Files disappearing once installation is complete

[frohlinger]

Oh my good.... you're right.
I had a DeleteFile in the postinstaller removing files that are not versioned, in order to perform clean upgrades....
All is good now. Thank you!!!

[Highcoder]

File "bin\RemoveTabs.exe"
File "abouttabs\abouttabs.htm"
File "abouttabs\search.gif"
File "abouttabs\search_bg.gif"
File "abouttabs\search_bg_color.gif"

Strange...

Maybe you should use full paths like "C:\mysetupfiles\abouttabs\search_bg_color.gif".
Or the postinstaller do something with this files...

When renaming works for you then "rename" it ;-)

File "/oname=search_bg_color.gif" "abouttabs\search_bg_color.gif"

[frohlinger]

Hi,

Below is my small NSIS script (I omitted the uninstallation section).

There are 5 files that disappear (!) immediately after the installation completes.
I have no idea why...
I see them in the program files directory while the installation is running, but when it finishes - all files are deleted, while all the rest remain.
These are new files I've added today to my existing NSIS installation.

BTW, If I rename the files and add the PRODUCT_VERSION to them - they are not deleted.
But I do NOT want to version them...

The "disappearing" files are:
RemoveTabs.exe
abouttabs.htm
search.gif
search_bg.gif
search_bg_color.gif

What am I missing here?
Best,
Gabriela



!define PRODUCT_VERSION "1.0.9"
!define PRODUCT_NAME "GRAZEit.IE.Plugin"
Name "${PRODUCT_NAME}"
OutFile "${PRODUCT_NAME}.${PRODUCT_VERSION}_home.exe"
InstallDir "$PROGRAMFILES\IE.Plugin"
!define REG_UNINSTALL "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\${PRODUCT_NAME}"
AutoCloseWindow true

Section "Files"
SetOutPath "$INSTDIR"

File "/oname=HomeInstaller.${PRODUCT_VERSION}.exe" "bin\HomeInstaller.exe"
File "/oname=PreInstaller.${PRODUCT_VERSION}.exe" "bin\PreInstaller.exe"
File "/oname=PostInstaller.${PRODUCT_VERSION}.exe" "bin\PostInstaller.exe"
File "/oname=PostUnInstall.${PRODUCT_VERSION}.exe" "bin\PostUnInstall.exe"
File "bin\login.png"

File "bin\RemoveTabs.exe"
File "abouttabs\abouttabs.htm"
File "abouttabs\search.gif"
File "abouttabs\search_bg.gif"
File "abouttabs\search_bg_color.gif"

execwait "$INSTDIR\HomeInstaller.${PRODUCT_VERSION}.exe"
execwait "$INSTDIR\PreInstaller.${PRODUCT_VERSION}.exe" $0

File "/oname=giInternetExplorer.${PRODUCT_VERSION}.dll" "bin\giInternetExplorer.dll"
File "/oname=giWindow.${PRODUCT_VERSION}.dll" "bin\giWindow.dll"

RegDll "$INSTDIR\giInternetExplorer.${PRODUCT_VERSION}.dll"

WriteUninstaller $INSTDIR\uninstaller.exe
WriteRegStr HKLM "${REG_UNINSTALL}" "DisplayName" "${PRODUCT_NAME}"
WriteRegStr HKLM "${REG_UNINSTALL}" "DisplayIcon" "$INSTDIR\uninstaller.exe"
WriteRegStr HKLM "${REG_UNINSTALL}" "DisplayVersion" "${PRODUCT_VERSION}"
WriteRegStr HKLM "${REG_UNINSTALL}" "Publisher" "GRAZEit"
WriteRegDWord HKLM "${REG_UNINSTALL}" "NoModify" 1
WriteRegDWord HKLM "${REG_UNINSTALL}" "NoRepair" 1
WriteRegStr HKLM "${REG_UNINSTALL}" "UninstallString" '"$INSTDIR\uninstaller.exe"'

exec '"$INSTDIR\PostInstaller.${PRODUCT_VERSION}.exe" ${PRODUCT_VERSION}'
SectionEnd