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Uzi Baruch
Hi

is there a way to uninstall permamant files?

each time i try to uninstall the application all the permamanet files do no
get removed, event though i built a new setup with all permanent properties
set to false. but it seems to be written to the registry, as the new
uninstall does not affect the old ones permanent properties.

Thanks,
Uzi
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Phil Wilson
Your new setup has nothing to do with the fact that the files were marked
permanent in an old setup. Permanent means they won't be uninstalled by
Windows Installer, and that's what the VS docs say too. You'll have to
remove them manually.
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[MVP Windows Installer]
Definitive Guide to Windows Installer
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1590592972/104-7044380-4696760

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Uzi Baruch
Hi

i know the files should be removed manually.

but a) is there a tool to do that?
b) where are the entries located in the registry?

Thanks,
Uzi

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Phil Wilson
You can't really locate the entries. It's not that the files are marked
permanent. Each file is part of a Windows Installer component that has a
Guid to identify it, and that Guid is permanent by means of an extra
reference count.
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