This isn't a WiX problem. It's MSI, and there's nothing you can really do about it in the setup authoring, as far as I know. The only way I'm aware of to change it is to use MSIEXEC command line parameters to tell MSI to overwrite changed files.
You should really look into using patches or MSI-supported techniques for these "quick fixes". Kelly Thomas Singer <w...@regnis.de> 11/04/2009 10:18 AM Please respond to "General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset." <wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net> To wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net cc Subject [WiX-users] Update fails if files have been modified We are using Wix to install our (Java) application. Updating works fine, even launched application (and service) are handled gracefully. For providing users who report bugs a very quick bug-fix build we offer a plain zip file containing just the replaced few binary (.jar) files which they can replace themself in the installed application (we don't want to create a separate installer for several reasons). Unfortunately, if such binaries are replaced, the official next update Wix-based release (full bundle which will not require a previous installation) will NOT replace them with the new files. It looks like Wix automatically detects that the files were changed (by content or file time?) and then rejects to remove them when updating or uninstalling. What is the easiest way to tell Wix to uninstall/update the replaced files, too? Thanks in advance, Tom ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and focus on what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's new with Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ************************************************************************************** This communication is intended solely for the addressee and is confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution or any action taken or omitted to be taken in reliance on it, is prohibited and may be unlawful. Unless indicated to the contrary: it does not constitute professional advice or opinions upon which reliance may be made by the addressee or any other party, and it should be considered to be a work in progress. Unless otherwise noted in this email or its attachments, this communication does not form a Statement of Actuarial Opinion under American Academy of Actuaries guidelines. ************************************************************************************** ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and focus on what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's new with Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
