uninstaller

I've attempted to use the EstimatedSize value during creation of an uninstaller registry key for an app I've developed, unfortunately the value I specify does not appear in the Add/Remove Program list next to my program's entry. I've tried to find the proper procedure for using this value but to no avail. Anyone have any experience on this issue? Your help would be appreciated. Divo got me on the right track so I figured I'd post step-by-step instructions on how to correctly display the EstimatedSize value. Create the registry key with all relevant properties, including EstimatedSize. This

I am making an installer using Inno Setup. I want to password protect the uninstallation. So my plan is to ask for the uninstallation password during installation, and save it into a file. While uninstalling, ask for the password from user and compare the passwords. I could not find a way to let the user enter the password while uninstalling, is there any? vicsar Some Inno Setup users require that the user who wants to uninstall the software is asked for a password before this is possible. Anti virus software might be a candidate for this requirement, for instance. The code below shows how to

I need to install a couple of installers in the same directory so it conflicts with the Inno Setup uninstaller name unins000.exe and unins000.dat Is there a way to change the default name of an Inno Setup uninstaller? This is similar to Elektrostudios' answer, and is what worked for me: Filename: {cmd}; Parameters: "/C Mkdir ""{app}\Uninstallers\{#MyAppName}"""; Flags: RunHidden WaitUntilTerminated Filename: {cmd}; Parameters: "/C Move ""{app}\unins000.exe"" ""{app}\Uninstallers\{#MyAppName} - uninstall.exe"""; StatusMsg: Installing {#MyAppName}...; Flags: RunHidden WaitUntilTerminated

Can I configure it to be placed in the same location C:\windows\something\ that .msi files produced by windows installer are hidden in, instead of in C:\Program Files\MyAppFolder\ ? Also can I change the name to something more obvious in intent than unins000.exe? Dan Neely The uninstaller path can be changed by setting a value in the script file: [Setup] UninstallFilesDir={win}\Installer There doesn't appear to be a way to change the name. With the shipping InnoSetup there is currently no way specify the Uninstall file name. Since Source is available you can change the behavior the file name

I have just started using NSIS . It works very well but I find the documentation a bit unstructured. How do I require user to uninstall previous version before installing a new version with NSIS ? NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) is an open source system to create Windows installers. NSIS is a great Windows Installer. Here is how I use NSIS to uninstall the current version while installing a new version of the same application. Add the following function to your NSIS script. Function .onInit Exec $INSTDIR\uninst.exe FunctionEnd Also you can check out this link on the NSIS wiki on