I failed to mention that I am using WiX Toolset v3.7 Tim Hawes Programmer haw...@anx.com
On 03/28/2013 10:24 AM, Tim Hawes wrote: > I have been wracking my brain on this for a day and a half. I am trying > to make an installer that will uninstall the older version of the > software and install the new. The old version is in the registry as 2.1 > and the new one I am trying to install is 2.2.1 > > For the life of me, I cannot create an msi file that uninstalls the old > version and installs the new. I have worked through the tutorial linked > from wixtoolset.org, and have googled around the net looking for a > solution to this. It keeps coming back and telling me: > > "Another version of this product is already installed. Installation of > this version cannot continue. To configure or remove the existing > version of this product, use Add/Remove Programs on the Control Panel." > > (I am using a Windows 2003 server instance as my development environment). > > I have a wxs file that begins with: > > <Product Name="SomeProduct Scanner $(var.VersionNo) Build > $(var.BuildVersion)" Id="$(var.ProductCode)" > UpgradeCode="$(var.UpgradeCode)" > Language="1033" Codepage="1252" Version="$(var.VersionNumber)" > Manufacturer="Some Business"> > > <Package Id="*" Keywords="Installer" > Description="SomeProduct $(var.VersionNumber) Build > $(var.BuildVersion) Installer" > Comments="SomeProduct is a registered trademark of Some Business" > Manufacturer="Some Business" > InstallerVersion="100" Languages="1033" Compressed="yes" > SummaryCodepage="1252" /> > > <Media Id="1" Cabinet="SomeProduct.cab" EmbedCab="yes" /> > > <Upgrade Id="$(var.UpgradeCode)"> > <UpgradeVersion Property="OLD_VERSION_FOUND" > Minimum="0.0.0" > IncludeMinimum="yes" > Maximum="$(var.VersionNumber)" > IncludeMaximum="no" > OnlyDetect="no" > IgnoreRemoveFailure="yes" > MigrateFeatures="yes" > Language="1033" /> > </Upgrade> > > <InstallExecuteSequence> > <RemoveExistingProducts After="InstallInitialize" /> > </InstallExecuteSequence> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Own the Future-Intel® Level Up Game Demo Contest 2013 Rise to greatness in Intel's independent game demo contest. Compete for recognition, cash, and the chance to get your game on Steam. $5K grand prize plus 10 genre and skill prizes. Submit your demo by 6/6/13. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel_levelupd2d _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
