The product id and package id are:
<Product Id="9F6D788B-7A58-4750-BFEF-169FF18EE1C6"... >
<Package Id="????????-????-????-????-????????????" .../>
Since the package id is all '?' I assume that you mean I need to change the
product id?
Kevin Burton
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-----Original Message-----
From: Wilson, Phil [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Friday, February 25, 2011 12:28 PM
To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Uninstall an installed product.
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:[email protected]]
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
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262-901-2312 Fax
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-----Original Message-----
From: Chris Lord [mailto:[email protected]]
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
> [email protected]
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rob Mensching [mailto:[email protected]]
> 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<[email protected]>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
>> [email protected]
>>
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