#287 uninstall.exe fails after installing silent via samba

[Larry Engholm]

After running a trivial installer on Windows with --mode silent where the installer is served by samba, uninstall.exe doesn't work.

Usually uninstall.exe runs less than a second and I get the Critical Stop sound, but once it crashed with the PC at 0.

My samba server is currently busy, so the installation takes six or seven minutes rather than the few seconds it takes when the installer executable is local. I assume this is irrelevant.

I'm building with IJ Build 1.2.7.0 unmodified on Linux CentOS 4.3 and installing on Windows XP SP2.

I have this problem either when running the installer specifying --mode silent on the command line, or if I build the installer with General Information->Platform Information->Windows->Default Install Mode set to Silent.

I'm reproducing this with a project where I accept all New Project Wizard defaults and then set Windows Active Yes and check Platforms to Build: Windows in Disk Builder.

I haven't tried reproducing the problem when building the installer on Windows and copying it to my samba drive.

[Damon Courtney]

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How is it failing? Does it just segfault and die? Is there any error message? Can you tell me a little about your setup or perhaps mail me your project file? Something definitely sounds weird since there should be no real difference between a silent or standard install.

Am I correct that a regular, GUI install works just fine, it's only the silent that is causing some problem?

[Larry Engholm]

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Usually uninstall.exe just makes the Critical Stop sound and exits. Nothing is displayed -- there's no message and no window is created. If I don't install with silent mode uninstall.exe works fine.

You should be able to make a similar project file by accepting all the wizard defaults on Linux, set Windows Active Yes, and check (enable) Windows under Platforms to Build: in Disk Builder.

If you're unable to reproduce it that way (running uninstall.exe after running the installer on Windows over Samba with --mode silent) I'll send the .mpi file and uninstall.exe. If you need that let me know if I should attach them here or email them.

[Larry Engholm]

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I verified that this also happens when building an installer on windows and copying it a Samba drive. Easy steps to reproduce:
1) Click New Project Wizard
2) Click Finish
3) Click Build Install
4) copy .exe to samba drive, e.g.,
C:\Documents and Settings\larry>copy "c:\Documents and Settings\larry\My InstallJammer Projects\Install Project 1\output\Your Application Name-1.0-Setup.exe" w:
5) Run .exe with --mode silent, e.g.,
C:\Documents and Settings\larry>"w:\Your Application Name-1.0-Setup.exe" --mode silent
6) Run uninstall.exe, and notice that it makes Critical Stop sound and immediately exits, e.g.,
C:\Documents and Settings\larry>"c:\Program Files\Your Application Name\uninstall.exe"

I'm not under the influence of any drugs.

[Damon Courtney]

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I gave this a shot, and I can't reproduce the issue. Can you possibly send me the installer / uninstaller that you have? I'd like to run the installer in the same way and see if it's something I can reproduce and then maybe take a look at the uninstall that was built and see if there's something there.

You can attach them here or just e-mail 'em to me. You can find my e-mail address just about everywhere. 0-]