You are specifying REINSTALL=<something>, right? That makes a difference.
Phil Wilson -----Original Message----- From: Daniel Pratt [mailto:colorblind...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, August 08, 2011 3:20 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] File is not overwritten despite all evidence and logic to the contrary Thanks for the reply, Phil. In this case, REINSTALLMODE=vamus. I started with REINSTALLMODE=vomus, but attempted to correct the problem by forcing the installer to overwrite all files regardless (per my interpretation of 'a' vs 'o'). Incidentally, the bit about "...REINSTALLMODE specifies all files to be overwritten..." only appeared when using REINSTALLMODE=vamus. I am wondering if I am misunderstanding what 'v' means to REINSTALLMODE and whether it may make a difference in this case. On Mon, Aug 8, 2011 at 6:00 PM, Wilson, Phil <phil.wil...@invensys.com>wrote: > One of these will apply, depending on whether the files are hashed (I think > they are by default). > > http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa370532(v=VS.85).aspx > > I have a suspicion that the log doesn't report that it won't overwrite a > modified file, and also you didn't say what your REINSTALLMODE string > actually was. > > Phil Wilson > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Daniel Pratt [mailto:colorblind...@gmail.com] > Sent: Monday, August 08, 2011 1:30 PM > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: [WiX-users] File is not overwritten despite all evidence and logic > to the contrary > > When reinstalling the latest version of a particular installation package > over an earlier version, some files are not being updated (overwritten) by > the installer, despite all evidence and logic to the contrary. This is > taken > from the log: > > > MSI (s) (24:58) [14:19:27:090]: File: C:\Program Files\...\Report > Definitions\Course Demographics Report.rdl; Overwrite; Won't patch; > REINSTALLMODE specifies all files to be overwritten > MSI (s) (24:58) [14:19:27:090]: Source for file > 'fil1A0D420C18871D13362FD2189A753C67' is uncompressed, at > > 'C:\Windows\Installer\$PatchCache$\Managed\E0EBAC857F0FC4949A9EF21E1014B912\10.1.15\'. > InstallFiles: File: Course Demographics Report.rdl, Directory: C:\Program > Files\...\Report Definitions\, Size: 50907 > > My reading of the log is that the file in question will be overwritten from > the installation package, but it isn't. Oddly, the file size referenced > above (50907) is exactly the file size of the version in the installation. > But when the installation has completed, the file on disk still has the old > size (and modified date). > > Why is this file (and other files) not actually overwritten and how do I > correct the problem? > > Thanks much, > > Daniel > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > BlackBerry® DevCon Americas, Oct. 18-20, San Francisco, CA > The must-attend event for mobile developers. Connect with experts. > Get tools for creating Super Apps. See the latest technologies. > Sessions, hands-on labs, demos & much more. 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