[WiX-users] preventing the overwrite of Shortcut

2007-06-19 Thread Jeff Paulsen
I have a Wix installer that includes something like this: Component Id=MyShortcuts NeverOverwrite=yes Guid={someguid} RegistryKey Action=create Id=MyShortCutsRegKey Key=Software\TheCompany\TheProduct 1.0\My Root=HKCU RegistryValue Id=MyShortcutsKeyVal KeyPath=yes

Re: [WiX-users] preventing the overwrite of Shortcut

2007-06-19 Thread Richard.Foster
, 2007 12:39 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] preventing the overwrite of Shortcut I have a Wix installer that includes something like this: Component Id=MyShortcuts NeverOverwrite=yes Guid={someguid} RegistryKey Action=create Id=MyShortCutsRegKey Key=Software

Re: [WiX-users] preventing the overwrite of Shortcut

2007-06-19 Thread Rob Mensching
AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] preventing the overwrite of Shortcut I think my question would be why the user is forced into a (somewhat unfriendly) specification of command line parameters as opposed to a friendlier scenario using (for example) a configuration file

Re: [WiX-users] preventing the overwrite of Shortcut

2007-06-19 Thread Jeff Paulsen
Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2007 10:02 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] preventing the overwrite of Shortcut I think my question would be why the user is forced into a (somewhat unfriendly) specification of command line parameters as opposed

Re: [WiX-users] preventing the overwrite of Shortcut

2007-06-19 Thread John Vottero
Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:wix-users- [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jeff Paulsen Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2007 1:58 PM To: 'Rob Mensching'; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; wix- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [WiX-users] preventing the overwrite of Shortcut Certainly there are better

Re: [WiX-users] preventing the overwrite of Shortcut

2007-06-19 Thread Bob Arnson
John Vottero wrote: I believe that a major upgrade is essentially an uninstall of the old version followed by an install of the new version. It depends on the scheduling of RemoveExistingProducts. If it's early, then the new product is installed (bumping up ref counts) and then the old