Re: Custom Uninstaller and App Manager

Ilya,

Thank you for that clue - I will let you know how it turns out.

Regards,
Neville Lang



"Ilya Tumanov [MS]" <ilyatum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> You can remove "Remove" button from ARP, for example.
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> Best regards,
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> Ilya
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> "Neville Lang" <neville@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> Hi all,
>>
>> When I deploy my VS2003-compiled app, it installs EXEs to the desktop
>> side and uses the ActiveSync AppMgr to install the CAB to the device. I
>> also control the deployment using an MSI file and have a custom installer
>> and uninstaller on the desktop.
>>
>> After my app is installed, I have found that it can be Removed in two
>> places - i) the Remove button on ActiveSync's Tools -> Add/Remove
>> Programs and, ii) the Remove button for the app on the Add or Remove
>> Programs on the control panel. Removing my app using the Remove button on
>> ActiveSync (AppMgr) works perfectly as it has been setup to call my
>> uninstaller via the AppMgr INI file, and so things get tidied up on the
>> desktop side as well as the device side.
>>
>> However, if I (or one of my customers) decide to remove my app using the
>> Remove button in the Add or Remove Programs on the Control Panel, the
>> removal process fails. I assume at this point the uninstaller has no
>> knowledge that the app was installed on the device via AppMgr and so the
>> removal from the device does not happen.
>>
>> How can I prevent either i) the app from appearing on the Add or Remove
>> Programs list in Control Panel or ii) prevent the Remove button from
>> being operational on the Add or Remove Programs list and give a reminder
>> to use the ActiveSync Remove button instead? I will be interested to
>> know how others have got around this one when using MSI deployment.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Neville Lang
>>
>>
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