It appears that I added vcredist merge modules in the upgrade that cause the upgrade to be permachine install. Is there anyway to bundle vcredist merge modules but still have a peruser install?
On Wed, Dec 11, 2013 at 7:54 AM, Phil Wilson <phildgwil...@gmail.com> wrote: > If you don't specify an ALLUSERS property it defaults to per user. The > behavior you see might be because ALLUSERS was 2, which does per machine if > the user is privileged and per user if not privileged. Verify what's > happening to ALLUSERS by looking in the log, for the upgrade and original, > and what privilege the user has. MSIINSTALLPERUSER is also worth looking > at. The upgrade code may not be the issue if you have something in the UI > that sets either of these. > > MSI will not do that cross context upgrade for you, so you may need a > bundle to uninstall the old one then install the new. > > > Phil Wilson > > > On Tue, Dec 10, 2013 at 4:11 PM, Happy Geek <happygeek...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > Hi all, > > > > I wrote an installer for my app and now I am trying to release an upgrade > > and creating an installer for that. The issue I am having is that the new > > installer logs tell me that old install was per-user while current > install > > is per-machine and thus it fails to findrelatedproducts and hence fails > to > > removeexistingproducts. Both my original installer and upgrade installer > > do not specify the InstallScope. > > > > I have two questions: > > > > 1: Why is my original install a per-user install? Is it because I wrote > to > > HKCU? > > > > 2: Why is my new/upgrade install a per-machine install? I am not changing > > anything in the upgrade except version number and product. > > > > I tried adding InstallScope="perUser" explicity under Package in my > > upgrade but the logs still say that current install is per-machine and > > don't remove the old product. > > > > What do I need to do to so that my upgrade removes the old code and > > installs the new version of the app? > > > > My original and upgrade installer code is given below. > > > > Thanks. > > > > My original installer code: > > > > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> > > <?include rtcversion.wxi ?> > > <Wix xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi";> > > <Product Name="$(var.ApplicationName)" > > Id="$(var.MyApp_Component_PRODUCT_ID_STR)" > > UpgradeCode="$(var.MyApp_Component_UPGRADE_CODE_STR)" > > Version="$(var.MyApp_PRODUCTVERSION_STR)" > > Manufacturer="$(var.VER_COMPANYNAME_STR)" Language="!(loc.LANG_CODE)" > > Codepage="1252"> > > <Package Id="*" Keywords="Installer" > > Description="$(var.ApplicationName) Installer" InstallerVersion="450" > > Compressed="yes" /> > > <Property Id="VCREDIST_INSTALLED"> > > <RegistrySearch Id="RegistrySearch_VCRedist_Installed" > > > > > Key="SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{95716cce-fc71-413f-8ad5-56c2892d4b3a}" > > Name="DisplayVersion" Root="HKLM" Type="raw" /> > > </Property> > > <Condition Message="$(var.ApplicationName) installation requires > > Microsoft Visual C++ 2012 Redistributable (x86). Installation cannot > > continue. Please install Microsoft Visual C++ 2012 Redistributable (x86) > > from http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=30679 and > try > > again."><![CDATA[INSTALLED Or VCREDIST_INSTALLED Or > > BYPASS_MyApp_DEPENDENCY_CHECKS Or REMOVE="ALL"]]></Condition> > > <PropertyRef Id="NETFRAMEWORK45" /> > > <Condition Message="$(var.ApplicationName) installation requires > > Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5. Installation cannot continue. Please > install > > Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5 from > > http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=30653 and try > > again."><![CDATA[INSTALLED Or NETFRAMEWORK45 Or > > BYPASS_MyApp_DEPENDENCY_CHECKS Or REMOVE="ALL"]]></Condition> > > <Icon Id="MyApp.ico" > SourceFile="$(var.BASEPATH)\MyApp\MyApp.ico"/> > > <Property Id="ARPPRODUCTICON" Value="MyApp.ico" /> > > <Property Id="WIXUI_INSTALLDIR" Value="MYAPPDIR" /> > > <Property Id="WIXUI_EXITDIALOGOPTIONALCHECKBOXTEXT" Value="Launch > > $(var.ApplicationName)" /> > > <Property Id="WixShellExecTarget" Value="[#MyApp_exe]" /> > > <CustomAction Id="LaunchApplication" BinaryKey="WixCA" > > DllEntry="WixShellExec" Impersonate="yes" /> > > <Media Id="1" Cabinet="MyApp.cab" EmbedCab="yes" /> > > <UI> > > <UIRef Id="WixUI_InstallDir" /> > > <Publish Dialog="ExitDialog" Control="Finish" > Event="DoAction" > > Value="LaunchApplication">WIXUI_EXITDIALOGOPTIONALCHECKBOX = 1 and NOT > > Installed</Publish> > > </UI> > > <Directory Id="TARGETDIR" Name="SourceDir"> > > <Directory Id="ProgramFilesFolder" Name="PFiles"> > > <Directory Id="MYAPPDIR" ShortName="MyApp" > > Name="$(var.ApplicationName)" /> > > </Directory> > > <Directory Id="ProgramMenuFolder" Name="Programs" /> > > </Directory> > > <DirectoryRef Id="MYAPPDIR"> > > <Component Id="MyApp_executable"> > > <File Id="MyApp_exe" > > Source="$(var.BASEPATH)\MyApp\MyApp.exe" KeyPath="yes" /> > > </Component> > > </DirectoryRef> > > <DirectoryRef Id="ProgramMenuFolder"> > > <Component Id="MyApp_shortcut" > > Guid="82CBCBED-F0FD-497A-A34C-6290B7AAE4C4"> > > <Shortcut Id="ApplicationStartMenuShortcut" > > Name="$(var.ApplicationName) Desktop" Target="[MYAPPDIR]MyApp.exe" > > WorkingDirectory="MYAPPDIR" /> > > <RemoveFile Id="ApplicationStartMenuShortcut" > > Name="RemoveShortcut" On="uninstall" /> > > <RegistryValue Root="HKCU" > > Key="Software\XYZ\$(var.ApplicationName)" Name="installed" Type="integer" > > Value="1" KeyPath="yes" /> > > </Component> > > </DirectoryRef> > > <Feature Id="MyApp_Application" Title="$(var.ApplicationName)" > > Level="1" ConfigurableDirectory="MYAPPDIR"> > > <ComponentRef Id="MyApp_executable" /> > > <ComponentRef Id="MyApp_shortcut" /> > > </Feature> > > </Product> > > </Wix> > > > > > > My upgrade installer code: > > > > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> > > <Wix xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi";> > > <Product Name="$(var.ApplicationName)" > > Id="$(var.MyApp_Component_PRODUCT_ID_STR)" > > UpgradeCode="$(var.MyApp_Component_UPGRADE_CODE_STR)" > > Version="$(var.MyApp_PRODUCTVERSION_STR)" > > Manufacturer="$(var.VER_COMPANYNAME_STR)" Language="!(loc.LANG_CODE)" > > Codepage="1252"> > > <Package Id="*" Keywords="Installer" > > Description="$(var.ApplicationName) Installer" InstallerVersion="450" > > Compressed="yes" /> > > <Upgrade Id="$(var.MyApp_Component_UPGRADE_CODE_STR)"> > > <UpgradeVersion Maximum="$(var.MyApp_PRODUCTVERSION_STR)" > > IncludeMaximum="no" Language="!(loc.LANG_CODE)" OnlyDetect="no" > > Property="PREVIOUSFOUND" /> > > </Upgrade> > > <Property Id="VCREDIST_INSTALLED"> > > <RegistrySearch Id="RegistrySearch_VCRedist_Installed" > > > > > Key="SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{95716cce-fc71-413f-8ad5-56c2892d4b3a}" > > Name="DisplayVersion" Root="HKLM" Type="raw" /> > > </Property> > > <Condition Message="$(var.ApplicationName) installation requires > > Microsoft Visual C++ 2012 Redistributable (x86). Installation cannot > > continue. Please install Microsoft Visual C++ 2012 Redistributable (x86) > > from http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=30679 and > try > > again."><![CDATA[INSTALLED Or VCREDIST_INSTALLED Or > > BYPASS_MyApp_DEPENDENCY_CHECKS Or REMOVE="ALL"]]></Condition> > > <PropertyRef Id="NETFRAMEWORK45" /> > > <Condition Message="$(var.ApplicationName) installation requires > > Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5. Installation cannot continue. Please > install > > Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5 from > > http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=30653 and try > > again."><![CDATA[INSTALLED Or NETFRAMEWORK45 Or > > BYPASS_MyApp_DEPENDENCY_CHECKS Or REMOVE="ALL"]]></Condition> > > <Icon Id="MyApp.ico" SourceFile="$(var.BASEPATH)\MyApp\MyApp.ico" > > /> > > <Property Id="ARPPRODUCTICON" Value="MyApp.ico" /> > > <Property Id="WIXUI_INSTALLDIR" Value="MYAPPDIR" /> > > <Property Id="WIXUI_EXITDIALOGOPTIONALCHECKBOXTEXT" Value="Launch > > $(var.ApplicationName)" /> > > <Property Id="WixShellExecTarget" Value="[#MyApp_exe]" /> > > <CustomAction Id="LaunchApplication" BinaryKey="WixCA" > > DllEntry="WixShellExec" Impersonate="yes" /> > > <Media Id="1" Cabinet="MyApp.cab" EmbedCab="yes" /> > > <UI> > > <UIRef Id="WixUI_InstallDir" /> > > <Publish Dialog="ExitDialog" Control="Finish" > Event="DoAction" > > Value="LaunchApplication">WIXUI_EXITDIALOGOPTIONALCHECKBOX = 1 and NOT > > Installed</Publish> > > </UI> > > <Directory Id="TARGETDIR" Name="SourceDir"> > > <!--<Directory Id="SystemFolder" Name="SystemFolder" />--> > > <Directory Id="ProgramFilesFolder" Name="PFiles"> > > <Directory Id="MYAPPDIR" ShortName="MyApp" > > Name="$(var.ApplicationName)" /> > > </Directory> > > <Directory Id="ProgramMenuFolder" Name="Programs" /> > > </Directory> > > <DirectoryRef Id="MYAPPDIR"> > > <Component Id="MyApp_executable"> > > <File Id="MyApp_exe" > > Source="$(var.BASEPATH)\MyApp\MyApp.exe" KeyPath="yes" /> > > </Component> > > </DirectoryRef> > > <DirectoryRef Id="ProgramMenuFolder"> > > <Component Id="MyApp_shortcut" > > Guid="82CBCBED-F0FD-497A-A34C-6290B7AAE4C4"> > > <Shortcut Id="ApplicationStartMenuShortcut" > > Name="$(var.ApplicationName) Desktop" Target="[MYAPPDIR]MyApp.exe" > > WorkingDirectory="MYAPPDIR" /> > > <RemoveFile Id="ApplicationStartMenuShortcut" > > Name="RemoveShortcut" On="uninstall" /> > > <RegistryValue Root="HKCU" > > Key="Software\XYZ\$(var.ApplicationName)" Name="installed" Type="integer" > > Value="1" KeyPath="yes" /> > > </Component> > > </DirectoryRef> > > > > <Feature Id="MyApp_Application" Title="$(var.ApplicationName)" > > Level="1" ConfigurableDirectory="MYAPPDIR"> > > <ComponentRef Id="MyApp_executable" /> > > <ComponentRef Id="MyApp_shortcut" /> > > </Feature> > > <InstallExecuteSequence> > > <RemoveExistingProducts After="InstallInitialize" /> > > </InstallExecuteSequence> > > </Product> > > </Wix> > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Rapidly troubleshoot problems before they affect your business. 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