Re: Custom Uninstall Question

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Chris,

Of course, but are there any tricks to bunding this DLL with the CAB file?

I read one thread entry somewhere that said I could simply replace the
vsd_setup.dll with my own DLL. Is this a typical approach?

--
Robert W.
Vancouver, BC
www.mwtech.com



"Chris Tacke, eMVP" wrote:

> You need a custom Setup.dll that resides on the device.
>
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> "Robert W." <RobertW@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> > I'm trying to figure out how to remove extra files & folders and registry
> > settings that get created post installation.
> >
> > I've correctly followed the steps in the following article to build a
> > custom
> > installer: http://www.codeproject.com/netcf/PackagingAndDeployingPPC.asp
> >
> > And I've now been reading this related article:
> > http://www.codeproject.com/ce/setupdll.asp
> >
> > So it seems clear that I need to add some code to my CustomInstaller.dll
> > to
> > do the extra cleanup. But in my situation I've chosen not to use the MSI
> > file because my app will see users installing the mobile component on
> > dozens,
> > if not hundreds, of Pocket PCs. So I built my own installation engine to
> > streamline the process.
> >
> > My question is this: Is my CustomInstaller (with the 2 special install and
> > 2
> > special uninstall events) utilized by the generated CAB files or only by
> > the
> > MSI file? If the latter then is there a way for me to still get the
> > Pocket
> > PC Remove Programs function to utilize it?
> >
> > --
> > Robert W.
> > Vancouver, BC
> > www.mwtech.com
> >
>
>
>
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