Removing a hidden file on msi uninstall
Hi Guys,
Part 2 of my mission of creating a mst from a vendor provided msi from hell.
Upon uninstall testing of the app I've noticed that a hidden file gets left behind, obviously this is due to the app generating the file after installation. Easy I say lets just add a remove file entry on unistall except that it didnt get removed after re-testing.
Would I be correct in thinking that if a file had the hidden attribute set it would not be removed as instructed? If so, how would I go about removing the hidden file using WPS 7 as part of the uninstall process?
Thanks again
Part 2 of my mission of creating a mst from a vendor provided msi from hell.
Upon uninstall testing of the app I've noticed that a hidden file gets left behind, obviously this is due to the app generating the file after installation. Easy I say lets just add a remove file entry on unistall except that it didnt get removed after re-testing.
Would I be correct in thinking that if a file had the hidden attribute set it would not be removed as instructed? If so, how would I go about removing the hidden file using WPS 7 as part of the uninstall process?
Thanks again
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Posted by:
anonymous_9363
14 years ago
A Custom Action to call "ATTRIB -H [whatever.file]" perchance? :)
Posted by:
suchi.jigar
14 years ago
This scenario, i have faced when, we launch help files. After launching help files, gid files get created, which are hidden and which does not get removed after uninstallation.
I used to create, REMOVEFILE entry for it. It gets removed, in your case if it is not getting removed, then
1) may be any application related process is running. so kill that process 1st.
2) may be your removefile entry is wrong, validate your msi/mst with orca, then you will get to know the problem, with related ice error.
if you want scripts you can take help from following scripts.
'this script will check the file exists, and then it will delete it.
Option Explicit
'On Error Resume NExt
Dim Objshell
Dim Objfso
Dim strprogramfiles
Dim strpath
Dim strpath1
Dim strpath2
Dim objfolder
Set objshell = Createobject("Wscript.shell")
Set Objfso = Createobject("scripting.filesystemobject")
strprogramfiles = objshell.expandenvironmentstrings("%Programfiles%")
'Wscript.echo strprogramfiles
strpath = strprogramfiles & "\Suchikant.txt"
'Wscript.echo strpath
If objfso.fileexists (strpath) Then
'wscript.echo ("test")
objfso.deletefile (strpath)
End If
I used to create, REMOVEFILE entry for it. It gets removed, in your case if it is not getting removed, then
1) may be any application related process is running. so kill that process 1st.
2) may be your removefile entry is wrong, validate your msi/mst with orca, then you will get to know the problem, with related ice error.
if you want scripts you can take help from following scripts.
'this script will check the file exists, and then it will delete it.
Option Explicit
'On Error Resume NExt
Dim Objshell
Dim Objfso
Dim strprogramfiles
Dim strpath
Dim strpath1
Dim strpath2
Dim objfolder
Set objshell = Createobject("Wscript.shell")
Set Objfso = Createobject("scripting.filesystemobject")
strprogramfiles = objshell.expandenvironmentstrings("%Programfiles%")
'Wscript.echo strprogramfiles
strpath = strprogramfiles & "\Suchikant.txt"
'Wscript.echo strpath
If objfso.fileexists (strpath) Then
'wscript.echo ("test")
objfso.deletefile (strpath)
End If
Posted by:
anonymous_9363
14 years ago
this script will check the file exists, and then it will delete it.Not if the file still retains its 'Hidden' attribute it won't!
Posted by:
anonymous_9363
14 years ago
What?!? Whether a process running or not is irrelevant. If a file has its 'Hidden' attribute set, your script won't delete it.
Posted by:
suchi.jigar
14 years ago
It will delete.....i created that file, and made it hidden, and then i run the same script. It deletes that file.
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