[WiX-users] Upgrading old installer
So I have created a nice new installer using WiX for my customer complete with nice shiny new custom bootstrapper and everyone was happy. Rejoicing in the death of their old buggy Visual Studio based installer. However I have struck a problem. There are a number of user configurable config files installed (yes I know bad idea but I had to work with this). The Component attribute is set to 144 for them which is the Permanent and NeverOverwrite. So all is fine except I upgrade the old installer (same upgradecode). So the process goes. 1.MSI sees they are there leave them alone 2.MSI Installs files. 3. Now it uninstalls using the logic of the old installer the config files have not changed (I’m guess in real life that would be odd but possible). So it uninstalls them because there was no logic to keep them in the old installer. Now I could use a new upgrade code and leave the old installer there but their is a danger then someone will manual uninstall it. (They probably would) I could use a custom action to copy the files then copy them back but that seems messy. Anyone had the same problem Thanks in advance. Craig -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Upgrading-old-installer-tp7599056.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- Dive into the World of Parallel Programming. The Go Parallel Website, sponsored by Intel and developed in partnership with Slashdot Media, is your hub for all things parallel software development, from weekly thought leadership blogs to news, videos, case studies, tutorials and more. Take a look and join the conversation now. http://goparallel.sourceforge.net/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] Upgrading old installer
Anyone -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Upgrading-old-installer-tp7599052p7599055.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- Dive into the World of Parallel Programming. The Go Parallel Website, sponsored by Intel and developed in partnership with Slashdot Media, is your hub for all things parallel software development, from weekly thought leadership blogs to news, videos, case studies, tutorials and more. Take a look and join the conversation now. http://goparallel.sourceforge.net/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] Upgrading old installer
Well unfortunately there are a lot of config files. but the simple answer is no most will be either left alone or changed by the application. The ones changed by the application i am not worried about as they will stay it's the others that have the problem. As a side note I know I don't have to set the neverovewrite. From: Jeremiahf jeremi...@gmail.com Sent: 28 January 2015 16:59 To: General discussion about the WiX toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Upgrading old installer So you want to leave the old config file there? Will your new installer configure the new config file and maintain it from there on? On Wed, Jan 28, 2015 at 8:15 AM, Kraygsoft craig.ree...@kraygsoft.com wrote: Anyone -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Upgrading-old-installer-tp7599052p7599055.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- Dive into the World of Parallel Programming. The Go Parallel Website, sponsored by Intel and developed in partnership with Slashdot Media, is your hub for all things parallel software development, from weekly thought leadership blogs to news, videos, case studies, tutorials and more. Take a look and join the conversation now. http://goparallel.sourceforge.net/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- They may forget what you said but they will never forget how you made them feel. -- Anonymous -- Dive into the World of Parallel Programming. The Go Parallel Website, sponsored by Intel and developed in partnership with Slashdot Media, is your hub for all things parallel software development, from weekly thought leadership blogs to news, videos, case studies, tutorials and more. Take a look and join the conversation now. http://goparallel.sourceforge.net/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- Dive into the World of Parallel Programming. The Go Parallel Website, sponsored by Intel and developed in partnership with Slashdot Media, is your hub for all things parallel software development, from weekly thought leadership blogs to news, videos, case studies, tutorials and more. Take a look and join the conversation now. http://goparallel.sourceforge.net/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] Upgrading old installer
So you want to leave the old config file there? Will your new installer configure the new config file and maintain it from there on? On Wed, Jan 28, 2015 at 8:15 AM, Kraygsoft craig.ree...@kraygsoft.com wrote: Anyone -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Upgrading-old-installer-tp7599052p7599055.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- Dive into the World of Parallel Programming. The Go Parallel Website, sponsored by Intel and developed in partnership with Slashdot Media, is your hub for all things parallel software development, from weekly thought leadership blogs to news, videos, case studies, tutorials and more. Take a look and join the conversation now. http://goparallel.sourceforge.net/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- They may forget what you said but they will never forget how you made them feel. -- Anonymous -- Dive into the World of Parallel Programming. The Go Parallel Website, sponsored by Intel and developed in partnership with Slashdot Media, is your hub for all things parallel software development, from weekly thought leadership blogs to news, videos, case studies, tutorials and more. Take a look and join the conversation now. http://goparallel.sourceforge.net/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
