I am trying to determine the best approach to take with creating GUIDs for the various WiX elements. We use a full upgrade approach so I believe for the Product Id="*" is okay. It probably goes without saying that setting Package Id="*" makes sense in all cases. It is my understanding that the Upgrade Id should be static (never changes) for the life of a product installer, assuming the name of the MSI does not change.
The one that I need some assistance with is at the Component level. We want to automate as much as we can, and having to update Component GUIDs for hundreds of deliverables is a pain. Is it safe to set Component Guid="*", or will this cause problems in the future? I worry that this will affect how upgrades work, but I think I might be misunderstanding (or over-thinking) something. I would assume it is bad practice to leave the Component Guid the same for a deliverable if that deliverable is updated between versions, however if a particular deliverable does *not* change, is it safe to leave its Component Guid alone? Thanks. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF.net email is sponsored by Sprint What will you do first with EVO, the first 4G phone? Visit sprint.com/first -- http://p.sf.net/sfu/sprint-com-first _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
