Not sure if you'll hit a problem if each MSI if for a different client & they are unlikely to install each others MSI. That said, an error could occur & a component for client X is built into an MSI for client Y - client Y installing that MSI might have an issue. Sorry I can't give a straight answer.
That said, I believe its technically incorrect to have the same GUID for the different components even though they both have the same files; they are different by the fact of having a different installdir. I may be wrong here but I think you are supposed to use a different GUID if you change - names of files in a component - the number of files in a component - the content of the files in a component e.g. you localise/translate a file - the install dir - if the files are not backward compatible with an earlier use of that GUID/component Can anyone confirm? Thanks Pat -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ted Berg Sent: 27 March 2008 16:12 To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Component GUID question I'm maintaining a handful of MSI packages created with WiX 2.0.4820.0. These packages are essentially variants of a single package that are customised for specific clients. My concern is that the GUID for any given component in the various packages is the same. The files associated with the component are installed into a different directory for each package. for example: pkg1 <component Id="component1" Guid="some_guid_1">...</Component> pkg2 <component Id="component1" Guid="some_guid_1">...</Component> In both cases INSTALLDIR points do a different directory at install time. So far we haven't run into any obvious problems with installs/uninstalls/major upgrades. Still I am concerned about the common GUIDs. Am I borrowing trouble, or is this a real problem? Thank you ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It's the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;164216239;13503038;w?http://sf.net/marketplace _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users About Microsoft Ireland: www.microsoft.com/ireland Microsoft Ireland Operations Limited. A company incorporated and registered in Ireland number 256796. Microsoft Ireland Research. A company incorporated and registered in Ireland number 342235. Registered office 70 Sir John Rogerson's Quay, Dublin 2, Ireland ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It's the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;164216239;13503038;w?http://sf.net/marketplace _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
