Apart from it being a crutch, it's not always "your files". If you include Microsoft or 3rd party files it's a really bad idea to potentially revert (for example) security fixes by replacing any newer versions on customer machines with your outdated ones.
Phil -----Original Message----- From: Alexey Ivanov [mailto:alexey.iva...@gmail.com] Sent: Sunday, May 12, 2013 8:26 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Upgrade doesn't overwrite all files <Property Id="REINSTALLMODE" Value="amus"/> Then your files will be re-installed by force. But you will agree that this is a crutch. 2013/5/12 Phil Wilson <phil.wil...@mvps.org> > It's best to create a verbose log of the upgrade and then search for > the file name to see what it says about overwiting the file and why it didn't. > > Phil > > -----Original Message----- > From: Candy Chiu [mailto:candy.chiu...@gmail.com] > Sent: Friday, May 10, 2013 6:56 PM > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: [WiX-users] Upgrade doesn't overwrite all files > > Hi, > > I ran into an issue that one of dll's in an upgrade wasn't copied to > the destination folder. I examined the msi with LessMSI, the files > were packaged correctly. I reviewed the File Versioning Rules at > http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa368599(VS.85).aspx. They > didn't solve my problem. Did anyone encounter similar problem and may > have some idea of where to look next? > > Thanks, > Candy > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > ------ > -- > Learn Graph Databases - Download FREE O'Reilly Book "Graph Databases" > is the definitive new guide to graph databases and their applications. > This 200-page book is written by three acclaimed leaders in the field. > The early access version is available now. > Download your free book today! http://p.sf.net/sfu/neotech_d2d_may > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > -------- Learn Graph Databases - Download FREE O'Reilly Book "Graph > Databases" is the definitive new guide to graph databases and their > applications. This 200-page book is written by three acclaimed leaders > in the field. The early access version is available now. > Download your free book today! http://p.sf.net/sfu/neotech_d2d_may > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Learn Graph Databases - Download FREE O'Reilly Book "Graph Databases" is the definitive new guide to graph databases and their applications. This 200-page book is written by three acclaimed leaders in the field. The early access version is available now. Download your free book today! http://p.sf.net/sfu/neotech_d2d_may _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Learn Graph Databases - Download FREE O'Reilly Book "Graph Databases" is the definitive new guide to graph databases and their applications. This 200-page book is written by three acclaimed leaders in the field. The early access version is available now. Download your free book today! http://p.sf.net/sfu/neotech_d2d_may _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
