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Removing created files during uninstall?

Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2008 3:54 pm
by fxtech
I am a new InstallAware user. Please be gentle. :oops:

My product has an embedded Python interpreter which creates compiled .pyc files from user's custom .py files. I only ship the raw .py files with the product, but when the product starts up the .pyc files are created. After a normal uninstall, these files and the folders they are in are left behind.

I'd like to automatically remove these files/folders during uninstall (since they are useless without the app installed). Is this possible?

I have the same question.

Posted: Thu May 22, 2008 6:40 am
by crisc
I have files that are modified or changed during usage and installaware doesnt remove them by default during the uninstall.

Posted: Thu May 22, 2008 7:31 am
by jimo
The Windows Installer engine does not remove files that were modified or created outside the installer. To accomplish this use "Delete Files Recursive"