[WiX-users] Need to support Downgrade installs
I need to allow Downgrading installations. This is for an internal application where a user may need to install version N over version N+1. Yes, I know this is frowned upon, but management insists. We need to make it seamless to our users. Forcing the user to first uninstall is not an option. I've searched most everywhere and think I am close to getting it right. However, after installing version N over top of N+1 only the unchanged files remain. It looks like the installer is determining which files to install before version N+1 is removed. Following is a stripped down installation file. The ACMEVERSION property changes from release to release as well as the file version withing the executable. After version 4.0.5.7 is installed, the directory contains two files - the exe and txt file. After 4.0.4.4 is installed, the directory only contains the txt file, which is unchanged between the versions. Any advice or comments are deeply appreciated. ?xml version=1.0 encoding=UTF-8?Wix xmlns=http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi; ?define ACMEVERSION = 4.0.04.04 ?!-- THIS IS THE ONLY LINE THAT CHANGES -- ?define UpgradeCode = 83ED9349-6CE8-49AF-AA9D-76A63BBF3667?Product Id=* Name=MyApp Language=1033 Version=$(var.ACMEVERSION) Manufacturer=Acme UpgradeCode=$(var.UpgradeCode) Package InstallerVersion=405 Compressed=yes Manufacturer=Acme / Property Id=ALLUSERS Value=1 / MajorUpgrade AllowDowngrades=yes Schedule=afterInstallValidate RemoveFeatures=ProductFeature / !--InstallExecuteSequence RemoveExistingProducts After='InstallInitialize' / InstallExecute After=RemoveExistingProducts //InstallExecuteSequence -- !-- Force uninstall of any previously installed version (Allow Upgrade AND DownGrade -- Property Id='PREVIOUSVERSIONSINSTALLED' Secure='yes' / Upgrade Id='$(var.UpgradeCode)' UpgradeVersion Minimum='1.0.0.0' Maximum='99.0.0.0' Property='PREVIOUSVERSIONSINSTALLED' MigrateFeatures=yes IncludeMinimum='yes' IncludeMaximum='no' / /Upgrade MediaTemplate EmbedCab='yes' / Feature Id=ProductFeature Title=MyApp Level=1 ComponentGroupRef Id=ProductComponents / /Feature /Product!-- we want to install into C:\Acme\ -- FragmentDirectory Id=TARGETDIR Name=SourceDir Directory Id=ACMEINSTALLFOLDER Name=Acme //Directory SetDirectory Id=TARGETDIR Value=[WindowsVolume] / /Fragment Fragment ComponentGroup Id=ProductComponents Component Id=AcmeAppComponent Guid=304961E1-C871-4124-A802-76EFBA17E3A6 Directory=ACMEINSTALLFOLDER RemoveFile Id=RmvFile Name=AcmeApp.exe On=install /File Id=AcmeEXE Name=AcmeApp.exe Source=..\$(var.ACMEVERSION)\AcmeApp.exe / /Component Component Id=DocumentComponent Guid=AD9DED34-7158-454E-8A3C-A9FC04F28621 Directory=ACMEINSTALLFOLDER File Id=NOTES Name=Notes.txt KeyPath=yes / /Component /ComponentGroup /Fragment/Wix -- Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration more Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=157005751iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] Need to support Downgrade installs
You need to change your MajorUpgrade@Schedule attribute to something like afterInstallInitialize. This will ensure that the previous version is removed before the downgrade version is installed. A downgrade like this won't allow you an overlapped upgrade. -- John Merryweather Cooper Senior Software Engineer | Enterprise Service Applications | Continuing Development Jack Henry Associates, Inc.® | Lenexa, KS 66214 | Ext: 431050 |jocoo...@jackhenry.com -Original Message- From: Rich Fowler [mailto:richwfow...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2014 12:04 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Need to support Downgrade installs I need to allow Downgrading installations. This is for an internal application where a user may need to install version N over version N+1. Yes, I know this is frowned upon, but management insists. We need to make it seamless to our users. Forcing the user to first uninstall is not an option. I've searched most everywhere and think I am close to getting it right. However, after installing version N over top of N+1 only the unchanged files remain. It looks like the installer is determining which files to install before version N+1 is removed. Following is a stripped down installation file. The ACMEVERSION property changes from release to release as well as the file version withing the executable. After version 4.0.5.7 is installed, the directory contains two files - the exe and txt file. After 4.0.4.4 is installed, the directory only contains the txt file, which is unchanged between the versions. Any advice or comments are deeply appreciated. ?xml version=1.0 encoding=UTF-8?Wix xmlns=http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi; ?define ACMEVERSION = 4.0.04.04 ?!-- THIS IS THE ONLY LINE THAT CHANGES -- ?define UpgradeCode = 83ED9349-6CE8-49AF-AA9D-76A63BBF3667?Product Id=* Name=MyApp Language=1033 Version=$(var.ACMEVERSION) Manufacturer=Acme UpgradeCode=$(var.UpgradeCode) Package InstallerVersion=405 Compressed=yes Manufacturer=Acme / Property Id=ALLUSERS Value=1 / MajorUpgrade AllowDowngrades=yes Schedule=afterInstallValidate RemoveFeatures=ProductFeature / !--InstallExecuteSequence RemoveExistingProducts After='InstallInitialize' / InstallExecute After=RemoveExistingProducts //InstallExecuteSequence -- !-- Force uninstall of any previously installed version (Allow Upgrade AND DownGrade -- Property Id='PREVIOUSVERSIONSINSTALLED' Secure='yes' / Upgrade Id='$(var.UpgradeCode)' UpgradeVersion Minimum='1.0.0.0' Maximum='99.0.0.0' Property='PREVIOUSVERSIONSINSTALLED' MigrateFeatures=yes IncludeMinimum='yes' IncludeMaximum='no' / /Upgrade MediaTemplate EmbedCab='yes' / Feature Id=ProductFeature Title=MyApp Level=1 ComponentGroupRef Id=ProductComponents / /Feature /Product!-- we want to install into C:\Acme\ -- FragmentDirectory Id=TARGETDIR Name=SourceDir Directory Id=ACMEINSTALLFOLDER Name=Acme //Directory SetDirectory Id=TARGETDIR Value=[WindowsVolume] / /Fragment Fragment ComponentGroup Id=ProductComponents Component Id=AcmeAppComponent Guid=304961E1-C871-4124-A802-76EFBA17E3A6 Directory=ACMEINSTALLFOLDER RemoveFile Id=RmvFile Name=AcmeApp.exe On=install /File Id=AcmeEXE Name=AcmeApp.exe Source=..\$(var.ACMEVERSION)\AcmeApp.exe / /Component Component Id=DocumentComponent Guid=AD9DED34-7158-454E-8A3C-A9FC04F28621 Directory=ACMEINSTALLFOLDER File Id=NOTES Name=Notes.txt KeyPath=yes / /Component /ComponentGroup /Fragment/Wix -- Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration more Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=157005751iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users NOTICE: This electronic mail message and any files transmitted with it are intended exclusively for the individual or entity to which it is addressed. The message, together with any attachment, may contain confidential and/or privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, printing, saving, copying, disclosure or distribution is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please immediately advise the sender by reply email and delete all copies. -- Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards with Interactivity
Re: [WiX-users] Need to support Downgrade installs
Hey Rich, If you make your installers set REINSTALLMODE=amus files will be overwritten regardless of their version. This would let you run upgrades and downgrades where whomever comes last wins. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa371182%28v=vs.85%29.aspx - Joel On Nov 26, 2014, at 1:04 PM, Rich Fowler richwfow...@gmail.com wrote: I need to allow Downgrading installations. This is for an internal application where a user may need to install version N over version N+1. Yes, I know this is frowned upon, but management insists. We need to make it seamless to our users. Forcing the user to first uninstall is not an option. I've searched most everywhere and think I am close to getting it right. However, after installing version N over top of N+1 only the unchanged files remain. It looks like the installer is determining which files to install before version N+1 is removed. Following is a stripped down installation file. The ACMEVERSION property changes from release to release as well as the file version withing the executable. After version 4.0.5.7 is installed, the directory contains two files - the exe and txt file. After 4.0.4.4 is installed, the directory only contains the txt file, which is unchanged between the versions. Any advice or comments are deeply appreciated. ?xml version=1.0 encoding=UTF-8?Wix xmlns=http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi; ?define ACMEVERSION = 4.0.04.04 ?!-- THIS IS THE ONLY LINE THAT CHANGES -- ?define UpgradeCode = 83ED9349-6CE8-49AF-AA9D-76A63BBF3667?Product Id=* Name=MyApp Language=1033 Version=$(var.ACMEVERSION) Manufacturer=Acme UpgradeCode=$(var.UpgradeCode) Package InstallerVersion=405 Compressed=yes Manufacturer=Acme / Property Id=ALLUSERS Value=1 / MajorUpgrade AllowDowngrades=yes Schedule=afterInstallValidate RemoveFeatures=ProductFeature / !--InstallExecuteSequence RemoveExistingProducts After='InstallInitialize' / InstallExecute After=RemoveExistingProducts //InstallExecuteSequence -- !-- Force uninstall of any previously installed version (Allow Upgrade AND DownGrade -- Property Id='PREVIOUSVERSIONSINSTALLED' Secure='yes' / Upgrade Id='$(var.UpgradeCode)' UpgradeVersion Minimum='1.0.0.0' Maximum='99.0.0.0' Property='PREVIOUSVERSIONSINSTALLED' MigrateFeatures=yes IncludeMinimum='yes' IncludeMaximum='no' / /Upgrade MediaTemplate EmbedCab='yes' / Feature Id=ProductFeature Title=MyApp Level=1ComponentGroupRef Id=ProductComponents //Feature /Product!-- we want to install into C:\Acme\ -- FragmentDirectory Id=TARGETDIR Name=SourceDir Directory Id=ACMEINSTALLFOLDER Name=Acme //Directory SetDirectory Id=TARGETDIR Value=[WindowsVolume] / /Fragment Fragment ComponentGroup Id=ProductComponents Component Id=AcmeAppComponent Guid=304961E1-C871-4124-A802-76EFBA17E3A6 Directory=ACMEINSTALLFOLDER RemoveFile Id=RmvFile Name=AcmeApp.exe On=install /File Id=AcmeEXE Name=AcmeApp.exe Source=..\$(var.ACMEVERSION)\AcmeApp.exe / /Component Component Id=DocumentComponent Guid=AD9DED34-7158-454E-8A3C-A9FC04F28621 Directory=ACMEINSTALLFOLDER File Id=NOTES Name=Notes.txt KeyPath=yes / /Component /ComponentGroup /Fragment/Wix -- Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration more Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=157005751iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration more Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=157005751iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] Need to support Downgrade installs
I don’t believe that this approach will actually work. The MSI components are evaluated during (before?) the CostFinalize action, so by the time InstallInitialize runs, the new MSI has already made up it’s mind about what components are going to be installed/ignored. This is fine if you always want files to increase in version, but if you actually want to be able to run an “upgrade” (uninstall + install) where the new installer lays down whatever it’s got, you have to use REINSTALLMODE. - Joel On Nov 26, 2014, at 1:10 PM, John Cooper jocoo...@jackhenry.com wrote: You need to change your MajorUpgrade@Schedule attribute to something like afterInstallInitialize. This will ensure that the previous version is removed before the downgrade version is installed. A downgrade like this won't allow you an overlapped upgrade. -- John Merryweather Cooper Senior Software Engineer | Enterprise Service Applications | Continuing Development Jack Henry Associates, Inc.® | Lenexa, KS 66214 | Ext: 431050 |jocoo...@jackhenry.com -Original Message- From: Rich Fowler [mailto:richwfow...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2014 12:04 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Need to support Downgrade installs I need to allow Downgrading installations. This is for an internal application where a user may need to install version N over version N+1. Yes, I know this is frowned upon, but management insists. We need to make it seamless to our users. Forcing the user to first uninstall is not an option. I've searched most everywhere and think I am close to getting it right. However, after installing version N over top of N+1 only the unchanged files remain. It looks like the installer is determining which files to install before version N+1 is removed. Following is a stripped down installation file. The ACMEVERSION property changes from release to release as well as the file version withing the executable. After version 4.0.5.7 is installed, the directory contains two files - the exe and txt file. After 4.0.4.4 is installed, the directory only contains the txt file, which is unchanged between the versions. Any advice or comments are deeply appreciated. ?xml version=1.0 encoding=UTF-8?Wix xmlns=http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi; ?define ACMEVERSION = 4.0.04.04 ?!-- THIS IS THE ONLY LINE THAT CHANGES -- ?define UpgradeCode = 83ED9349-6CE8-49AF-AA9D-76A63BBF3667?Product Id=* Name=MyApp Language=1033 Version=$(var.ACMEVERSION) Manufacturer=Acme UpgradeCode=$(var.UpgradeCode) Package InstallerVersion=405 Compressed=yes Manufacturer=Acme / Property Id=ALLUSERS Value=1 / MajorUpgrade AllowDowngrades=yes Schedule=afterInstallValidate RemoveFeatures=ProductFeature / !--InstallExecuteSequence RemoveExistingProducts After='InstallInitialize' / InstallExecute After=RemoveExistingProducts //InstallExecuteSequence -- !-- Force uninstall of any previously installed version (Allow Upgrade AND DownGrade -- Property Id='PREVIOUSVERSIONSINSTALLED' Secure='yes' / Upgrade Id='$(var.UpgradeCode)' UpgradeVersion Minimum='1.0.0.0' Maximum='99.0.0.0' Property='PREVIOUSVERSIONSINSTALLED' MigrateFeatures=yes IncludeMinimum='yes' IncludeMaximum='no' / /Upgrade MediaTemplate EmbedCab='yes' / Feature Id=ProductFeature Title=MyApp Level=1ComponentGroupRef Id=ProductComponents //Feature /Product!-- we want to install into C:\Acme\ -- FragmentDirectory Id=TARGETDIR Name=SourceDir Directory Id=ACMEINSTALLFOLDER Name=Acme //Directory SetDirectory Id=TARGETDIR Value=[WindowsVolume] / /Fragment Fragment ComponentGroup Id=ProductComponents Component Id=AcmeAppComponent Guid=304961E1-C871-4124-A802-76EFBA17E3A6 Directory=ACMEINSTALLFOLDER RemoveFile Id=RmvFile Name=AcmeApp.exe On=install /File Id=AcmeEXE Name=AcmeApp.exe Source=..\$(var.ACMEVERSION)\AcmeApp.exe / /Component Component Id=DocumentComponent Guid=AD9DED34-7158-454E-8A3C-A9FC04F28621 Directory=ACMEINSTALLFOLDER File Id=NOTES Name=Notes.txt KeyPath=yes / /Component /ComponentGroup /Fragment/Wix -- Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration more Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=157005751iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users NOTICE: This electronic mail message and any files transmitted
Re: [WiX-users] Need to support Downgrade installs
Thank You for the quick reply! Iv'e tried countless variations, and have just tried your suggestion with no success. You mentioned Overlapped Upgrade - I've not seen this term while searching. I will pursue it and see what happens. Again, Thank You On Wed, Nov 26, 2014 at 1:10 PM, John Cooper jocoo...@jackhenry.com wrote: You need to change your MajorUpgrade@Schedule attribute to something like afterInstallInitialize. This will ensure that the previous version is removed before the downgrade version is installed. A downgrade like this won't allow you an overlapped upgrade. -- John Merryweather Cooper Senior Software Engineer | Enterprise Service Applications | Continuing Development Jack Henry Associates, Inc.® | Lenexa, KS 66214 | Ext: 431050 | jocoo...@jackhenry.com -Original Message- From: Rich Fowler [mailto:richwfow...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2014 12:04 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Need to support Downgrade installs I need to allow Downgrading installations. This is for an internal application where a user may need to install version N over version N+1. Yes, I know this is frowned upon, but management insists. We need to make it seamless to our users. Forcing the user to first uninstall is not an option. I've searched most everywhere and think I am close to getting it right. However, after installing version N over top of N+1 only the unchanged files remain. It looks like the installer is determining which files to install before version N+1 is removed. Following is a stripped down installation file. The ACMEVERSION property changes from release to release as well as the file version withing the executable. After version 4.0.5.7 is installed, the directory contains two files - the exe and txt file. After 4.0.4.4 is installed, the directory only contains the txt file, which is unchanged between the versions. Any advice or comments are deeply appreciated. ?xml version=1.0 encoding=UTF-8?Wix xmlns=http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi; ?define ACMEVERSION = 4.0.04.04 ?!-- THIS IS THE ONLY LINE THAT CHANGES -- ?define UpgradeCode = 83ED9349-6CE8-49AF-AA9D-76A63BBF3667?Product Id=* Name=MyApp Language=1033 Version=$(var.ACMEVERSION) Manufacturer=Acme UpgradeCode=$(var.UpgradeCode) Package InstallerVersion=405 Compressed=yes Manufacturer=Acme / Property Id=ALLUSERS Value=1 / MajorUpgrade AllowDowngrades=yes Schedule=afterInstallValidate RemoveFeatures=ProductFeature / !--InstallExecuteSequence RemoveExistingProducts After='InstallInitialize' / InstallExecute After=RemoveExistingProducts //InstallExecuteSequence -- !-- Force uninstall of any previously installed version (Allow Upgrade AND DownGrade -- Property Id='PREVIOUSVERSIONSINSTALLED' Secure='yes' / Upgrade Id='$(var.UpgradeCode)' UpgradeVersion Minimum='1.0.0.0' Maximum='99.0.0.0' Property='PREVIOUSVERSIONSINSTALLED' MigrateFeatures=yes IncludeMinimum='yes' IncludeMaximum='no' / /Upgrade MediaTemplate EmbedCab='yes' / Feature Id=ProductFeature Title=MyApp Level=1 ComponentGroupRef Id=ProductComponents / /Feature /Product!-- we want to install into C:\Acme\ -- FragmentDirectory Id=TARGETDIR Name=SourceDir Directory Id=ACMEINSTALLFOLDER Name=Acme //Directory SetDirectory Id=TARGETDIR Value=[WindowsVolume] / /Fragment Fragment ComponentGroup Id=ProductComponents Component Id=AcmeAppComponent Guid=304961E1-C871-4124-A802-76EFBA17E3A6 Directory=ACMEINSTALLFOLDER RemoveFile Id=RmvFile Name=AcmeApp.exe On=install /File Id=AcmeEXE Name=AcmeApp.exe Source=..\$(var.ACMEVERSION)\AcmeApp.exe / /Component Component Id=DocumentComponent Guid=AD9DED34-7158-454E-8A3C-A9FC04F28621 Directory=ACMEINSTALLFOLDER File Id=NOTES Name=Notes.txt KeyPath=yes / /Component /ComponentGroup /Fragment/Wix -- Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration more Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=157005751iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users NOTICE: This electronic mail message and any files transmitted with it are intended exclusively for the individual or entity to which it is addressed. The message, together with any attachment, may contain confidential and/or privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, printing, saving, copying, disclosure
Re: [WiX-users] Need to support Downgrade installs
Hi John, Thanks so much for the quick response. I've seen some comments before about REINSTALLMODE-amus, but there were serveral cautions around it. In particular, my real install also includes a few redistributables (msm files). Guess it it time to research amus further. Again, Thank You On Wed, Nov 26, 2014 at 1:11 PM, Joel Budreau joel.budr...@gmail.com wrote: Hey Rich, If you make your installers set REINSTALLMODE=amus files will be overwritten regardless of their version. This would let you run upgrades and downgrades where whomever comes last wins. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa371182%28v=vs.85%29.aspx - Joel On Nov 26, 2014, at 1:04 PM, Rich Fowler richwfow...@gmail.com wrote: I need to allow Downgrading installations. This is for an internal application where a user may need to install version N over version N+1. Yes, I know this is frowned upon, but management insists. We need to make it seamless to our users. Forcing the user to first uninstall is not an option. I've searched most everywhere and think I am close to getting it right. However, after installing version N over top of N+1 only the unchanged files remain. It looks like the installer is determining which files to install before version N+1 is removed. Following is a stripped down installation file. The ACMEVERSION property changes from release to release as well as the file version withing the executable. After version 4.0.5.7 is installed, the directory contains two files - the exe and txt file. After 4.0.4.4 is installed, the directory only contains the txt file, which is unchanged between the versions. Any advice or comments are deeply appreciated. ?xml version=1.0 encoding=UTF-8?Wix xmlns=http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi; ?define ACMEVERSION = 4.0.04.04 ?!-- THIS IS THE ONLY LINE THAT CHANGES -- ?define UpgradeCode = 83ED9349-6CE8-49AF-AA9D-76A63BBF3667?Product Id=* Name=MyApp Language=1033 Version=$(var.ACMEVERSION) Manufacturer=Acme UpgradeCode=$(var.UpgradeCode) Package InstallerVersion=405 Compressed=yes Manufacturer=Acme / Property Id=ALLUSERS Value=1 / MajorUpgrade AllowDowngrades=yes Schedule=afterInstallValidate RemoveFeatures=ProductFeature / !--InstallExecuteSequence RemoveExistingProducts After='InstallInitialize' / InstallExecute After=RemoveExistingProducts //InstallExecuteSequence -- !-- Force uninstall of any previously installed version (Allow Upgrade AND DownGrade -- Property Id='PREVIOUSVERSIONSINSTALLED' Secure='yes' / Upgrade Id='$(var.UpgradeCode)' UpgradeVersion Minimum='1.0.0.0' Maximum='99.0.0.0' Property='PREVIOUSVERSIONSINSTALLED' MigrateFeatures=yes IncludeMinimum='yes' IncludeMaximum='no' / /Upgrade MediaTemplate EmbedCab='yes' / Feature Id=ProductFeature Title=MyApp Level=1ComponentGroupRef Id=ProductComponents //Feature /Product!-- we want to install into C:\Acme\ -- FragmentDirectory Id=TARGETDIR Name=SourceDir Directory Id=ACMEINSTALLFOLDER Name=Acme //Directory SetDirectory Id=TARGETDIR Value=[WindowsVolume] / /Fragment Fragment ComponentGroup Id=ProductComponents Component Id=AcmeAppComponent Guid=304961E1-C871-4124-A802-76EFBA17E3A6 Directory=ACMEINSTALLFOLDER RemoveFile Id=RmvFile Name=AcmeApp.exe On=install /File Id=AcmeEXE Name=AcmeApp.exe Source=..\$(var.ACMEVERSION)\AcmeApp.exe / /Component Component Id=DocumentComponent Guid=AD9DED34-7158-454E-8A3C-A9FC04F28621 Directory=ACMEINSTALLFOLDER File Id=NOTES Name=Notes.txt KeyPath=yes / /Component /ComponentGroup /Fragment/Wix -- Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration more Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=157005751iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration more Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=157005751iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Re: [WiX-users] Need to support Downgrade installs
Another approach would be to just throw up your hands and say I can't upgrade from that. Force the users to uninstall before your install. Then the old version is removed. And the new one comes in cleanly. Assuming the old one uninstalls cleanly! Very user-hostile however... Dave On 11/26/2014 10:23 AM, Rich Fowler wrote: Hi John, Thanks so much for the quick response. I've seen some comments before about REINSTALLMODE-amus, but there were serveral cautions around it. In particular, my real install also includes a few redistributables (msm files). Guess it it time to research amus further. Again, Thank You -- Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration more Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=157005751iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] Need to support Downgrade installs
I would love to force the user to do the uninstall. But requirements dictate otherwise. I am pursuing the suggestion to set the REINSTALLMODE property -- AND see if I can remove the Redist MSMs from my install. After all, this is strictly for in-house use. Thanks for replying! Rich On Wed, Nov 26, 2014 at 1:40 PM, David Connet d...@agilityrecordbook.com wrote: Another approach would be to just throw up your hands and say I can't upgrade from that. Force the users to uninstall before your install. Then the old version is removed. And the new one comes in cleanly. Assuming the old one uninstalls cleanly! Very user-hostile however... Dave On 11/26/2014 10:23 AM, Rich Fowler wrote: Hi John, Thanks so much for the quick response. I've seen some comments before about REINSTALLMODE-amus, but there were serveral cautions around it. In particular, my real install also includes a few redistributables (msm files). Guess it it time to research amus further. Again, Thank You -- Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration more Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=157005751iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration more Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=157005751iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] Need to support Downgrade installs
You have a majorupgrade element as well as an upgrade element. I'm not sure why. A single majorupgrade element with AllowDowngrades=yes should suffice. You should also post the entire log. --- Phil Wilson On Wed, Nov 26, 2014 at 11:14 AM, Rich Fowler richwfow...@gmail.com wrote: I would love to force the user to do the uninstall. But requirements dictate otherwise. I am pursuing the suggestion to set the REINSTALLMODE property -- AND see if I can remove the Redist MSMs from my install. After all, this is strictly for in-house use. Thanks for replying! Rich On Wed, Nov 26, 2014 at 1:40 PM, David Connet d...@agilityrecordbook.com wrote: Another approach would be to just throw up your hands and say I can't upgrade from that. Force the users to uninstall before your install. Then the old version is removed. And the new one comes in cleanly. Assuming the old one uninstalls cleanly! Very user-hostile however... Dave On 11/26/2014 10:23 AM, Rich Fowler wrote: Hi John, Thanks so much for the quick response. I've seen some comments before about REINSTALLMODE-amus, but there were serveral cautions around it. In particular, my real install also includes a few redistributables (msm files). Guess it it time to research amus further. Again, Thank You -- Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration more Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=157005751iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration more Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=157005751iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration more Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=157005751iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
