I believe it is also possible to bypass the maintenance screen by simply passing /qb to misexec. This should give you a progress bar and cancel button, but that's it -- the upgrade happens with no user intervention:
msiexec /i ExampleInstaller.msi /qb REINSTALL=ALL REINSTALLMODE=vomus I could be wrong, though. Ian Elliott (Excell Data Corporation) wrote: > Your command line looks wrong: > msiexec /i ExampleInstaller.msi REINSTALALL=ALL REINSTALLMODE=vomus > should be > msiexec /i ExampleInstaller.msi REINSTALL=ALL REINSTALLMODE=vomus > > (However, it may be another typo.) > > It is expected behavior to get the maintenance dialog during a minor upgrade. > Once you click "Install", any newer files should be installed over the old > ones. > > Also, you don't actually need to remove the Upgrade tag. It just doesn't get > used during a minor upgrade. It is used for major upgrades. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: polan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, October 08, 2008 3:39 AM > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] How Update / Upgrade strategy (small, minor, major) > affect file overriding? > > > > Thx for the answer > > > Ian Elliott (Excell Data Corporation) wrote: >> For the minor upgrade and small update you don't make use of the Update >> tag at all. >> > > Ok - lets stick to minor upgrade. I don't insert the upgrade tag, I change > the package guid, and version. > I run the installation msiexec /i ExampleInstaller.msi REINSTALALL=ALL > REINSTALLMODE=vomus > And i get stuck at maintenance dialog instead of getting normal > installation. > What's possibly wrong? Or maybe it is just the way that minor upgrade works? > (couldn't think of the good reason) > The other question is - if I get through it, will the minor upgrade override > the files with new versions? > I enclose a file with the source (it is a very simple and short one) > http://n2.nabble.com/file/n1306236/Product.wxs Product.wxs > > > Ian Elliott (Excell Data Corporation) wrote: >> Also, you listed below that the package guid didn't change for one >> scenario. You should always have a different package guid for every >> package built. >> > > My mistake of course - it was supposed to be written like you say. I did it > this way, just described it wrong. > > > > -- > View this message in context: > http://n2.nabble.com/How-Update---Upgrade-strategy-%28small%2C-minor%2C-major%29-affect-file-overriding--tp1304357p1306236.html > Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge > Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes > Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world > http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge > Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes > Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world > http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > > -- Teleoperate a roving mobile robot from the web: http://www.swampgas.com/robotics/rover.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
