Unistaller does not remove the MS Windows Registry key for Uninstalling

hsparra commented 3 months ago

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What happened?

The Windows uninstaller created by Constructor when creating a custom installer is not removing the Registry key for uninstalling. This results in the Miniconda application showing up in the MS Windows --> Control Panel --> Programs and Features panel. Each time that a new version of the Miniconda installer is installed/uninstalled, an additional shadow is left in the MS Windows Registry.

a minimal spec portion from constructor.yaml:

keep_pkgs: false

specs:
- anaconda-client 1.12.*
- conda 24.1.2
- conda-build 24.1.2
- conda-repo-cli 1.0.*
- conda-verify 3.4.*
- console_shortcut_miniconda 0.1.*
- menuinst 2.0.*
- powershell_shortcut_miniconda 0.0.*
- python 3.11.*

A manual cleanup of the Registry key entry is required Get-ChildItem HKLM:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\*conda* | Remove-Item -Force

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marcoesters commented 3 months ago

I am unable to reproduce this. I created an installer with these specs on Windows 11 using constructor 3.6.0 and 3.7.0.

Could you provide the following information?

the Windows version
constructor version
the installation destination
installation settings that were used (all users vs. single user, e.g.)
how the uninstaller was called (via Apps or using the uninstaller directly)

hsparra commented 3 months ago

We are working at isolating which environmental factors are impacting the problem. We have some environments where the issue does not occur.

conda / constructor