Re: [WiX-users] question about upgrades

(both major upgrade and fresh install). -Original Message- From: Wilson, Phil [mailto:phil.wil...@wonderware.com] Sent: Tuesday, December 15, 2009 9:35 AM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] question about upgrades Maintenance mode means

[WiX-users] question about upgrades

Hi All, I have an install (v 3.0.5419.0) which performs a major upgrade, and completely uninstalls the previous version before installing the newer one, when a previous version is detected. We support multiple side by side instances of our application, and as such, target a specific instance

Re: [WiX-users] question about upgrades

Installer XML toolset. Subject: [WiX-users] question about upgrades Hi All, I have an install (v 3.0.5419.0) which performs a major upgrade, and completely uninstalls the previous version before installing the newer one, when a previous version is detected. We support multiple side by side

Re: [WiX-users] question about upgrades

Amy Rosewater wrote: Action start 14:38:31: RemoveExistingProducts. RemoveExistingProducts: Application: 20ED61C2-44DA-4CD4-AD05-DBE0F7ACAE7C, Command line: UPGRADINGPRODUCTCODE={3FB60C36-A33C-49EA-B502-5A75AFEB84A2} CLIENTUILEVEL=0 REMOVE=ALL Try that command line from outside the

[WiX-users] question about upgrades

Hi All, I am looking into an issue I am having when running an upgrade (major upgrade) for an instance of my application that is installed. I am currently running Wix v 3.0.5419. When my upgrade runs, I get this in the verbose log for the RemoveExistingProducts action: MSI (s) (98:14)

Re: [WiX-users] question about upgrades and instance transforms

[mailto:arosewa...@spectrumhr.com] Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2009 10:18 AM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: [WiX-users] question about upgrades and instance transforms Hi All, I am in the process of making the necessary changes to my installer to make

Re: [WiX-users] question about upgrades and instance transforms

[mailto:arosewa...@spectrumhr.com] Sent: Friday, February 20, 2009 9:47 AM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] question about upgrades and instance transforms Anyone have any thoughts on this? In my mind I am thinking that I would need to transform

Re: [WiX-users] question about upgrades and instance transforms

toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] question about upgrades and instance transforms I leave the upgrade code the same for all instances. I have a dialog asking the user whether they'd like to upgrade an existing instance, or install a new instance (only if an existing instance is detected

[WiX-users] question about upgrades and instance transforms

Hi All, I am in the process of making the necessary changes to my installer to make it support a major upgrade. I have found several resources describing the creation of a major upgrade, and I think I understand at least for the default instance of my product, how to write the Wix required