And it appears that the minor upgrades (service packs) would be
approximately the same size as the original install? My orginal install
is about 110MB and the updates are about 15MB.
Thanks again Bob, I really appreciate you input/help.
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From: Bob Arnson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, April 13, 2007 12:38 PM
To: Nick Hennemann
Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Patching, patching, and more patching.....
Nick Hennemann wrote:
* Create the RTM version of my installer
* Be able to patch the RTM version with any patch that I create
for it
* Also be able to patch the RTM version that has already been
patched with a previous (earlier) patch
The MSI patching model supports that but as you found, it quickly turns
into a exponential nightmare both for building the patches and applying
them. The general approach is to support multiple QFE patches but
cumulative minor upgrade patches (aka service packs). The service packs
supercede the QFEs and eventually become the required target images. It
keeps the matrix down to a manageable level.
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