Setup factory & automatic reboot...

[Tarmo Pikaro]

Hi !

During installation - in installation log I see following entry:

[01/14/2021 14:58:31] Notice File in use (delete): C:\Program Files\myapp\file.png
[01/14/2021 14:58:31] Success Install archive file on reboot: C:\Program Files\myapp\file.png (Source = C:\Program Files\myapp\suf26E8.tmp)

Will this cause Windows to reboot if installation runs silently (/S) parameter - and does reboot happens automatically by setup factory ?

Is there any way to control whether reboot happen / will not happen automatically ?

[Ulrich]

This will set the global variable _NeedsReboot, and on a non-silent install the option to reboot the computer would be shown. On a silent install, the reboot will be performed automatically, as the option cannot be displayed.

If you want to avoid the automatic reboot, you need to reset the _NeedsReboot variable before executing g_HandleSystemReboot() in the On Shutdown event script.

Ulrich

[Tarmo Pikaro]

I've tested and in case of uninstall - it's still possible to have sharing violation/lock on some file, and uninstall does not succeeds.

But running uninstall with /S option does not perform windows reboot - is that true ?

[Ulrich]

You are welcome.

In case of silent uninstalls, I do not see that Setup Factory triggers an unwanted system reboot, although it certainly would not hurt to make sure again that the global variable is not set before reaching g_HandleSystemReboot().

Ulrich

[Tarmo Pikaro]

Ok, thanks !