MSI SDK has a bunch of pages dedicated to the different ways you can upgrade and update your application. They are terse but read them carefully and your options will become clear.
-----Original Message----- From: Pankaj Agrawal (Infosys Technologies Ltd) [mailto:v-pa...@microsoft.com] Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2009 12:19 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Reinstallation of Modified MSI Here my requirement is that if I have the older version installed then I want to upgrade it to the new version without uninstalling the old version. Means I want to upgrade only those file which are now not part of my msi or those which got updated in the new one. If my older version is not present then it installs the full installation. Please let me know how to goahead with this. -----Original Message----- From: Arun Perregatturv [mailto:aperregatt...@napcosecurity.com] Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2009 10:22 AM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Reinstallation of Modified MSI (It's funny link )Hahaha and it works. Thank you. Arun Perregattur -----Original Message----- From: Rob Mensching [mailto:rob.mensch...@microsoft.com] Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2009 12:53 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Reinstallation of Modified MSI http://www.letmegooglethatforyou.com/?q=wix+major+upgrade -----Original Message----- From: Arun Perregatturv [mailto:aperregatt...@napcosecurity.com] Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2009 09:42 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Reinstallation of Modified MSI Some links to examples would be appreciated. Thanks, Arun Perregattur -----Original Message----- From: Rob Mensching [mailto:rob.mensch...@microsoft.com] Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2009 12:27 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Reinstallation of Modified MSI Look for examples of Major Upgrade. Lots of resources out there. -----Original Message----- From: Arun Perregatturv [mailto:aperregatt...@napcosecurity.com] Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2009 09:25 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Reinstallation of Modified MSI Rob, I have the same situation, how do I detect and silently uninstall old version and reinstall new version.(code snippet would be helpful). Thanks, Arun Perregattur -----Original Message----- From: Rob Mensching [mailto:rob.mensch...@microsoft.com] Sent: Monday, January 05, 2009 11:19 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Reinstallation of Modified MSI When you rebuild you have a new MSI. The only option is to recache/reinstall (minor upgrade like) or major upgrade. Or uninstall the previous package and install the new one. -----Original Message----- From: Pankaj Agrawal (Infosys Technologies Ltd) [mailto:v-pa...@microsoft.com] Sent: Monday, January 05, 2009 20:12 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: [WiX-users] Reinstallation of Modified MSI Hi, I have created a MSI with latest version of WiX and installed on my machine. Now I modified the WiX file and created the new MSI. Now I am installing the newly created MSI and it is not giving me the option for modify, remove and uninstall . I am getting the error that this package is already installed. Please let me know if I am missing something as I am using the following syntax in the WiX file. Product Id="8ad1eec7-c597-4582-9056-1cf6ab68d24c" Name="DBComponent" Language="1033" Version="1.0.0.0" Manufacturer="DBComponent" UpgradeCode="f22fdf0c-74e8-42f3-88a2-b381a777e5a2"> <Package InstallerVersion="200" Compressed="yes" /> <Media Id="1" Cabinet="media1.cab" EmbedCab="yes" /> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. 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