No, it depends upon the GUID. Before You make another installation, You have to rebuild Your MSI.
-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: Dileep S [mailto:dileep.sanamp...@gmail.com] Gesendet: Donnerstag, 4. Dezember 2014 11:40 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 have used product ID is '*' while creating MSI package. The scenario i have asked after creating the package. Is it possible to run the MSI multiple times by changing the name? On Thu, Dec 4, 2014 at 12:30 PM, Patrick Pirzer <patrick.pir...@prosoft.net> wrote: > 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. 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