Inno Setup Comiler - Rename the Uninstal file

[1HuntnMan]

I am using Inno Setup Compiler 6.7.1 to create an Install app to install a finished app. Testing and have it working properly but reading what I think is suppose to work, doesn't work.  In the [Setup] section of my Inno [Setup] section I defined:

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1. UninstallDisplayIcon={app}\ContactsMgt.ico
2. UninstallDisplayName={app}\UnInstallContactsMgt.iss
3.  

But when the Inno script or Inno ContactsMgtSetup.exe runs it creates the correct directory and installs the required files for the app but it creates 2 files named unins000.dat and unins000.exe.  How do I change my Inno to make these 2 files UnInstallContactsMgt.exe and .dat?

[Thaddy]

Hm, long time since I used it, but uninstall.dat is the recording of the install process and the exe can read that and roll it back.
I don't think that has changed, but I may be wrong: You need BOTH.

That is because you can not write a generic uninstall without knowing how, where and what is installed.

If that can be combined in a single exe? Yes, if the uninstall data can be compiled as a resource. Dunno if that is an option for InnoSetup. It is technically possible, but then InnoSetup has to implement it. It would however tie it to a single machine, single install, so I wonder why you would want that: such an uninstall executable would likely work on one single and exclusive machine only.

[mtrsoft]

It is my understanding that the name of the uninstall executable and data files cannot be renamed.

The "DisplayName..." constant defines what will appear in the Control Panel when selecting a program to uninstall.

To be absolutely sure ask your question on the InnoSetup forum at:
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/innosetup

[1HuntnMan]

Yup, I figured that out, don't think you can rename those 2 files from what I've been reading.  I tested on a smaller app that I did quite a few years ago. This works the way I designed nicely, sharing if anyone wants to take a look...

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1. ; -- ContactsMgt.iss --
2. ; Copy/Install ContactsMgt.exe, DataBase Schema and also create the application icon.
3. ; SEE THE DOCUMENTATION FOR DETAILS ON CREATING THE .ISS SCRIPT FILES!
4. ; Install the ContacsMgt.exe, ContactsMgt.ico into C:\Contacts for Windows\ and also the
5. ; SQLite3 database file (ContactsDB.sqlite3), report files and documentation into the
6. ; same directory - drive:\Contacts for Windows\
7.  
8. #define MyAppName "Contacts for Windows"
9. #define MyAppVersion "2.1.1.5"
10. #define MyAppCopyright "(c) 2024-2026 NewFound Photo Art"
11. #define MyAppPublisher "NewFound Photo Art, LLC"
12. #define MyDefaultDirName "\Contacts for Windows"
13. #define MyAppExeName "ContactsMgt.exe"
14. #define StatusMsg "Installing Contacts for Windows..."
15.  
16. [Setup]
17. ; AppID={{YOUR-GUID-HERE}}
18. AppId={{D6F0F3E7-6C42-4E6D-A2A8-7E7C7D8C1234}
19. ; AppName=Contacts for Windows
20. AppName={#MyAppName}
21. ; AppVersion=2.1.1.5
22. AppVersion={#MyAppVersion}
23. ; AppCopyright=(c) 2024-2026 NewFound Photo Art
24. AppCopyright={#MyAppCopyright}
25. ; AppPublisher=NewFound Photo Art, LLC
26. AppPublisher={#MyAppPublisher}
27. CreateAppDir=yes
28. WizardStyle=modern
29. ; DefaultDirName=\Contacts for Windows - Install into root\Contacts for Windows
30. DefaultDirName={#MyDefaultDirName}
31. ; DefaultGroupName=Contacts for Windows
32. DefaultGroupName={#MyAppName}
33. ; Uninstall display name
34. UninstallDisplayName={#MyAppName}
35. ; Uninstall icon
36. UninstallDisplayIcon={app}\ContactsMgt.ico
37. ; Uninstall log file name ...Inno should create shortcuts
38. UninstallFilesDir={app}\Uninstall
39. UninstallLogMode=append
40. Compression=lzma
41. SolidCompression=yes
42. ; "ArchitecturesInstallIn64BitMode=x64os" requests that the install be
43. ; done in "64-bit mode" on x64, meaning it should use the native
44. ; 64-bit Program Files directory and the 64-bit view of the registry.
45. ; On all other architectures it will install in "32-bit mode".
46. ArchitecturesInstallIn64BitMode=x64compatible
47. ; Installer output directory
48. OutputDir=Installer ContactsMgt
49. OutputBaseFilename=ContactsMgtSetup
50. ; AppID
51. ; AppID={{PUT-YOUR-GUID-HERE}}
52.  
53.  
54. [Files]
55. Source: "ContactsMgt.exe"; DestDir: "{app}"
56. Source: "ContactsDB.sqlite3"; DestDir: "{app}"
57. Source: "sqlite3.dll"; DestDir: "{app}"
58. Source: "ContactsMgt.ico"; DestDir: "{app}"
59. Source: "CntkAdressRpt.lrf"; DestDir: "{app}"
60. Source: "CntksPhEmailRpt.lrf"; DestDir: "{app}"
61. ; Source: "Contacts for Windows.lnk"; DestDir: "{app}"
62. Source: "Contacts for Windows Documentation.doc"; DestDir: "{app}"
63. Source: "Database Schema Contacts Mgt.doc"; DestDir: "{app}"
64. Source: "ReadMe1st.txt"; DestDir: "{app}"
65.  
66. [Tasks]
67. Name: "desktopicon"; Description: "Create a desktop icon"; GroupDescription: "Additional icons"; Flags: unchecked
68.  
69. [Icons]
70. Name: "{group}\{#MyAppName}"; Filename: "{app}\{#MyAppExeName}"; IconFilename: "{app}\ContactsMgt.ico"
71. Name: "{commondesktop}\{#MyAppName}"; Filename: "{app}\{#MyAppExeName}"; IconFilename: "{app}\ContactsMgt.ico"; Tasks: desktopicon
72.