Auto close applications "Michael Tissington" <michael[ at ]nospam.newsgroups.com> 10/31/2008 4:26:58 PM How does MSI attempt to close running apps during an uninstall. The apps I created are not being closed and I'm wondering if there is something I need to be listening for. (written in C++)

Re: Auto close applications Rob Hamflett <rob[ at ]snsys.com> 10/31/2008 4:34:36 PM I'm not aware that it does. I thought it just lists the applications that you need to close. If installers auto-close applications I think it has to be through a custom action. Rob Michael Tissington wrote: [Quoted Text] > How does MSI attempt to close running apps during an uninstall. > > The apps I created are not being closed and I'm wondering if there is > something I need to be listening for. (written in C++)

Re: Auto close applications "Phil Wilson" <phil.wilson[ at ]wonderware.something.com> 10/31/2008 5:52:49 PM As mentioned, it doesn't close anything. The only things it will automatically close are services if you use ServiceControl. It will detect files in use by apps that have a top level window open and prompt you to close them. Vista/2008's detection is more thorough. -- Phil Wilson Definitive Guide to Windows Installer http://www.apress.com/book/view/1590592972 "Michael Tissington" <michael[ at ]nospam.newsgroups.com> wrote in message news:OAnWCW3OJHA.3508[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... [Quoted Text] > How does MSI attempt to close running apps during an uninstall. > > The apps I created are not being closed and I'm wondering if there is > something I need to be listening for. (written in C++)

Re: Auto close applications "Michael Tissington" <michael[ at ]nospam.newsgroups.com> 10/31/2008 6:44:35 PM Hmm, I think the dialog says it will try to close them. I'm using Visual Studio 2008 - How do I get a custom action to run BEFORE it looks for running applications ?

Re: Auto close applications "Phil Wilson" <phil.wilson[ at ]wonderware.something.com> 10/31/2008 7:24:35 PM VS 2008 doesn't support custom actions that run that early in the install. -- Phil Wilson Definitive Guide to Windows Installer http://www.apress.com/book/view/1590592972 "Michael Tissington" <michael[ at ]nospam.newsgroups.com> wrote in message news:egjs8i4OJHA.4772[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... [Quoted Text] > Hmm, I think the dialog says it will try to close them. > > I'm using Visual Studio 2008 - How do I get a custom action to run BEFORE > it looks for running applications ?