Hi Nick
I've just found out about your book and I'll buy it soon
Point1) I am using WIX to write registries, an example is provided
<Component Id='SPRegChange'
Guid='51a1f782-f0f7-4798-82c4-723596a8c140' KeyPath="yes">
...
<RegistryKey Root="HKLM" Key="SOFTWARE\DOT\EasyScreen"
Action="create">
<RegistryValue Name="RootDir" Value="[DIREASYSCREEN]"
Type="string" />
<RegistryValue Name="RootDirEasyTrade"
Value="[DIREASYSCREEN][ETNAME]" Type="string" />
<RegistryValue Value="" Type="string" />
</RegistryKey>
...
</Component>
And is then referenced in the product.wxs
<Feature Id='Registry' Title='Update Registry'
Description='Configure Registry Settings' Level='1'>
...
<ComponentRef Id='SPRegChange' />
</Feature>
Point2) I think I am a bit confused about major and minor/small upgrade
My first installer installs some files and registry
My second installer then updates the files (90%) to new
versions
With some addition, edition to registry
But I expect the registry values added by first installer to
remain if I have not touched them by second installer.
In this scenario, should I not do major upgrade?
My impression of what you said is that major upgrade will remove
registry values from first installer not touched by second
When I tried to do a minor upgrade, I remember I kept the
upgrade and product code the same
And I had to run from in command line with REINSTALL=ALL
REINSTALLMODE=vomus
The problem was that it puts the registry values back to what
the installer default had, but we need to have them unchanged.
Point3) Please let me know if I should do a major and minor upgrade.
At this point, both ways don't work and I am stuck
Regards
Brian
-----Original Message-----
From: Nick Ramirez [mailto:nickra...@hotmail.com]
Sent: 18 October 2010 17:46
To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] MSI upgrade remove old registries
A major upgrade, as you probably know, will completely remove the old
version. So, if your second installer does not write to the registry, it
makes sense that the value will be removed but not replaced. You
shouldn't
change the UpgradeCode for the lifetime of the product, across all
upgrade
scenarios.
Are you using WiX to write to the Registry? What does that code look
like
then?
How have you got the minor upgrade set up? Is it a patch? Or a full
install?
Does it use WiX elements to write to the Registry?
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