[wix-users] App Pool not being removed

[Chris Holt]

I figured out the problem!  I feel a bit stupid but I haven't dealt with Windows Installer in a long time and Wix is pretty new to me.
The problem was what always gets newbies to Windows installer, properties are not restored automatically when doing an uninstall.  You have to do that manually.
So because the properties weren't being restored it was removing the component fine but passing it the wrong name of the app pool.

Thanks!

-----Original Message-----
From: wix-users [mailto:wix-users-bounces at lists.wixtoolset.org] On Behalf Of Carlos Sosa
Sent: Monday, May 1, 2017 4:25 PM
To: WiX Toolset Users Mailing List <wix-users at lists.wixtoolset.org>
Subject: Re: [wix-users] App Pool not being removed

I see, sorry I have not run in to that before, there a few links on the web about a similar problem, probably you already check most of them.
http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/WIX-3-5-AppPool-is-not-uninstalled-on-Windows-7-td6038165.html
I hope you can find a solution or that someone else can pitch in.
Best


-----Original Message-----
From: wix-users [mailto:wix-users-bounces at lists.wixtoolset.org] On Behalf Of Chris Holt
Sent: Monday, May 1, 2017 9:55 AM
To: WiX Toolset Users Mailing List <wix-users at lists.wixtoolset.org>
Subject: Re: [wix-users] App Pool not being removed

I'm sorry, my first sentence is a little confusing.  The problem is the application pool IS NOT removed even though the log says it is schedule to be removed.
Everything else is removed properly just not the app pool.  I have no idea why it isn't and there is nothing in the log that would lead me to believe it shouldn't be.

-----Original Message-----
From: wix-users [mailto:wix-users-bounces at lists.wixtoolset.org] On Behalf Of Carlos Sosa
Sent: Monday, May 1, 2017 10:52 AM
To: WiX Toolset Users Mailing List <wix-users at lists.wixtoolset.org>
Subject: Re: [wix-users] App Pool not being removed

When you add a component, everything is uninstalled unless you specify that it should not.

You need to add 

Permanent="yes" 
NeverOverwrite="yes"

To the component tag.
I hope this helps.



-----Original Message-----
From: wix-users [mailto:wix-users-bounces at lists.wixtoolset.org] On Behalf Of Chris Holt
Sent: Friday, April 28, 2017 2:21 PM
To: wix-users at lists.wixtoolset.org
Subject: [wix-users] App Pool not being removed

Hello,

I have an installer that installs a web application and for some reason during the uninstall everything is removed: files, registry keys, virtual directories, except the application pool created.

I see this in the install log:

MSI (s) (28:CC) [13:33:59:487]: Component: CMP_webAppPoolBuiltIn; Installed: Absent;   Request: Local;   Action: Local
MSI (s) (28:CC) [13:33:59:487]: Component: CMP_webVirtualDirBuiltIn; Installed: Absent;   Request: Local;   Action: Local

and this in the uninstall log:

MSI (s) (54:AC) [14:09:24:198]: Component: CMP_webAppPoolBuiltIn; Installed: Local;   Request: Absent;   Action: Absent
MSI (s) (54:AC) [14:09:24:198]: Component: CMP_webVirtualDirBuiltIn; Installed: Local;   Request: Absent;   Action: Absent

There are no errors during install or uninstall and this is all that shows up about ConfigureIIs7Exec:

MSI (s) (54!74) [14:09:26:356]: PROPERTY CHANGE: Adding ConfigureIIs7Exec property. Its value is '**********'.

Notice how you can't see the value.  I would be nice to see the value to determine if there is something wrong there.

Any idea where I could look or how else I could debug this?

Thanks!

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