You'd need to use the vc_redist exe and install that first. That merge module has an explicit ALLUSERS setting because it's intended to be per machine, so you'd need to take it out and use the redist exe.
Phil Wilson On Thu, Dec 12, 2013 at 10:58 AM, Happy Geek <happygeek...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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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