I had a recent situation where a window with no title had the file "in use" that I was trying to replace. And the developers on that project hadn't changed the version so it went like this.
1. MSI detects file in use so schedules a reboot for that to be deleted. 2. MSI does a version check of the file and sees it's the same so decides it doesn't need to replace anything 3. MSI reboots system and deletes file from step #1 - resulting in no file The OnlyDetect="yes" says to keep the product it is looking for. OnlyDetect="no" says to not only detect but also remove the prior version(s). Are these GAC'ed or WinSxS'ed files? Have their versions all changed? If not this article might explain it. http://blogs.msdn.com/b/astebner/archive/2007/02/08/assemblies-may-be-mi ssing-from-the-gac-or-winsxs-cache-after-an-msi-major-upgrade.aspx -----Original Message----- From: Kurt Jensen [mailto:kurt.jen...@us.ophiropt.com] Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2011 1:20 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] New file not installed > OnlyDetect="yes" ??? > You might also check a clean install to see if all four files get installed. yes, a clean install works. > Do these files contain Version information yes, all files have strong names > Is each file in its own Component? yes Kurt -----Original Message----- From: Chad Petersen [mailto:chad.peter...@harlandfs.com] Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2011 1:51 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] New file not installed I'm used to Major upgrades removing the previous release(s) so only the newest major version shows in Add/Remove Programs. But, that probably won't work if you have OnlyDetect="yes". And maybe that's not what you want to do. You might also check a clean install to see if all four files get installed. If it doesn't work on a clean install then that's probably the first place to take a look. I'd suppose that is working, just an idea. Do these files contain Version information or are they version-less type of files? Is each file in its own Component? Just some thinking points. -----Original Message----- From: Kurt Jensen [mailto:kurt.jen...@us.ophiropt.com] Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2011 12:25 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] New file not installed >somehow difficult to describe with few background information. what information do you need? >Maybe take the Tramontana tutorial as starting point: yes, I am following the tutorial >Are you handling the whole installer as major upgrade ? yes >Did any of the assembly versions decrease ? this is a file that did not exist in the previous installation. there is no previous version. Kurt ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------ Get a FREE DOWNLOAD! and learn more about uberSVN rich system, user administration capabilities and model configuration. Take the hassle out of deploying and managing Subversion and the tools developers use with it. http://p.sf.net/sfu/wandisco-d2d-2 _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- ---- Get a FREE DOWNLOAD! and learn more about uberSVN rich system, user administration capabilities and model configuration. Take the hassle out of deploying and managing Subversion and the tools developers use with it. http://p.sf.net/sfu/wandisco-d2d-2 _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------ Get a FREE DOWNLOAD! and learn more about uberSVN rich system, user administration capabilities and model configuration. Take the hassle out of deploying and managing Subversion and the tools developers use with it. http://p.sf.net/sfu/wandisco-d2d-2 _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Get a FREE DOWNLOAD! and learn more about uberSVN rich system, user administration capabilities and model configuration. Take the hassle out of deploying and managing Subversion and the tools developers use with it. http://p.sf.net/sfu/wandisco-d2d-2 _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
