I suspect you have removed the files from the folder that you run heat on, this
means that they will have been removed from the upgrade MSI. In this case
windows installer will remove the files from the target pc as you have removed
them from the wix.
An msi describes the state of the machine
Hi,
I even tried to use boostrapper application as a chain msi. The
bootstrapper after copying the new files, it is deleting all the files when
it comes to processing previous installation.
So the files are deleted, but in add/remove programs new version of the
application is present without any
Hi,
I did the way you told but the update installation (3.2.0 to 3.2.1) just
removed all my files and deleted whole folder, but if I see in the control
panel the app name is present with new version number.
What am I doing wrong? Keypath is yes for all the files. Is this affecting?
Please help
Read File Versioning Rules
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa368599%28v=vs.85%29.aspx on
how Windows Installer decides to overwrite files, and follow Minor Upgrades
or Small Updates rules - read Patching and Upgrades
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa370579(v=vs.85).aspx to
I was trying the second method you suggested, but major upgrade and
RemoveExistingProducts
is not coexisting. I am getting error.
MajorUpgrade Schedule=afterInstallValidate DowngradeErrorMessage=A
later version of [ProductName] is already installed. Setup will now exit./
InstallExecuteSequence
You should remove the explicit RemoveExistingProducts in
InstallExecuteSequence.
Instead put Schedule=afterInstallFinalize in MajorUpgrade
http://wixtoolset.org/documentation/manual/v3/xsd/wix/majorupgrade.html
element.
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Nir Bar
Freelance Developer
Mail: nir@panel-sw.com
Web:
Can you post the components and files wxs?
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Nir Bar
Freelance Developer
Mail: nir@panel-sw.com
Web: www.panel-sw.com
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Below is my product.wxs file. I am still not able to get what I need.
?xml version=1.0 encoding=UTF-8?
Wix xmlns=http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi;
?define ProductName = temp?
?define ProductCode = {GUID1}?
?define UpgradeCode = {GUID2}?
?define ProductVersion = 3.2.1?
Product
Please note, I am using heat to harvest all the files so I am not
specifying anything in my product.wxs file.
On Sat, Apr 18, 2015 at 12:02 PM, nithin v geturnit...@gmail.com wrote:
Hi,
During the first installation my msi will extract all my project files, in
the later version installation
Hi,
During the first installation my msi will extract all my project files, in
the later version installation and patches msi should not replace some
folders(client files) and config and app settings file. How can I achieve
this?
I am using wix for my .net mvc project, which will have a regular
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