[WiX-users] "...file versioning rules would disable the component"

[Ross Anderson]

Hi,   Apologies if this is more msi than wix, but this group is a lot more active than platformsdk.msi, and people seem to get away with asking a few non-wix specific questions here…   I have a question about a reinstall triggered by an advertised shortcut.  Looking at the log file, the reinstall is triggered with REINSTALLMODE=pocmus.   One of the components in my package has an unversioned file as the keyfile.  During the reinstall, the following line is output to the log:   Allowing installation of component: {846A216C-4DD7-4B6E-A1B5-1B7A222D6071} even though a modified unversioned keyfile exists and file versioning rules would disable the component   I do not want the file to be reinstalled if the file already on the system is modified - I want the installer to follow the versioning rules.  Why is it choosing NOT to follow them?  Google didn’t turn up anything of interest, and the msi documentation didn’t clear it up for me either.   Thanks!   Ross