Id's are private to an MSI. Only patches care about the Ids being stable. Alex Ivanoff wrote: > Ok, I create new Guid. How about Id? > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Rob Mensching [mailto:r...@wixtoolset.org] > Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2009 10:46 > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Component Id, Guid, file name and upgrade > > 1. Sometimes it takes more than 10 hours to get back to answering > questions on a volunteer project. > > 2. The Resources in Components can never overlap. Remember Components > are identified by their Guid and Resources are identified by their > "installation path" (path for files, root/key/name for registry, etc). > In your case, if you change the name of the File below then you *must* > change the Component Guid otherwise the same Component would install two > > different files. Likewise, if you change the Guid then you must change > the paths of all of the contained Resources (in this case the File > path). > > You might read: > http://robmensching.com/blog/posts/2003/10/18/Component-Rules-101 > > > Alex Ivanoff wrote: > >> Anyone? >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Alex Ivanoff [mailto:alex.ivan...@shavlik.com] >> Sent: Tuesday, June 09, 2009 11:13 >> To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. >> Subject: [WiX-users] Component Id, Guid, file name and upgrade >> >> Let's say I have a component in v1: >> >> <Component Id="Comp1" Guid="45FB167E-4C14-4003-9C78-9ADBFC36321A"> >> <File Id="File1.exe " >> KeyPath="yes" >> Source="$(var.BinPath)\File1.exe" /> >> </Component> >> >> In v1.1 the file name changes to File2.exe. Should I preserve >> > component > >> Id and Guid? Create new component Id? Generate new Guid? Both? >> >> >> >> >> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >> ------ >> Crystal Reports - New Free Runtime and 30 Day Trial >> Check out the new simplified licensing option that enables unlimited >> royalty-free distribution of the report engine for externally facing >> server and web deployment. >> http://p.sf.net/sfu/businessobjects >> _______________________________________________ >> WiX-users mailing list >> WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users >> >> >> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > ------ > >> Crystal Reports - New Free Runtime and 30 Day Trial >> Check out the new simplified licensing option that enables unlimited >> royalty-free distribution of the report engine for externally facing >> server and web deployment. >> http://p.sf.net/sfu/businessobjects >> _______________________________________________ >> WiX-users mailing list >> WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users >> >> > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > ------ > Crystal Reports - New Free Runtime and 30 Day Trial > Check out the new simplified licensing option that enables unlimited > royalty-free distribution of the report engine for externally facing > server and web deployment. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/businessobjects > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Crystal Reports - New Free Runtime and 30 Day Trial > Check out the new simplified licensing option that enables unlimited > royalty-free distribution of the report engine for externally facing > server and web deployment. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/businessobjects > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users >
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