[izpack-users] Windows XP Registry Entries cleaning up
Daniel Silva
ddso.01 at gmail.com
Tue Jul 24 13:48:22 CEST 2007
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=""$JAVA_HOME\bin\javaw.exe" -jar
> > > "$INSTALL_PATH\Uninstaller\uninstaller.jar""/>
> > > <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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> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Abraços,
> > Daniel Silva
> >
> >
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>
>
> --
> Abraços,
> Daniel Silva
>
--
Abraços,
Daniel Silva
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