[Rd] Uninstall registry key the same for all versions (PR#10746)

[Bos, Roger]

I consider this a feature because when I am done testing the new
version, I just delete the old directory.  Deleting the directory is
usually easier than uninstalling.

 

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From: r-devel-bounces at r-project.org
[mailto:r-devel-bounces at r-project.org] On Behalf Of Duncan Murdoch
Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2008 1:02 PM
To: Henrik Bengtsson
Cc: r-devel at stat.math.ethz.ch; Gerhard.Thallinger at tugraz.at
Subject: Re: [Rd] Uninstall registry key the same for all versions
(PR#10746)

On 2/12/2008 12:45 PM, Henrik Bengtsson wrote:
> This is a beautiful example on how an added feature matures into a bug

> over time :)
> 
> I let the Windows developers argue with the pro's and con's of your 
> suggestion.  I just wanna add a related suggestion that when you have 
> multiple installations and you run "Unistall R 2.6.0" the first dialog

> ('R for Windows Uninstall') you see says "Are you sure you want to 
> completely remove R for Windows and all of its components?"  This 
> message does not specify the version being uninstalled, so without 
> previous experience you certainly wonder if this is going to install 
> all of your R installations or just one.

I'm just testing now, but I suspect Gerhard's suggestion of specifying
AppID will fix this too.

Duncan Murdoch

> 
> My $0.02
> 
> /Henrik
> 
> On Feb 12, 2008 8:20 AM,  <Gerhard.Thallinger at tugraz.at> wrote:
>> Full_Name: Gerhard Thallinger
>> Version: R 2.2.0 through R 2.6.2
>> OS: Windows XP
>> Submission from: (NULL) (129.27.145.220)
>>
>>
>> The uninstall key in the Windows Registry
>> (HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\)
>> is the same ("R for Windows_is1") for all R versions (at least from 
>> 2.2.0 to 2.6.2).
>>
>> This prohibits managing multiple R versions in a clean way, since the

>> installation of a new R versions overwrites the uninstall key of the 
>> previous installed version. This makes an uninstall of a previous 
>> version via "Add/Remove Software" impossible.
>>
>> The uninstall key should also contain the R version number (e.g. "R 
>> for Windows 2.6.2_is1"). The name of the registry key can be set in 
>> the Inno Setup definition file using the "AppId" directive.
>> At the moment "AppId" is not set, therefor "AppName" is used as the 
>> key name.
>>
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