That requires a bootstrapper that knows something about Windows Installer. Even for minor changes a Major Upgrade is often the simplest option. If you are trying to minimize the changes during upgrades, consider a Major Upgrade with late scheduling of RemoveExistingProducts.
-Blair -----Original Message----- From: David Borneman [mailto:d...@servingtulsa.com] Sent: Saturday, January 22, 2011 5:24 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Question about creating a bootstrap to launch the MSI with Reinstall parameters Hiya all, Hope this messages goes thru... Tis my very first mailing list message :) I am getting the dreaded "Another version of this application is already installed" blah when trying to install a newer version of our software. Its a minor upgrade, but it is in Beta so we prefer a reinstall, at least for now, like a Major Install. I found a suggestion that I create a bootstrapper for this, which I did (and took the opportunity to add in some pre-requisites), but currently the bootstrapper is simply executing the MSI as it was downloaded, without any other parameters (as is correct since I have not configured it otherwise lol). What i need to know how to do, and cant figure out for the life of me, is how to instead execute the following: msiexec /i OurInstallerApp.msi REINSTALL=ALL REINSTALLMODE=vomus Any kick in the right direction would be greatly appreciated! David Borneman Senior Developer ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Special Offer-- Download ArcSight Logger for FREE (a $49 USD value)! Finally, a world-class log management solution at an even better price-free! Download using promo code Free_Logger_4_Dev2Dev. Offer expires February 28th, so secure your free ArcSight Logger TODAY! http://p.sf.net/sfu/arcsight-sfd2d _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Special Offer-- Download ArcSight Logger for FREE (a $49 USD value)! Finally, a world-class log management solution at an even better price-free! Download using promo code Free_Logger_4_Dev2Dev. Offer expires February 28th, so secure your free ArcSight Logger TODAY! http://p.sf.net/sfu/arcsight-sfd2d _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
