If two components have the same GUID, they must be the same including the directory.
> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:wix-users- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ilya Slobodin > Sent: Monday, October 15, 2007 2:29 PM > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: [WiX-users] How to keep guids in similar setups > > Hello List, > > I'm trying to build multiple similar setups (Pro, Standard, Base) of > our product from a single WiX sources. And I'm trying to keep guids > whenever possible. > > Bob Arnson wrote earlier in this list that guids are product-global > and it's ok to keep the same guids, but when products are installed > into different directories. > > Currently my investigations show most components are really > product-global while some component types do not. Non-advertised > shortcuts and CU registry keys are not uninstalled when another > product that has the same components with the same guids is installed > in different directory. > > E.g. we have two products, Pro and Base, both have My.exe with > non-advertised shortcut pointing on it. Both exe files have the same > guid and both shortcuts have the same (but different) guid. > > Program Files\My Product Pro\My.exe > StartMenu\Programs\My Product Pro\My Product Shortcut.lnk > HKCU\My Product Pro\ShortcutKeyPath > > Program Files\My Product Base\My.exe > StartMenu\Programs\My Product Base\My Product Shortcut.lnk > HKCU\My Product Base\ShortcutKeyPath > > 1. Install Pro into Program Files\My Product Pro > 2. Install Base into Program Files\My Product Base > 3. Uninstall Base (StartMenu\Programs\My Product Base\My Product > Shortcut.lnk remains and it has Action: Null in the log) > 4. Uninstall Pro (Pro\Shortcut to My.exe uninstalled) > > I use MSI 3.01 > > Could someone comment on this? > > Best regards, > Ilya Slobodin > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > -- > This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. > Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. > Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. > Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
