and then double click the button then it uninstalls silently as expected and nothing else happens. Files/Directory and registry is clean after a while.
The problem is when I use the code below - then after it is uninstalled windows restarts. After the restart the files are gone and registry is clean but the directories are still there.
Could anyone give me a hint why this happens when I call the command from shellandwait????
Or is there are log that says which program forced XP to restart?
EDIT:I think I might have found out that it closes down if the GEPlugin.exe is still a process. It appears that it does not end immediately - so maybe the answer to this question is how to get access to check if the process is running?
Call shellAndWait("C:\WINNT\system32\msiexec.exe /x {2862C000-331E-11DF-89BF-005056806466} FEEDBACK=0 /qn", vbHide)'my shell and wait looks like thisPublic Sub shellAndWait(ByVal strProg As String, _ByVal lStyle As VbAppWinStyle)Dim ProcessId As LongDim ProcessHandle As LongConst ACCESS As Long = &H100000ProcessId = Shell(strProg, lStyle)DoProcessHandle = OpenProcess(ACCESS, False, ProcessId)If ProcessHandle <> 0 ThenCloseHandle ProcessHandleEnd IfDoEventsLoop Until ProcessHandle = 0End Sub
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