Robert O'Brien wrote:
> Q1 - does running upgrade msi or patch msi still require additional command 
> line switches?
>   

Minor upgrades must be applied with arguments. Major upgrades don't need 
them.

> Q2 - I seem to recall running into upgrade capable msi's and patch msp's that 
> I could simple double click on and successfully upgrade or patch an existing 
> msi install w/o the need for launching from a command line and including the 
> noted switch settings.   Are those upgrade msi and patch msp's doing 
> something custom to avoid the need for that command line parameter?
>   

They're major upgrades.

> Q3 - Is the tutorial denoted difference in the REINSTALLMODE switch setting 
> for a upgrade msi and patch msp, i.e. "vomus" versus "omus", a typo or is the 
> v some kind of verbose reinstall mode flag?
>   

See the MSI SDK doc for REINSTALLMODE. You need the 'v' for minor 
upgrades but can't have it for the initial install.

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