wpf setup and deployment project using orca

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I am using VS 2010, setup and deployment project to create MSI. It is per user installtion.

I am having custom action to run <my prrocess> on commit. It is working fine on installation. I have to support Upgrade as well.

At the time of upgradation, I have to check for running process and if "My Process" is running I have to kill the process and continue installation.

Added a custom action to kill the process by using the methods "OnBeforeInstall", "Install", "OnBeforeUninstall" and "Uninstall" none of them are getting triggered and getting the Files in use dialog of Windows installer.

Using orca tool changed the custom action sequence to just before the InstallValidate in "InstallExecuteSequence". Still it is not working.
In the CustomAction section my custom action Type is 51

Can any one help me to solve the problem?

Posted 19-Sep-13 2:52am

adi jeevan sagar

Updated 22-Sep-13 18:51pm

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D-Kishore · Answer 1 · 2013-09-23T17:25:00

Hi Try below links, you may get some idea

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/251218/how-to-stop-a-running-process-during-an-msi-based-un-install[^]

http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/windows/en-US/15e03c16-e9c5-4b84-83d4-2156afdf4541/killing-a-process-before-msi-installation[^]

See the Custom action part
Creating an MSI Package for C# Windows Application Using a Visual Studio Setup Project[^]