No problems if you use a major upgrade and schedule the upgrade early. Standardizing on Component/@Guid="*" is fantastic except when you can't use it. The binder will tell you when that is. Then you're stuck with specifying a GUID.
-- virtually, Rob Mensching - http://RobMensching.com LLC On Tue, Jun 29, 2010 at 5:29 PM, Andy Clugston <clug...@gmail.com> wrote: > v1.0.0 of a particular product was shipped with hard coded GUIDs. So, if I > change to "*" for version 1.0.1, I will have issues? > > On Tue, Jun 29, 2010 at 7:47 PM, Blair <os...@live.com> wrote: > > > Using "*" for components should always be appropriate for all components > > that accept "*" for the Guid, as long as you have never shipped the > > component with a different GUID before. > > > > It won't cause problems with generating Patches. What will cause problems > > with generating patches is removing any component from any feature, > > renaming > > the keypath for any component (which, when using "*" for the Guid > > effectively removes the old component and adds a new one in its place), > and > > changing either the directory for the component or any of that > directories > > parents (at least as far as the closest "well-known" directory), for > those > > components who's keypaths are files. > > > > Have you shipped your product before using guids that were not "*"? > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: James Poole [mailto:w...@slowcommotion.com] > > Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2010 11:06 AM > > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Best Practices - Using "*" for GUID automation > > > > Could someone chime in with a time when you wouldn't want to use "*" on > > component Guids? Would this cause issues with generating patches? > > > > -James > > > > On Tue, Jun 29, 2010 at 1:19 PM, Andy Clugston <clug...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > > Okay, it seemed like this approach would work, just wanted to verify. > > > Thanks! > > > > > > On Tue, Jun 29, 2010 at 10:10 AM, Cherney John-CJC030 < > > > john.cher...@motorola.com> wrote: > > > > > > > I haven't had any problems with component ids set to "*". We keep the > > > > Upgrade id constant but vary everything else, including the version > and > > > > the MSI name (which contains the version). Because of the changing > > > > version and the constant upgrade id (and the PREVIOUSFOUND property > > > > getting set in the UpgradeVersion element), we are automatically > > > > uninstalling older versions as part of our install. Works very well. > > > > > > > > jwc > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Andy Clugston [mailto:clug...@gmail.com] > > > > Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2010 7:35 AM > > > > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > > > > Subject: [WiX-users] Best Practices - Using "*" for GUID automation > > > > > > > > I am trying to determine the best approach to take with creating > GUIDs > > > > for the various WiX elements. We use a full upgrade approach so I > > > > believe for the Product Id="*" is okay. It probably goes without > > saying > > > > that setting Package Id="*" makes sense in all cases. It is my > > > > understanding that the Upgrade Id should be static (never changes) > for > > > > the life of a product installer, assuming the name of the MSI does > not > > > > change. > > > > > > > > The one that I need some assistance with is at the Component level. > We > > > > want to automate as much as we can, and having to update Component > > GUIDs > > > > for hundreds of deliverables is a pain. Is it safe to set Component > > > > Guid="*", or will this cause problems in the future? I worry that > this > > > > will affect how upgrades work, but I think I might be > misunderstanding > > > > (or > > > > over-thinking) something. I would assume it is bad practice to leave > > > > the Component Guid the same for a deliverable if that deliverable is > > > > updated between versions, however if a particular deliverable does > > *not* > > > > change, is it safe to leave its Component Guid alone? > > > > > > > > Thanks. > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > ------ > > > > This SF.net email is sponsored by Sprint What will you do first with > > > > EVO, the first 4G phone? > > > > Visit sprint.com/first -- http://p.sf.net/sfu/sprint-com-first > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > WiX-users mailing list > > > > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > -- > > > > This SF.net email is sponsored by Sprint > > > > What will you do first with EVO, the first 4G phone? > > > > Visit sprint.com/first -- http://p.sf.net/sfu/sprint-com-first > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > WiX-users mailing list > > > > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > -- > > > This SF.net email is sponsored by Sprint > > > What will you do first with EVO, the first 4G phone? > > > Visit sprint.com/first -- http://p.sf.net/sfu/sprint-com-first > > > _______________________________________________ > > > WiX-users mailing list > > > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > -- > > This SF.net email is sponsored by Sprint > > What will you do first with EVO, the first 4G phone? > > Visit sprint.com/first -- http://p.sf.net/sfu/sprint-com-first > > _______________________________________________ > > WiX-users mailing list > > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > This SF.net email is sponsored by Sprint > > What will you do first with EVO, the first 4G phone? > > Visit sprint.com/first -- http://p.sf.net/sfu/sprint-com-first > > _______________________________________________ > > WiX-users mailing list > > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > This SF.net email is sponsored by Sprint > What will you do first with EVO, the first 4G phone? > Visit sprint.com/first -- http://p.sf.net/sfu/sprint-com-first > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF.net email is sponsored by Sprint What will you do first with EVO, the first 4G phone? 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