Install / Uninstall Applications

[VJ]

I am deploying a Package having applications developed using VB.NET and
VS.NET 2003. I am using the Packaging feature provided with the
VisualStudio. I can use the package to creates shortcuts for all my
application executables. Now to Uninstall this package I have to make the
user go to Add/Remove programs everytime. The users are requesting that if
they can have a uninstall option as part of the application menus... How do
I provide this?

Thanks
VJ

[Jose Caliente]

Re: Install / Uninstall Applications

this is like commiting suicide. You can't delete the program files, from
inside the application, they are locked
What you need to do is to trigger the Application Add/Remove Applet (in
control panel) and then immediately shell out ot the
program so it can delete the files.

jc


"VJ" <vijaybalki@yah oo.com> wrote in message
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> I am deploying a Package having applications developed using VB.NET and
> VS.NET 2003. I am using the Packaging feature provided with the
> VisualStudio. I can use the package to creates shortcuts for all my
> application executables. Now to Uninstall this package I have to make the
> user go to Add/Remove programs everytime. The users are requesting that if
> they can have a uninstall option as part of the application menus... How[/color]
do[color=blue]
> I provide this?
>
> Thanks
> VJ
>
>[/color]

[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

Re: Install / Uninstall Applications

* "VJ" <vijaybalki@yah oo.com> scripsit:[color=blue]
> I am deploying a Package having applications developed using VB.NET and
> VS.NET 2003. I am using the Packaging feature provided with the
> VisualStudio. I can use the package to creates shortcuts for all my
> application executables. Now to Uninstall this package I have to make the
> user go to Add/Remove programs everytime. The users are requesting that if
> they can have a uninstall option as part of the application menus... How do[/color]

I /would not/ provide that, even if users like that.
Installation/Uninstallation should be done via the corresponding control
panel. I don't understand why users are not able to open this panel...

--
Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]
<http://www.mvps.org/dotnet>

[VJ]

Re: Install / Uninstall Applications

Oh Ohh.. no no, sorry I think my question was misleading... I want to
provide a uninstall option as Part of Application Menu Like below,
Start -> Programs - MyPackage -> App1
-> App2
-> Uninstall My
Package

Hope I am clear this time

VJ

"Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]" <hirf-spam-me-here@gmx.at> wrote in message
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> * "VJ" <vijaybalki@yah oo.com> scripsit:[color=green]
> > I am deploying a Package having applications developed using VB.NET and
> > VS.NET 2003. I am using the Packaging feature provided with the
> > VisualStudio. I can use the package to creates shortcuts for all my
> > application executables. Now to Uninstall this package I have to make[/color][/color]
the[color=blue][color=green]
> > user go to Add/Remove programs everytime. The users are requesting that[/color][/color]
if[color=blue][color=green]
> > they can have a uninstall option as part of the application menus... How[/color][/color]
do[color=blue]
>
> I /would not/ provide that, even if users like that.
> Installation/Uninstallation should be done via the corresponding control
> panel. I don't understand why users are not able to open this panel...
>
> --
> Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]
> <http://www.mvps.org/dotnet>[/color]

[VJ]

Re: Install / Uninstall Applications

can any one help me with this?

Oh Ohh.. no no, sorry I think my question was misleading... I want to
provide a uninstall option as Part of Application Menu Like below,
Start -> Programs - MyPackage -> App1
-> App2
-> Uninstall My
Package

Hope I am clear this time

VJ
[color=blue]
> "Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]" <hirf-spam-me-here@gmx.at> wrote in message
> news:buhmfh$huf nc$3@ID-208219.news.uni-berlin.de...[color=green]
> > * "VJ" <vijaybalki@yah oo.com> scripsit:[color=darkred]
> > > I am deploying a Package having applications developed using VB.NET[/color][/color][/color]
and[color=blue][color=green][color=darkred]
> > > VS.NET 2003. I am using the Packaging feature provided with the
> > > VisualStudio. I can use the package to creates shortcuts for all my
> > > application executables. Now to Uninstall this package I have to make[/color][/color]
> the[color=green][color=darkred]
> > > user go to Add/Remove programs everytime. The users are requesting[/color][/color][/color]
that[color=blue]
> if[color=green][color=darkred]
> > > they can have a uninstall option as part of the application menus...[/color][/color][/color]
How[color=blue]
> do[color=green]
> >
> > I /would not/ provide that, even if users like that.
> > Installation/Uninstallation should be done via the corresponding control
> > panel. I don't understand why users are not able to open this panel...
> >
> > --
> > Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]
> > <http://www.mvps.org/dotnet>[/color]
>
>[/color]

[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

Re: Install / Uninstall Applications

* "VJ" <vijaybalki@yah oo.com> scripsit:[color=blue]
> can any one help me with this?
>
> Oh Ohh.. no no, sorry I think my question was misleading... I want to
> provide a uninstall option as Part of Application Menu Like below,
> Start -> Programs - MyPackage -> App1
> -> App2
> -> Uninstall My[/color]

That's how I understood it...

--
Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]
<http://www.mvps.org/dotnet>

[Patrick Pirtle]

Re: Install / Uninstall Applications

Herfried -

As a new programmer, I'd like to ask for some clarification
on the pros/cons of providing an app-specific uninstall versus
using Control Panel. Are there things happening "behind the
scenes" with CP? Or, is it to maintain a consistent method
cross-application? TIA

VJ wrote:[color=blue]
> can any one help me with this?
>
> Oh Ohh.. no no, sorry I think my question was misleading... I want[/color]
to[color=blue]
> provide a uninstall option as Part of Application Menu Like below,
> Start -> Programs - MyPackage -> App1
> -> App2
> ->[/color]
Uninstall[color=blue]
> My Package
>
> Hope I am clear this time
>
> VJ
>[color=green]
>> "Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]" <hirf-spam-me-here@gmx.at> wrote in
>> message news:buhmfh$huf nc$3@ID-208219.news.uni-berlin.de...[color=darkred]
>>> * "VJ" <vijaybalki@yah oo.com> scripsit:[/color][/color][/color]
[snip][color=blue][color=green][color=darkred]
>>> Installation/Uninstallation should be done via the corresponding
>>> control panel.[/color][/color][/color]
[snip]

[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

Re: Install / Uninstall Applications

* "Patrick Pirtle" <pap at skilling dot com> scripsit:[color=blue]
> As a new programmer, I'd like to ask for some clarification
> on the pros/cons of providing an app-specific uninstall versus
> using Control Panel. Are there things happening "behind the
> scenes" with CP? Or, is it to maintain a consistent method
> cross-application? TIA[/color]

IMO it's recommended to avoid such a shortcut for consistency between
all applications /and/ to make installing/uninstalling applications
easier by providing one central place for installing/uninstalling.

--
Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]
<http://www.mvps.org/dotnet>

[Patrick Pirtle]

Re: Install / Uninstall Applications

Consistency is a GOOD thing. Thanks for your
advice.

Herfried K. Wagner [MVP] wrote:[color=blue]
> * "Patrick Pirtle" <pap at skilling dot com> scripsit:[color=green]
>> As a new programmer, I'd like to ask for some clarification
>> on the pros/cons of providing an app-specific uninstall versus
>> using Control Panel. Are there things happening "behind the
>> scenes" with CP? Or, is it to maintain a consistent method
>> cross-application? TIA[/color]
>
> IMO it's recommended to avoid such a shortcut for consistency[/color]
between[color=blue]
> all applications /and/ to make installing/uninstalling applications
> easier by providing one central place for installing/uninstalling.[/color]

[David Guyer [MS]]

RE: Install / Uninstall Applications

Arguments of consistency of discovery aside, if you still want the
Uninstall in your Start menu, then here are some steps you can use to make
it work...
1. In your setup project's directory, create a new uninstall.bat file.
2. In your Setup project, copy the ProductCode property (something like
[12345678-1234-1234-1234-123412341234]
3. Edit the uninstall.bat so that it has one line that says:
Msiexec /x [insert product code here]
4. Add the uninstall.bat to your setup project's application folder.
5. Right-click on the uninstall.bat to create a shortcut, and then put it
in the Start menu folder you want it in (in the setup project).
6. Rename the Shortcut to something like "Uninstall MyApplication"

That should do it.

This will uninstall the applicatoin using the same mechanism as Add/Remove
programs
---
David Guyer - VBQA Deployment Testing
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
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>I am deploying a Package having applications developed using VB.NET and
>VS.NET 2003. I am using the Packaging feature provided with the
>VisualStudio . I can use the package to creates shortcuts for all my
>application executables. Now to Uninstall this package I have to make the
>user go to Add/Remove programs everytime. The users are requesting that if
>they can have a uninstall option as part of the application menus... How do
>I provide this?
>
>Thanks
>VJ
>
>
>[/color]