstallShield execute uninstall custom action

installshield uninstallation custom-action basic-msi
Saveloy picture Saveloy · May 1, 2012 · Viewed 12.2k times · Source

How do I execute a Custom Action when performing an uninstall? The Custom Action is within a Basic MSI project and I am using InstallShield 2010 Premier. I have tried setting the Install UI Sequence to After SetupProgress and Install UI Condition to REMOVE=”ALL”, but the action is not getting called during the uninstall process.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Answer

Christopher Painter picture Christopher Painter · May 1, 2012

I'll assume that you spelled the REMOVE property correctly. Realize that when you click Uninstall in Add/Remove Programs ( Programs and Features ) that the UI sequence doesn't get executed. It only gets executed when you click Change.

Also, I don't know what this custom action is doing but if it's making any changes to the state of the system then it should always be scheduled as a deferred custom action in the execute sequence.

You really want to read, and reread until you understand (it took me a few times to get it ) the following:

Installation Phases and In-Script Execution Options for Custom Actions in Windows Installer

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