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Plug-in launches hidden Window Explorer, it waits installer (uninstaller) to finish and deletes exe. Optionaly removes exe' directory. After this Explorer exits as well. | Plug-in launches hidden Window Explorer, it waits installer (uninstaller) to finish and deletes exe. Optionaly removes exe' directory. After this Explorer exits as well. | ||
== Tested on == | |||
Windows XP 32-bit | |||
Windows Vista 32-bit/64-bit | |||
Windows 7 32-bit/64-bit | |||
Windows 8 32-bit/64-bit | |||
== Syntax == | == Syntax == | ||
Revision as of 09:55, 28 June 2013
| Author: Takhir (talk, contrib) |
Plug-in for setup in place deletion without exe copy or reboot.
Links
Download:
SelfDel.zip (25 KB)
Description
Plug-in launches hidden Window Explorer, it waits installer (uninstaller) to finish and deletes exe. Optionaly removes exe' directory. After this Explorer exits as well.
Tested on
Windows XP 32-bit Windows Vista 32-bit/64-bit Windows 7 32-bit/64-bit Windows 8 32-bit/64-bit
Syntax
"del" DLL function
SelfDel::del [/RMDIR] [/REBOOT | /SHUTDOWN]
- Creates remote thread in the hidden Windows Explorer process, it waits parent process to exit and deletes it's file.
- /RMDIR
- if exe directory is empty after file deletion, removes directory as well with this option.
- /REBOOT (added by Afrow UK)
- reboots the machine after installer deletion.
- /SHUTDOWN (added by Afrow UK)
- shuts the machine down after installer deletion.
Example
Setup deletion:
Function .onInstSuccess SelfDel::del FunctionEnd
