| description | ms.assetid | title | ms.topic | ms.date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Windows Installer performs the following actions during reinstallation of an application when the package contains isolated components. Typically, Component\_Shared is a DLL that is shared by Component\_Application and other client executables. |
65909b47-dc09-4e9a-920a-9cb3f55b2e67 |
Reinstallation of Isolated Components |
article |
05/31/2018 |
Windows Installer performs the following actions during reinstallation of an application when the package contains isolated components. Typically, Component_Shared is a DLL that is shared by Component_Application and other client executables.
- Reinstall of the files of Component_Shared into the same folder as Component_Application only if Component_Application is also being reinstalled.
- Do not increment the client list of Component_Shared and do not increment the SharedDLL count.
- Recreate the zero-byte file with the short file name of the key file of Component_Application. This file must be located in the same folder as Component_Application and have the extension .LOCAL.
- Reinstall all of the resources of Component_Application as usual.
If the SharedDLL refcount for Component_Shared is more than 1, or if other products remain on the client list of Component_Shared:
- Reinstall no files to the shared location of Component_Shared.
If the SharedDLL refcount for Component_Shared equals 1, or if there are no other remaining clients of Component_Shared:
- Reinstall of the files of Component_Shared into the shared location using the File Versioning Rules.
- Process all reinstall actions for Component_Shared.
- If Component_Shared is a COM component, register the full COM path such that the installer syntaxes [$Component] and [#FileKey] point to the shared location of Component_Shared.