I'm guessing you want to avoid passing the REINSTALLMODE to the bootstrapper, correct? My solution to the same problem (thanks to the help of others on this list) was to use "*" as the product code, and define every upgrade to be a major one. There is a way to distribute a bootstrapper with automated command line, but the problem with setting the REINSTALL flag all the time on an existing install is that on a clean install, nothing will happen. If you want to go that route though, check out 7zip, and create an SFX with the optional installer components. This will make a self-extracting zip file that auto extracts, runs an exe with your parameters, and then deletes the temp files.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Adriaan Sent: Friday, March 30, 2007 2:52 AM To: Some user; wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] upgrade nightmare You should change the ProductCode as well. > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Some > user > Sent: 30 March 2007 07:40 AM > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] upgrade nightmare > > > the problem is that requiring commandline parameters or bootstrapper > is unacceptable for us, we have seen that our users are too stupid to > type a commandline (!?) > > so I have been told toto make a thing that can do installs and updates > on the same package without requiring any commandline parameters or > bootstrapper.the only way I have worked out so far is to have a fixed > package ID. The problem is that whenever I update installer nothing > will be updated, as it will run the MSI from the cached version! > -- > View this message in context: > http://www.nabble.com/upgrade-nightmare-tf2271831.html#a9747562 > Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > ----------- > 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=DEVDE V _______________________________________________ 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
