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I used the following code to make a file NOT get deleted during an uninstall:

  <Condition Level="0">
    <![CDATA[REMOVE = "ALL"]]>
  </Condition>

But I guess since I put it in the same which has the of some other files, it made the other files Not uninstallable as well.

<Feature Id="Config_File" Title="Configuration File" Level="1">
  <ComponentRef Id="ProductComponents" />
  <ComponentRef Id="Executable" />     
  <ComponentRef Id="Config_File" />
  <Condition Level="0">
    <![CDATA[REMOVE = "ALL"]]>
  </Condition>
</Feature>

... I also had set the Permanent tag to "yes" for the file I wanted to NOT get deleted during an uninstall: 

<Component Id="Config_File" Guid="*" Permanent="yes" NeverOverwrite="yes">
   <File Id="ApplicationConfigFile" Name="application.config" Source=".\application.config" Vital="yes" />
</Component>

My question is: how do I make these files uninstalable again?

  • setting "Level" in the Condition to "0" didn't work either.

  • setting "permanent" to "no" didn't work.

        <MajorUpgrade DowngradeErrorMessage="A newer version of [ProductName] is already installed." />
    <!--MediaTemplate /-->

<Media Id="1" Cabinet="SOPHATEL_Server_Management.cab" EmbedCab="yes" />

    <Feature Id="ProductFeature" Title="SOPHATEL Server Management" Level="1">
        <!--ComponentGroupRef Id="ProductComponents" /-->
  <ComponentRef Id="ProductComponents" />
  <ComponentRef Id="ProductComponents2" />
  <ComponentRef Id="Executable" />     
    </Feature>
<Property Id="WIXUI_INSTALLDIR" Value="INSTALLDIR" />


    <Fragment>
    <Directory Id="TARGETDIR" Name="SourceDir">
        <Directory Id="ProgramFilesFolder">
            <Directory Id="INSTALLFOLDER" Name="SOPHATEL Server Management" />
        </Directory>
    </Directory>
</Fragment>

<Fragment>
<ComponentGroup Id="ProductComponents" Directory="INSTALLFOLDER">

  <Component Id="ProductComponents" Guid="f5207608-9c81-4317-89de-061066ec863c">
    <File Id="WebAPISelfHostingExe" Name="WebAPISelfHosting.exe" Source="..\WebAPISelfHosting\bin\Debug\WebAPISelfHosting.exe" Vital="yes" />
  </Component>

  <Component Id="ProductComponents2" Guid="f5207608-9c81-4317-89de-061066ec863d" NeverOverwrite="yes">
    <File Id="configFile" Name="application.config" Source=".\application.config" Vital="yes" />
  </Component>

  <!--Component Id="icon.ico" Guid="7805267a-624b-41e7-baaf-49b82c0439cc">
    <File Id='icon.ico' Name='icon.ico' Source="..\WixInstall\icon.ico" KeyPath='yes' />
  </Component-->

  <Component Id="Executable" Guid="f5207608-9c81-4317-89de-061066ec863e">
    <File Id="Service_testExe" Name="Service_test.exe" Source="..\Service_test\bin\Debug\Service_test.exe" Vital="yes" />
    <!-- Remove all files from the INSTALLFOLDER on uninstall -->
    <RemoveFile Id="ALLFILES" Name="*.*" On="both" />
    <!-- Remove INSTALLFOLDER on uninstall -->
    <RemoveFolder Id="INSTALLDIR" On="uninstall" />
    <!-- Tell WiX to install the Service -->        
    <ServiceInstall 
    Id="ServiceInstaller" 
    Type="ownProcess" 
    Name="Service_test" 
    DisplayName="Service_test"
    Description="A Test Service that logs dummy text on an interval to a text file." 
    Start="auto" 
    ErrorControl="normal" />
    <!-- Tell WiX to start the Service -->
    <ServiceControl Id="StartService" Start="install" Stop="both" Remove="uninstall" Name="Service_test" Wait="yes" />

</Component>
</ComponentGroup>

All files are NOT uninstallable now, I want to be uninstallable again.

Salaheddine Elhassani
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  • Don't have much time. The easiest would probably be to change the main installation directory, generate new component GUIDs (or use [auto-guids](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/24732761/syntax-for-guids-in-wix/24769965#24769965)), use one file per component and only set the file you want permanent to be installed by a component marked with the permanent flag. The new installation folder path has to do with [the component rules, key paths and breaking the link to the sins of the past](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1405100/change-my-component-guid-in-wix/1422121#1422121). – Stein Åsmul Jul 05 '19 at 00:16
  • Changing the GUID worked for me. Thank you – Salaheddine Elhassani Jul 05 '19 at 09:37
  • Are you using major upgrades with early uninstall of old version? (as in location of RemoveExistingProducts in the InstallExecuteSequence) – Stein Åsmul Jul 06 '19 at 09:25
  • I am not using RemoveExistingProducts or InstallExecuteSequence at all, all I have is: But I do have this issue resolved, thank you. – Salaheddine Elhassani Jul 07 '19 at 10:46
  • This issue is more complicated than you think and affects future updates, but maybe you are not live yet? – Stein Åsmul Jul 07 '19 at 14:35

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Changing the GUID worked for me. I put in a new GUID, and the files now can be uninstalled.

Salaheddine Elhassani
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