That uninstall for the older version of the product is already out there on the systems where the product is installed. You can't change its behavior unless you apply a patch or other minor upgrade.
You may be able to correct your problem with this sequence towards the end of your InstallExecute sequence: ...... InstallExecute RemoveExistingProducts <your deferred custom action to install perfcounters> InstallFinalize Phil Wilson -----Original Message----- From: Amit Shrivastav [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2008 5:05 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] UPGRADINGPRODUCTCODE is not working original msi doen not contain that condition NOT UPGRADINGPRODUCTCODE. Is this mandatory? Is there any other way so that i can stop executing that custom action in the uninstallation through Major upgrade. On Tue, Oct 21, 2008 at 4:57 PM, Amit Shrivastav <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > i have placed that in the second msi(upgraded msi). but it is not working > though :( > > thanks > amit > > On Tue, Oct 21, 2008 at 4:32 PM, Ian Elliott (Excell Data Corporation) < > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> If you don't want the original msi to execute the custom action when being >> uninstalled via major upgrade, you need the condition of NOT >> UPGRADINGPRODUCTCODE to be in the original msi. It's not clear to me if you >> have that condition in the original msi or the second msi. >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Amit Shrivastav [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2008 4:20 PM >> To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. >> Subject: [WiX-users] UPGRADINGPRODUCTCODE is not working >> >> Hi, >> >> I am trying to upgrade my installer using property *UPGRADINGPRODUCTCODE. >> *In >> the previous MSI it was not there. now In the latest version i.e. upgraded >> msi contains that version. I have an custom action in original msi which >> execute at the time of uninstallation. In the upgrade msi i dont want to >> execute that custom action at the time of when major upgrade uninstall the >> previous product. but i want to execute that in the uninstallation of the >> new msi. I am mentioning the condition* *REMOVE="ALL" AND NOT >> *UPGRADINGPRODUCTCODE >> *according to msdn article* ** >> http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa369786.aspx*< >> http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa369786.aspx> >> *. *but it is not working. althoug my custom action is executing when >> major >> upgrade uninstall the previous version and when i uninstalling the new >> upgraded msi it is not executing. >> I am using windows 2003 platform for testing. and wix 3.0 for the >> development. >> >> Please let me know if anybody previously faced this issue. >> ** >> Thanks in advance >> Amit >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's >> challenge >> Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great >> prizes >> Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the >> world >> http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ >> _______________________________________________ >> WiX-users mailing list >> WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's >> challenge >> Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great >> prizes >> Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the >> world >> http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ >> _______________________________________________ >> WiX-users mailing list >> WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users >> > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
