Question

I’m trying to make an uninstaller.
I basically need to be able to remove a directory in the program files that contains the uninstaller.

I was thinking to have the uninstaller create a copy of itself to the temp folder,
then have the uninstaller running from the program folder open the uninstaller in temp and close itself where it continues the uninstall.

Problem is, how do I delete the uninstaller in the temp folder…

Answer 1

Even though I agree with everyone saying you shouldn’t do that, what you can do is:

1. Have your program create an executable (and config file) in the temporary folder of the OS it’s working on.
2. Have your program start it as an independent process, then exit.
3. That executable then calls back the actual setup stuff.
4. Once the setup is done, the temporary executable can delete the setup files.
5. Since the only trace of your program is now in the temp folder, it will eventually get cleared automatically.