Hahaha nevermind... I see that I totally got it backwards... I reversed my OnlyDetects below and it works great... You rock... Sorry!
-Jeremy On Wed, Jul 14, 2010 at 9:20 AM, Jeremy Rimer <jeremyri...@gmail.com> wrote: > Blair, as always, thanks for your replies! Unfortunately, this time I came > up empty :(. > > I did the following but still ended up with a duplicate of my applications > installed in Add/Remove Programs after the Installer finished: > > - I modified my upgrade element as follows: > > ========================= > <Upgrade Id="0b872586-4c12-4848-b1dd-680009759b5f"> > <UpgradeVersion > OnlyDetect="yes" > Property="PREVIOUSVERSIONSINSTALLED" > Minimum="0.0.0.0" > IncludeMinimum="yes" > Maximum="$(var.ProductVersion)" > IncludeMaximum="no" /> > <UpgradeVersion > OnlyDetect="no" > Property="SELFFOUND" > Minimum="$(var.ProductVersion)" > IncludeMinimum="yes" > Maximum="$(var.ProductVersion)" > IncludeMaximum="yes" /> > <UpgradeVersion > OnlyDetect="no" > Property="NEWERFOUND" > Minimum="$(var.ProductVersion)" > IncludeMinimum="no" /> > </Upgrade> > ========================= > > - I generated a new GUID for my PRODUCT Id. > - I incremented my ProductVersion from 2.9.0 to 2.10.0 > - I uninstalled all versions via Add/Remove Programs > - I installed the 2.9.0 package > - I installed the 2.10.0 package. > - I checked out Add/Remove Programs, and saw both versions installed > > I made the PREVIOUSVERSIONINSTALLED element my OnlyDetect="no" as it is the > one that should be uninstalled when encountered. I guess so should the same > version, but if that happens, you should get the remove/repair dialog > instead, right? > > Anything else I could have missed? > > > On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 5:42 PM, Blair <os...@live.com> wrote: > >> In the UpgradeVersion element, OnlyDetect does exactly what it suggests: >> it >> only detects all matching products (setting the indicated property with >> the >> list of found ProductCodes), suppressing passing those ProductCodes to >> RemoveExistingProducts. Set OnlyDetect to "no" for those properties that >> contain the packages you intend to remove. Or remove it entirely for those >> same properties, since it defaults to "no". >> >> Leave OnlyDetect set to "yes" for those properties that you won't be >> removing (such as newer versions you use to block installation, etc.) >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Jeremy Rimer [mailto:jeremyri...@gmail.com] >> Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2010 12:36 PM >> To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. >> Subject: [WiX-users] WIX Upgrade configuration >> >> I've solved my App.Config issues with help from Blair (Thanks, buddy!!!), >> but now I'm running into upgrade path problems... >> >> To set the stage, I have a WIX installer that successfully deploys an >> application to it's installation directory, and takes some input from the >> user that calls a CA to overwrite some elements of the App.Config file >> that >> were deployed, or were present before deployment (NeverOverwrite="yes" on >> the App.Config file)... >> >> On clean install, the files deploy perfectly, and the app.config overwrite >> works great. Running the installer AGAIN, I get the Repair/Remove dialogs, >> which indicates the installer is self-aware. >> >> My problem is when I rebuild a new installer with a new product version, >> and >> a new Product GUID Id. . . >> >> It runs through the new installation path, and completes, but I end up >> with >> a duplicate program installed. It shows up in Add/Remove programs twice, >> instead of "RemovingExistingProducts" silently before the upgrade >> installation first :(. >> >> My upgrade definition is as follows: >> ============================= >> <Upgrade Id='0b872586-4c12-4848-b1dd-680009759b5f'> >> <UpgradeVersion >> OnlyDetect='yes' >> Property='PREVIOUSVERSIONSINSTALLED' >> Minimum='0.0.0.0' >> IncludeMinimum='yes' >> Maximum='$(var.ProductVersion)' >> IncludeMaximum='no' /> >> <UpgradeVersion >> OnlyDetect='yes' >> Property='SELFFOUND' >> Minimum='$(var.ProductVersion)' >> IncludeMinimum='yes' >> Maximum='$(var.ProductVersion)' >> IncludeMaximum='yes' /> >> <UpgradeVersion >> OnlyDetect='yes' >> Property='NEWERFOUND' >> Minimum='$(var.ProductVersion)' >> IncludeMinimum='no' /> >> </Upgrade> >> ============================== >> >> In the InstallExecuteSequence, I've put the following: >> ============================== >> <RemoveExistingProducts >> >> After="InstallInitialize">PREVIOUSVERSIONSINSTALLED</RemoveExistingProducts> >> ============================== >> >> ...And before I attempt the upgrade, I rebuild the installer with a new ID >> GUID for the Product definition, and a new $(var.ProductVersion) that is >> greater than the original installations'... >> >> Running it then, the installer seems to execute what seems like the "fresh >> install" path, and results in a dupilcate entry in the Add/Remove Programs >> dialog in windows if the installation is then completed. :\ >> >> Anything I'm missing that you can tell? >> >> Thanks as always! >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> -- >> 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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