I used a similar approach to deal with migration of an app that was originally built with non-MSI WISE and then did the same basic thing again when my first MSI version was (mistakenly) installed per-user instead of per-machine. AppSearch for traces of the old stuff and LaunchCondition that prevents install until the old stuff is gone. Sad (especially the per-user goof!), but basically functional.
Joe K. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rob Hamflett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net> Sent: Friday, July 28, 2006 3:24 AM Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Question: Migrating Existing Installer to WindowsInstaller When we moved over to MSI we had to deal with existing InstallShield installs. I got round the problem by looking in the registry for the key InstallShield writes under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall using a RegistrySearch. I then used the set property as the condition for a custom error telling the user to uninstall the existing version. This might seem crude, but it does the job and each customer only has to do it once. Rob Rick Glos wrote: > Hello, > > I’ve spent the last two days getting familiar with WiX, the windows > installer, and going through the great tutorial on WiX > (http://www.tramontana.co.hu/wix/). I especially liked the article > posted a year ago > (http://msdn.microsoft.com/smartclient/default.aspx?pull=/library/en-us/dnwingen/html/wixsetup.asp) > that talks about doing the installer during the development cycle and > not at the end of it. We are badly in need of doing this. > > I have a question however. How do we migrate from our current installer > to the Windows Installer for existing customers? > > We just released version 5.0 of our product. Spending 6 weeks updating > our installer (we have a custom C# installer). I can see our *new* > customers instead using a new .msi for later versions (5.5, 6.0, etc). > What do I do about our existing customers when they wish to upgrade? > They’ve never installed originally with a Windows Installer. How do I > get them on the same track? > > > > Thanks for any advice, > > Rick Glos > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT > Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share > your > opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys -- and earn cash > http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys -- and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys -- and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
