Thanks a lot. I'm converting from using Visual Studio Setup Projects, so I think the easiest thing to do will be to schedule REP Before/After InstallInitialize.
Neil Sleightholm wrote: > > You probably know this stuff but Bob posted some interest information > here: http://www.joyofsetup.com/2008/12/30/paying-for-upgrades/ > > Neil > > -----Original Message----- > From: vexilar [mailto:s...@sorna.com] > Sent: 16 January 2009 23:56 > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: [WiX-users] Conflict of Interest: InstallFiles and > RemoveExistingProducts > > >>From the MSDN documention for RemoveExistingProducts > (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa371197(VS.85).aspx): > > "The RemoveExistingProducts action must be scheduled in the action > sequence > in one of the following locations. > > ... > > -After the InstallFinalize action. This is the most efficient placement > for > the action. In this case, the installer updates files before removing > the > old applications. Only the files being updated get installed during the > installation. If the removal of the old application fails, then the > installer only rolls back the uninstallation of the old application." > > So this is how I have my installer setup. I don't feel my Product is > that > unique in the regard that it has some files that don't change between > versions. So the InstallFiles action only installs the files that have > been > updated between versions, and leaves the non-changed ones where they > are. > However, when RemoveExistingProducts runs, the files that have not > changed > are removed. This is certainly not what I want. Is there a setting > that I > am missing? Thanks. > > -- > View this message in context: > http://n2.nabble.com/Conflict-of-Interest%3A-InstallFiles-and-RemoveExis > tingProducts-tp2171344p2171344.html > Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > ------ > This SF.net email is sponsored by: > SourcForge Community > SourceForge wants to tell your story. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/sf-spreadtheword > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > This SF.net email is sponsored by: > SourcForge Community > SourceForge wants to tell your story. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/sf-spreadtheword > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/Conflict-of-Interest%3A-InstallFiles-and-RemoveExistingProducts-tp2171344p2174650.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF.net email is sponsored by: SourcForge Community SourceForge wants to tell your story. http://p.sf.net/sfu/sf-spreadtheword _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
