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[susie7777]

I can use InstallShield to design my installation package ,but i don't know how to create an uninstall.exe for uninstall requirement .
I know how to create an uninstall shortcut , but no information to build an uninstall.exe .

Can anyone tell me what shall i do in my setting or script ?


thanks a lot ,

[Stefan Krueger]

Uninstall is controlled by the same msi package. You can add a custom action with condition
REMOVE~="ALL"
to make it run only during uninstall.

[susie7777]

Thanks for your information ,

I got a requirment to build an uninstall.exe for user as others software ,you know they have an uninstall.exe exsits in the [Installdir] folder .

I had tried to add an custom action "New Nested MSI" ,I found it's property setting is that "ADDLOCAL=ALL",then i added it into Execute sequense , but this won't create an uninstall.exe .

I found other software 's uninstall.exe is very small , so it can't be a package .Or it's just a shortcut for uninstall?

I had read in articles ,installshield will create an "uninst.isu"file with the package, but i can't find this file .

I'm a newer in using installshield ,so your information is improtant to me ,thanks very much .

[Stefan Krueger]

Windows Installer (MSI) setups don't create an .isu file, nor do they create or need an uninstall.exe. Users should uninstall from control panel.
If you need to have a uninstall shortcut (which is not recommended by Microsoft) you can create a shortcut for the following command line:
msiexec.exe /x [ProductCode]