Uninstallation Problem in windows

[gtkiran2001]

Hi all,

I have an query with un-installation,

I installed one product " XX " suppose version 1.0 through installer(made with installshield 11),

after that i manually added one manifest file example --> "abc.exe.manifest" to installed folder,

now while uninstalling the product "XX", "abc.exe.manifest" file is not removing from the installed folder--This is expected behaviour..

But we need to remove this manifest file also, for doing this is there any methods are available,

and how windows will remove files while uninstalling the product..?

--Kirankumar GT.

[ɹəuəllıʍ ʇɐb]

Welcome to the Windows Forum.

I am not very familiar with installers & uninstallers, but I would guess that you cannot remove a file while it is open. Can you close the manifest file before you attempt to remove it?

Some uninstallations cannot complete without a Windows restart (removing files/folders while Windows starts), but I would strongly advise against such a method. Most Windows users hate to reboot after an install or uninstall.

[Dencandy]

Many program providers find ways to hide files on your system without informing you, even though they claim that "all files will be completely removed from your computer". Google Earth is one example, Norton anti-virus another.

One thing you can do is to run a search for the files you want to delete and manually delete them. Also CCleaner (HERE) is quite good at finding left-over and unlinked files.

PW, why do you advise against restarting the computer in order to complete an unistallation? I don't understand.

[ɹəuəllıʍ ʇɐb]

Maybe I misunderstood...

gtkiran2001: are you trying to build an installer/uninstaller for some product?

If this is not the case; if you simply added a file to an install directory, then - yes - that file will *not* be removed by the uninstallation, as it was not part of the installation.