Re: [WiX-users] Why doesn't Windows Installer remove the oldversion in an upgrade?

2008-11-04 Thread Bob Arnson
divo wrote: > 2. Executing FindRelatedProducts when the Next button is clicked in the > install scope dialog: > It doesn't have to be called in the UI sequence at all. It's scheduled to run in the execute sequence if not run during the UI sequence. And that avoids the need to disable the Back

Re: [WiX-users] Why doesn't Windows Installer remove the oldversion in an upgrade?

2008-11-04 Thread Wilson, Phil
onday, November 03, 2008 7:12 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Why doesn't Windows Installer remove the oldversion in an upgrade? Hi, I am facing the exact same problem, i.e. FindRelatedProducts happens long before the user is asked to choose the installation sc

Re: [WiX-users] Why doesn't Windows Installer remove the oldversion in an upgrade?

2008-11-04 Thread divo
Hi, I found a way to solve the problem: 1. Supressing FindRelatedProducts in the InstallUISequence 2. Executing FindRelatedProducts when the Next button is clicked in the install scope dialog: WixAppFolder = "PerUser" WixAppFolder = "PerMachine" 1 3. Disable the Back b

Re: [WiX-users] Why doesn't Windows Installer remove the oldversion in an upgrade?

2008-11-04 Thread divo
Hi Bob, Thanks for your answer, I totally understand that upgrading across contexts doesn't make much sense. However, that is not my problem. Maybe I wasn't specific enough with my explanation, so here is my scenario (pretty much a standard setup scenario IMHO): The setup is similar to the Advan

Re: [WiX-users] Why doesn't Windows Installer remove the oldversion in an upgrade?

2008-11-03 Thread Bob Arnson
divo wrote: > I am facing the exact same problem, i.e. FindRelatedProducts happens long > before the user is asked to choose the installation scope in the UI. > Generally, the answer is: Don't. It relies on the user choosing the same type of install as the prior version. Major upgrades don't w

Re: [WiX-users] Why doesn't Windows Installer remove the oldversion in an upgrade?

2008-11-03 Thread divo
, adding a > element setting ALLUSERS fixed my problem. > > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Phil > Wilson > Sent: Monday, June 12, 2006 8:28 AM > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [WiX-

Re: [WiX-users] Why doesn't Windows Installer remove the oldversion in an upgrade?

2006-06-12 Thread Tony.Bjerstedt
lf Of Phil Wilson Sent: Monday, June 12, 2006 8:28 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Why doesn't Windows Installer remove the oldversion in an upgrade? Have you looked the log entries for FindRelatedProducts? They should say something about whether it found the p