Invalid uninstall control

[pimpx]

Hello

I've created a setup that just install thousands of text files on computer. It's like a package with many texts on it. But i was testing it and when i try to uninstall i get an error telling me:
"Invalid Uninstall Control File X:\program directory\uninstall\uninstall.xml"

I haven't done any different code or script for that setup application, so i don't understand why it isn't work. The installation process goes fine.

Anyone know how to fix this?

Thanks

[Adam]

It's tough to say where the issue lies without more information. Does the uninstall show up in the "Add Remove Programs"? Does any part of this uninstall run?

Adam Kapilik

[pww]

I've never had such a problem so this is just a speculation.

If the files are really thousands, maybe the uninstallation data file becomes too big or entries in it too much, which somehow confuses the uninstall runtime. Or maybe some file name contains characters that confuse it.

So try not to add all these files to the uninstall data file - this means you should remove them with some script action during uninstall.

If I correctly remember[check docs] any file placed during install via some script action is not handled by the uninstaller , and so I guess is not referred in the uninstall data file. If you put all the txt files in a zip, add this zip to your installation, and during install extract files form the zip [see zip plugin], all these files will likely not be referenced in the uninstall data.
To remove all these files, use an action or create and run a .bat file or something else that deletes *.txt from the specified dir(s).

[Lorne]

I've never had such a problem so this is just a speculation.

If the files are really thousands, maybe the uninstallation data file becomes too big or entries in it too much, which somehow confuses the uninstall runtime. Or maybe some file name contains characters that confuse it.

So try not to add all these files to the uninstall data file - this means you should remove them with some script action during uninstall.

I would advise against this -- AFAIK there is no problem with having "too many entries" in the uninstallation data file. Maybe if we were talking millions of files, or something equally unlikely, but even then I'd doubt it.

We really need more information before we can start to guess. For one thing, "X:\program directory\" is a pretty unlikely path.