VB 6 custom Install & Uninstall

3 Feb 2006 1:56 AM

vbhelp

I have some additional directories and files I need to delete when the
customer uninstalls the vb application.

Reading the newsgroup I could:

Modify the install process by changing: Setup1.vbp
I would have it change the registry to call another uninstall
application uninstit.exe which would call ST6UNST.exe
and then it would delete the additional directories and
files that were created after setup was run.

1. How do I change the uninstall registry?
2. How do I call up the st6unst.exe from VB?

OR is there a better way to do this?

TIA

3 Feb 2006 3:16 AM

mayayana

If you look at the ST6UNST.LOG file in the
program folder you'll see the uninstall list.
You can add to that log during install if
you rewrite setup1.exe. You can also create
the folders during install to make sure that
they're listed for uninstall. Or, you could
also do something like add to the log on first
run. That would seem much easier to me than
changing the uninstall key and writing a
separate uninstaller. The only catch would be
that you need to know the folder paths starting
out.
(Note that if a file or folder listed in the uninstall
log is missing then uninstall will show a msgbox
saying that it is unable to uninstall the file or folder
because it's missing. Not a big deal, but possibly
a bit confusing for the person running the uninstall.)

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> I have some additional directories and files I need to delete when the
> customer uninstalls the vb application.
>
> Reading the newsgroup I could:
>
> Modify the install process by changing: Setup1.vbp
> I would have it change the registry to call another uninstall
> application uninstit.exe which would call ST6UNST.exe
> and then it would delete the additional directories and
> files that were created after setup was run.
>
> 1. How do I change the uninstall registry?
> 2. How do I call up the st6unst.exe from VB?
>
> OR is there a better way to do this?
>
> TIA
>
>
>

3 Feb 2006 4:31 AM

AGP

The easiest way....change to InnoSetup...www.innosetup.com
best feature...its freeware and easy to use.

AGP

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"vbhelp" <vbh***@microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> I have some additional directories and files I need to delete when the
> customer uninstalls the vb application.
>
> Reading the newsgroup I could:
>
> Modify the install process by changing: Setup1.vbp
> I would have it change the registry to call another uninstall
> application uninstit.exe which would call ST6UNST.exe
> and then it would delete the additional directories and
> files that were created after setup was run.
>
> 1. How do I change the uninstall registry?
> 2. How do I call up the st6unst.exe from VB?
>
> OR is there a better way to do this?
>
> TIA
>
>
>

4 Feb 2006 11:53 PM

Richard Jalbert

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On Thu, 2 Feb 2006 17:56:25 -0800, "vbhelp" <vbh***@microsoft.com>
wrote:

>I have some additional directories and files I need to delete when the
>customer uninstalls the vb application.
>
>Reading the newsgroup I could:
>
>Modify the install process by changing: Setup1.vbp
>I would have it change the registry to call another uninstall
>application uninstit.exe which would call ST6UNST.exe
>and then it would delete the additional directories and
>files that were created after setup was run.
>
>1. How do I change the uninstall registry?
>2. How do I call up the st6unst.exe from VB?
>
>OR is there a better way to do this?
>
>TIA

Most commercial (and some free) programs put an uninstall commend in
the menu that will unistall that program.

If you do not have that, run the uninstallation from the window's
control panel "remove program" thing there.
It removes the uninst file.

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