That's a good option to keep in mind. Another option I recently came up
with is to sneakily rename the "Sample" directory via a custom action - it
then is not recognized during upgrade and is left intact. I already have a
custom action that updates some files, so adding the rename would be
trivial. This probably isn't an option for most folks though.
Leigh
On Thu, Dec 2, 2010 at 4:14 AM, Rob Hamflett <r...@snsys.com> wrote:
> You could keep the component in the installer, but condition it based on
> whether or not a previous
> install was discovered.
>
> Rob
>
> On 01/12/2010 15:57, Leigh Wetmore wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I'm doing an upgrade of a product. The WIX in the original installer
> > (1.0) for one relevant component looked like this:
> >
> > <Directory Id="Sample" Name="Sample">
> > <Component Id="SampleRules" Guid="{my-guid}">
> > <File Id="myxmlfile.xml" Name="myxmlfile.xml" KeyPath="yes"
> > Source="..\pathtomyfile\myxmlfile.xml" />
> > </Component>
> > </Directory>
> >
> > In the WIX for the new installer (1.1), I've removed the Sample
> > directory and the file - I don't want them installed for a fresh 1.1
> > install. However, during upgrade, if the directory exists, I want to
> > keep it - even if the user hasn't modified the file.
> >
> > Unfortunately I didn't forsee the need to remove the folder/file until
> > now, so I've lost my chance to add a Permanent attribute to the
> > Component in the 1.0 installer.
> >
> > Is there a way to somehow block the removal of the component during
> > upgrade to 1.1, but not install it if it is a fresh install?
> > Hopefully my ignorance a while back hasn't sunk me now.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Leigh
> >
> >
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