I had added a dummy property in the ddp file like
> *<Product ...>* > *<Property Id="DummyProperty" Value='1' />* > *<InstallExecuteSequence>* > *........* > *........* > *</InstallExecuteSequence>* > *</Product>* > > and added a PropertyRef for the dummy property in the patch. > > I saw that the new dummy property got added to the patch and on it showed > up in the orca tool too in the Property table. > However InstallExecuteSequence was still not updated. > > Can you please explain what you mean when you say "referencing the same > fragment as the installexecutesequence"? > In the above dummy code snippet is there something that I need to change? > > Regards > Abhijit > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Peter Shirtcliffe [mailto:pshirtcli...@sdl.com] > >> Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2012 3:01 PM >> To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. >> Subject: Re: [WiX-users] FW: Patch installation asks for a reboot >> >> Have you anything referencing the fragment that the >> installexecutesequence is in ? There is no installexecutesequenceRef >> element so you'll need some way to tell Wix to include the new sequence in >> the patch. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: abhijit chakraborty [mailto:abhi.chak.ju...@gmail.com] >> Sent: 17 October 2012 03:09 >> To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> Subject: Re: [WiX-users] FW: Patch installation asks for a reboot >> >> Hi, >> There is still one more problem. >> I thought if I change the install execute sequence in the target msi, >> that will be picked up by the msp. >> However when I drop the msp on the base msi in Orca tool I do not see any >> change in the install sequence. >> >> All the new components that I have added, modified seem to be there in >> the tables - basically I can see all other changes that I have made in the >> patch except for the install execute sequence change. >> >> Can you please provide some idea as to what might be happening here? >> >> Regards >> Abhijit >> >> >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: Peter Shirtcliffe [mailto:pshirtcli...@sdl.com] >> > Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2012 4:18 PM >> > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. >> > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Patch installation asks for a reboot >> > >> > A patch works by transforming the installed and cached MSI with the >> > patch and then running a repair on the resulting MSI. That's why you >> > see the MSI apparently installing again. >> > Altering the condition to NOT REMOVE AND NOT PATCH in the patch sounds >> > like a reasonable fix, if you're certain that the condition that >> > required the reboot won't occur again. >> > >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: abhijit chakraborty [mailto:abhi.chak.ju...@gmail.com] >> > Sent: 16 October 2012 11:23 >> > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> > Subject: [WiX-users] Patch installation asks for a reboot >> > >> > Hi, >> > We are creating a patch on top of already shipped product. >> > >> > In the product msi we schedule a reboot like <ScheduleReboot >> > sequence=AfterInstallFinalize>NOT REMOVE</ScheduleReboot> >> > >> > It appears while installing the patch which targets the above msi, it >> > reruns the msi and a reboot gets scheduled. >> > >> > Is there any way we can avoid the ScheduleReboot while installing the >> > patch? >> > >> > Will changing the schedule reboot condition in product msi to >> > something like *NOT REMOVE AND NOT PATCH* or, *NOT REMOVE AND NOT >> > OLDERPRODUCTFOUND* help? >> > >> > While re-running the msi installsequence does the patch pick up the >> > actions from already installed msi i.e is it runtime event? >> > Or, the msi installsequence run by the patch is determined at compile >> > time (I.e. if I change the condition for reboot in the product msi >> > will it be honored by the patch)? >> > >> > Regards >> > Abhijit >> > >> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> > ------- >> > - >> > Don't let slow site performance ruin your business. 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