Your new MSI has a new ProductCode? From that message it looks like it hasn't. Another possibility is that the PackageCode hasn't changed.
Phil Wilson -----Original Message----- From: Kevin Burton [mailto:kev...@buyseasons.com] Sent: Friday, February 25, 2011 9:28 AM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Uninstall an installed product. Right now it is not automatically uninstalling the product. I am met with the dialog instructing me to go to Add/Remove Panel. Currently I am using an earlier version of WiX so I guess I am reading the right stuff in the tutorial. I am looking to try to migrate my WiX code to WiX 3.5 so I would also be interested in learning how this is done with the newer version. Kevin Burton Senior Software Engineer BUYSEASONS 262-901-2000 Office 262-901-2312 Fax kev...@buyseasons.com -----Original Message----- From: Chris Lord [mailto:chris.l...@atterotech.com] Sent: Friday, February 25, 2011 11:21 AM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Uninstall an installed product. Kevin, Lesson 4 is/was based on Wix V3. Rob's reply refers to an addition to Wix3.5 though I would expect lesson 4 code probably still applies in V3.5. Depending on which version of WiX you use will determine what options you have for writing upgrades. Now, the key is where you place the RemoveExistingProducts function as this directly affects exactly what happens. If you schedule it early in the sequence then any existing product is uninstalled in its entirety before your new version is installed. If, as you have, schedule it late in the sequence then basically what will happen is that the initial install will remain with only files that have changed being affected/changed/removed. A quick search for RemoveExistingProducts should you the location to schedule it early or late (I don't remember the location off the top of my head). Note, there are advantages and disadvantages of using it either way so you may also want to look into that and decide which suits you best. If you are having specific issues with upgrading, can you be more specific about what is, or isn't working? Creating a verbose log when you run the installer may also help you diagnose what's happening. Chris On 02/25/2011 11:05 AM, Kevin Burton wrote: > What is the syntactic sugar? I thought I was following > > http://www.tramontana.co.hu/wix/lesson4.php#4.2 > > > So the question is why doesn't this work (what am I missing)? And, is there a > better way? > > For reference here is the WiX code that I am using: > > <Property Id="PREVIOUSVERSIONSINSTALLED" Secure="yes" /> > <Upgrade Id='529189FE-FD0E-44ff-8DA6-B4FB5CC7A78B'> > <UpgradeVersion Minimum="1.0.0.0" Maximum="3.0.0.0" OnlyDetect='no' > Property="PREVIOUSVERSIONSINSTALLED" IncludeMinimum="yes" IncludeMaximum="no" > /> > </Upgrade> > . . . . . > <InstallExecuteSequence> > <RemoveExistingProducts > After="InstallFinalize"></RemoveExistingProducts> > </InstallExecuteSequence> > > Kevin Burton > Senior Software Engineer > BUYSEASONS > 262-901-2000 Office > 262-901-2312 Fax > kev...@buyseasons.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: Rob Mensching [mailto:r...@robmensching.com] > Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2011 10:34 PM > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Uninstall an installed product. > > In WiX v3.5, MajorUpgrade element provides nice "syntactic sugar". > Otherwise, you want to look at the Upgrade element. > > On Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 10:22 AM, Kevin Burton<kev...@buyseasons.com>wrote: > >> I know this is an old question but I don't know the WiX syntax for >> automatically uninstalling an installed product. I looked at the >> documentation and I got confused with Major/Minor updates/upgrades. >> In my case if the product is install I *always* want to uninstall it >> before proceeding with the installation. Any hints? >> >> Kevin Burton >> Senior Software Engineer >> BUYSEASONS >> 262-901-2000 Office >> 262-901-2312 Fax >> kev...@buyseasons.com >> > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > -------- Free Software Download: Index, Search& Analyze Logs and > other IT data in Real-Time with Splunk. Collect, index and harness all > the fast moving IT data generated by your applications, servers and > devices whether physical, virtual or in the cloud. 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