<bonejon@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Hi All,
>
> I am trying to create a install set that executes custom actions on
> both installation and uninstallation. The custom actions are contained
> within a c# class that inherits the Installer class.
>
> The class has the overridden Install and Uninstall methods which pass
> through to base.Install and base.Uninstall respectively. When call the
> compiled dll using installutil.exe both the Install and Uninstall
> methods run sucessfully. However when I build the msi and depoly it to
> another machine the Install method is executed correctly, however when
> I Uninstall the product from add/remove programs I would expect the
> Uninstall method to be invoked, however the Install method is being
> invoked again.
>
> I could fudge the problem by creating a new class for the Uninstall
> method, however I would like to try and understand what it going
> wrong.
>
> I would be grateful for any thoughts.
>
> Thanks, Jon.
>

<phil.wil...@wonderware.something.com> wrote:
> The key here isn't your classes, it's what you've done with the custom
> actions in the setup project. Typically you'd add your assembly at the
> Custom Action node so that if you don't override the base methods still get
> called. It looks like you've added your custom action calls in such a way
> that the uninstall is calling your Install method.
> --
> Phil Wilson
> [MVP Windows Installer]
>
> <bone...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>
> news:1184079347.497696.146170@g4g2000hsf.googlegroups.com...
>
> > Hi All,
>
> > I am trying to create a install set that executes custom actions on
> > both installation and uninstallation. The custom actions are contained
> > within a c# class that inherits the Installer class.
>
> > The class has the overridden Install and Uninstall methods which pass
> > through to base.Install and base.Uninstall respectively. When call the
> > compiled dll using installutil.exe both the Install and Uninstall
> > methods run sucessfully. However when I build the msi and depoly it to
> > another machine the Install method is executed correctly, however when
> > I Uninstall the product from add/remove programs I would expect the
> > Uninstall method to be invoked, however the Install method is being
> > invoked again.
>
> > I could fudge the problem by creating a new class for the Uninstall
> > method, however I would like to try and understand what it going
> > wrong.
>
> > I would be grateful for any thoughts.
>
> > Thanks, Jon.