[izpack-users] Windows XP Registry Entries cleaning up

Bartz, Klaus Klaus.Bartz at coi.de
Tue Jul 24 14:32:15 CEST 2007


Hi Daniel,
I am not secure that I have understand right. Do it now work or not?
You can have as much Listener as you need. The RegistryHandler will be used internal
in the RegistryInstallerListener, but it can be used also at an other place. Then it is needed
to use only one instance of it. But I assume that you do not use registry at an other point.
 
I have just tested the IzPack 3.10.2 installation and uninstallation. It works as assumed.
My box has Windows XP SP2, I use Java SDK 1.5.0_11.
If the uninstallation of IzPack after a clean installation (without preexistent keys) 
will not clean the regkeys I do not know why. Test it on an other computer.
 
Cheers
 
Klaus

	-----Original Message-----
	From: izpack-users-bounces at lists.berlios.de [mailto:izpack-users-bounces at lists.berlios.de] On Behalf Of Daniel Silva
	Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2007 1:48 PM
	To: izpack-users at lists.berlios.de
	Subject: Re: [izpack-users] Windows XP Registry Entries cleaning up
	
	
	also, I´m using Windows XP as an administrator, so I must have all the rights to change the registry.
	
	
	On 7/24/07, Daniel Silva <ddso.01 at gmail.com> wrote: 

		Hi Klaus, thanks again.
		 
		I removed the registries myself after uninstalling. Installed again and uninstalled all over. The registries are still not automatically removed.
		 
		I didnt understand what you said about using a second RegistryHandler, but the registries that my installation process creates never change. I´m only using one for the installation and one for the uninstallation:
		
		 
		<listener  installer="RegistryInstallerListener"
		              uninstaller="RegistryUninstallerListener">
		              <os family="windows"/>
		</listener>
		 
		I´m using another for the installation, but there´s nothing to do with the registry:
		 
		<listener installer="SummaryLoggerInstallerListener"/>
		 
		Also, I changed the $APP_NAME to $UNINSTALL_NAME in RegistrySpec.xml and CheckedHelloPanel started working the way the manual said it would. That´s something, all right. Thanks for that clue.
		
		 
		
		On 7/24/07, Bartz, Klaus <Klaus.Bartz at coi.de > wrote: 

			Hi Daniel,
			if you do not use a second RegistryHandler all keys (except some with format multi string) have to
			be removed after uninstall, if the have not changed after install.
			If the keys exist before installing, they will also exist after uninstall. This can be if you have forgotten the dll 
			in the uninstaller (keyword "both") in a previos test. The uninstaller do not simple remove the entries else
			it changes the entries to the state before installation. 
			Therefore remove the not automatically removed keys after uninstall and test again with install - uninstall. 
			 
			This work only with a direct call of the uninstaller.jar, not at debugging with e.g. Eclipse. For the last
			see my email to "fxa".
			 
			Cheers
			 
			Klaus

				-----Original Message-----
				From: izpack-users-bounces at lists.berlios.de [mailto:izpack-users-bounces at lists.berlios.de] On Behalf Of Daniel Silva
				Sent: Monday, July 23, 2007 7:53 PM
				To: izpack-users at lists.berlios.de
				
				Subject: Re: [izpack-users] Windows XP Registry Entries cleaning up
				
				
				
				Hi Klaus, thans for the reply.
				 
				the "registryEntries", native\COIOSHelper.dll  and the com\izforge\izpack\event\RegistryUninstallerListener.class are all there. 
				I really dont know if the key are persistent or not. How do I know that?
				 
				Even izPack entries are not erase when I uninstall it.
				
				
				 
				On 7/23/07, Bartz, Klaus <Klaus.Bartz at coi.de > wrote: 

					Hi Daniel,
					sorry for late answer, but I was on a workshop.
					I do not really know why uninstall do not work correctly with your program.
					We use $UNINSTALL_NAME instead of $APP_NAME, but this should produce only problems
					with multiple installations of the same program.
					 
					Try with some additional other keys, may be with the root HKCU.
					 
					Are all keys persistent, or only some?
					Look into your uninstaller.jar (may be with an unzipper or with jar).
					Is there a file "registryEntries" in the root? It is a java object stream, but with some editors
					you can look into. If you can, is there the entry
					SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\<your APP_NAME>   ?
					Is in the uninstaller 
					com\izforge\izpack\event\RegistryUninstallerListener.class    
					and
					native\COIOSHelper.dll        ?
					 
					Cheers
					
					 
					Klaus
					

					-----Original Message-----
					From: izpack-users-bounces at lists.berlios.de [mailto:izpack-users-bounces at lists.berlios.de] On Behalf Of Daniel Silva
					Sent: Monday, July 16, 2007 10:38 PM
					To: izpack-users at lists.berlios.de 
					Subject: [izpack-users] Windows XP Registry Entries cleaning up
					
					
					Hi,
					 
					I´ve just started using izPack for my applications and I had some trouble with Windows XP registry entries.
					 
					I have a InstallSpec.xml file for the installer creating procedure with the following lines
					 
					<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes" ?>
					<installation version="1.0">
					   (...)
					   <native type="izpack" name="ShellLink.dll"/>
					      <native type="3rdparty" name="COIOSHelper.dll" stage="both">
					      <os family="windows"/> 
					   </native>
					   (...)
					   <resources>
					      (...)
					      <res src="./spec/RegistrySpec.xml" id="RegistrySpec.xml"/>
					      (...)
					   </resources>
					   (...)
					   <listeners>
					      <listener installer="SummaryLoggerInstallerListener"/>
					      <listener installer="RegistryInstallerListener"
					                   uninstaller="RegistryUninstallerListener"> 
					         <os family="windows"/>
					      </listener>
					   </listeners>
					   (...)
					</installation>
					 
					And a RegistrySpec.xml like this:
					 
					<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes" ?>

					<registry>
					 <pack name="UninstallStuff">
					  <value name="DisplayName" 
					   keypath="SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\$APP_NAME"  
					   root="HKLM" 
					   string="$APP_NAME"/>
					  <value name="UninstallString" 
					   keypath="SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\$APP_NAME"  
					   root="HKLM" 
					   string="&quot;$JAVA_HOME\bin\javaw.exe&quot; -jar &quot;$INSTALL_PATH\Uninstaller\uninstaller.jar&quot;"/> 
					  <value name="DisplayIcon" 
					   keypath="SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\$APP_NAME"  
					   root="HKLM" 
					   string="$INSTALL_PATH\icons\SCarimbo.ico"/> 
					  <value name="HelpLink" 
					   keypath="SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\$APP_NAME"  
					   root="HKLM" 
					   string="$APP_URL"/>
					      </pack> 
					</registry>

					I'm using CheckedHelloPanel, so $APP_NAME is declared. My problem is that when I uninstall the application, the registry entries are not erased. The application is still listed as installed in Control Panel -> Add or Remove Programs. 
					 
					Am I doing something wrong?
					 
					Obs.: I've notice that when I uninstall izPack itself, its registry entries are not erased either.
					-- 
					Abraços,
					Daniel Silva 


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