On install I copy some files in ‘System32’ folder. When uninstalling these files are not deleted. Why?
On install I copy some files in ‘System32’ folder. When uninstalling these files are
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On install I copy some files in ‘System32’ folder. When uninstalling these files are not deleted. Why?
MSI Installations are supposed to be declarative rather than procedural. You declare what files should be copied and they get copied by windows installer. When uninstalling Windows Installer knows which files to delete, because it, because he did install them in the first place.
On the other hand if you make something manual during installation, like copying files yourself, Windows Installer doesn’t know about this and it is your responsibility to delete them when uninstalling.