An actual installation is detected by the product name and the GUID in the registry. Maybe You have a header like this in Your Product.wxs-file:
<Product Id="1D586513-55DE-4CE7-BC1D-B0B9FDA0EE01" Name="<ProductName>" Language="1031" Version="<BuildVersion>" Manufacturer="<Manufacturer>" UpgradeCode="<UpgradeGuid>" Codepage="UTF-8"> But when You change the Id to "*", then bye ach Rebuild a new GUID will be generated. In case You have no other detect mechanisms in Your Product.wxs, You will be able to install the MSI multiple times. But - attention! - You have to rebuild it each time, before You make an new installation. And there is danger in sight, because it's pretty funny to uninstall these installations, because You will can't make difference between the several installation in ControlPanel/Programs. At my opinion that's up ton o good. But that's only my opinion. Good luck! -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: Dileep S [mailto:dileep.sanamp...@gmail.com] Gesendet: Donnerstag, 4. Dezember 2014 05:29 An: General discussion about the WiX toolset. Betreff: Re: [WiX-users] [WIX]: Getting error 1316, While running the MSI package after changing the name I was able to run the EXE package twice by changing the name. I have requirement for MSI to work as similar to EXE. On Wed, Dec 3, 2014 at 7:54 PM, Patrick Pirzer <patrick.pir...@prosoft.net> wrote: > The big question is: Why do You want to run Your MSI twice? > > > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- > Von: Dileep S [mailto:dileep.sanamp...@gmail.com] > Gesendet: Mittwoch, 3. Dezember 2014 15:20 > An: General discussion about the WiX toolset. > Betreff: Re: [WiX-users] [WIX]: Getting error 1316, While running the > MSI package after changing the name > > Thank you for the information. > > In that case, we can not run same MSI package (by changing the name) > without un-installing the previous package. > > Please help me if there is any other way to solve this issue.. > > > On Wed, Dec 3, 2014 at 6:50 PM, Patrick Pirzer > <patrick.pir...@prosoft.net > > > wrote: > > > It depends upon the name of the product, which Yous et in Your > MsiPackage. > > It's not relevant, if Your MSI-file is named Sample.msi or 1.msi. > > When You start 1.msi, it detects the product name in the registry > > shows You the message, that actual installation already exists. > > > > Bye, > > Patrick > > > > > > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- > > Von: Dileep S [mailto:dileep.sanamp...@gmail.com] > > Gesendet: Mittwoch, 3. Dezember 2014 11:08 > > An: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > > Betreff: [WiX-users] [WIX]: Getting error 1316, While running the > > MSI package after changing the name > > > > Dear All, > > > > I have created MSI package using WIX. > > > > MSI pacakge name: Sample.MSI > > > > I have installed this 'Sample.msi' package for the first time. > > After i have renamed the 'Sample.msi' as '1.msi'. > > While running the changed MSI, it shows an error: The specified > > account already exists. > > > > Please solve me how to fix this issue. > > > > Thanks in advance. > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > -- > > -------- Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT > > Server from Actuate! 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