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Windows Server This ebook will explain the workings of the registry. I thoroughly enjoy tweaking the registry, and I want to distill the best of my experiences and pass them on to you. Each registry tweak has two aims; to solve a specific problem, and to provide general learning points, which help you to master regedit. Method 1: Right-click Right-click the master program, for example: Command Prompt.

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Over 60 pages ebook and PDF format. About The Author Guy Thomas. I have setup project and few custom actions with it. During the install process I copy database files mdf and ldf with static data to install folder.

One of the custom actions installs windows service which creates and later uses one or more database for storing working data. This works fine and I don't have any problems with installing application. But when I call uninstall from Programs and Features and only here one of my custom actions on after uninstall was supposed to delete all leftover databases by searching for.

My service that was using database files is being stopped before I try to delete files. Same situation is with SqlExpress, so those files are no longer being used by any other process. On top of that, OnBeforeUninstall I grant Everybody privileges to all files and folders in install folder. But my uninstall still fails. After this failure InstallStates are corrupted and there is no way to uninstall it normaly - I have to use some cleanup software.

This is the case only if using uninstall option from Programs and Features. If I start my setup. Wednesday, December 3, PM. I think this is because the custom actions don't have privilege. I don't know and I'm not sure you know either!

What you are probably seeing is the uninstall running the uninstall custom action as an limited user because that's what Vista UAC does and therefore failing. It works when you run setup.

VS setups work better on Vista because they ensure that custom actions run elevated.