MSI problem in deleting registry keys in uninstallation process

Shilpa Uttarwar

Hello sir,
When I do uninstall, eventhough registry keys that contain data,
also removed from registry on Windows server 2000 and 2003 but not on XP.
In MSI setup DeleteAtUninstall is FALSE.

I want to know why it is not deleting in case of XP in both cases when data
is present and data is not present.

Thanks in advance.......

Hemanth Jose [MVP]

Set the component of your registry to 'Leave on Uninstall'.

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"Shilpa Uttarwar" <shilpa.uttarwar@edisphere.com> wrote in message
news:%23tedFrUlIHA.1188@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> Hello sir,
> When I do uninstall, eventhough registry keys that contain data,
> also removed from registry on Windows server 2000 and 2003 but not on XP.
> In MSI setup DeleteAtUninstall is FALSE.
>
> I want to know why it is not deleting in case of XP in both cases when
> data
> is present and data is not present.
>
> Thanks in advance.......
>
>

Phil Wilson

DeleteAtUninstall is a Visual Studio setup project option, not directly
anything to do with MSI. I believe that it has an effect only when you want
to create a key that has no entries in it, and is also affected by whether
you have the AlwaysCreate option in Visual Studio. AlwaysCreate=true and
DeleteAtUninstall=False will preserve an empty key after uninstall.

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Phil Wilson
Definitive Guide to Windows Installer
http://www.apress.com/book/view/1590592972


"Shilpa Uttarwar" <shilpa.uttarwar@edisphere.com> wrote in message
news:%23tedFrUlIHA.1188@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> Hello sir,
> When I do uninstall, eventhough registry keys that contain data,
> also removed from registry on Windows server 2000 and 2003 but not on XP.
> In MSI setup DeleteAtUninstall is FALSE.
>
> I want to know why it is not deleting in case of XP in both cases when
> data
> is present and data is not present.
>
> Thanks in advance.......
>
>