Hi Nick, Thank you for your reply. I think that is a better fit. I have also thought IExpress and VBScript might be a simpler approach.
I admit what I am doing is unusual. I have an old pre-Vista legacy app that used HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE to store product key registration information. Under Vista and later this gets "virtualized" and stored under HKEY_CURRENT_USER. This causes each new user that logs on to call in with a broken license complaint. My initial thought was the easiest solution for this small set of customers was to install in new DLL that basically ignores the registry and returns happy. After struggling with the installer I think time would have been better spent to re-write the DLL to read/write from the correct ALLUSERSPROFILE ProgramData location. -Ed -----Original Message----- From: Nick Ramirez [mailto:nickra...@hotmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2014 8:59 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] How to not launch install if previous version not found? Upgrades are used to find and replace previously installed files. But if there's nothing to replace, there's nothing to say the install can't continue as a fresh install. If you need to not run the installer at all if a previous install isn't there then try using a launch condition (http://wixtoolset.org/documentation/manual/v3/xsd/wix/launchconditions.html) -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/How-to-not-launch-install-if-previous-version-not-found-tp7594474p7594535.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Is your legacy SCM system holding you back? Join Perforce May 7 to find out: • 3 signs your SCM is hindering your productivity • Requirements for releasing software faster • Expert tips and advice for migrating your SCM now http://p.sf.net/sfu/perforce _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users This email and any files transmitted with it from The Charles Machine Works, Inc. are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to which they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the sender. Our company accepts no liability for the contents of this email, or for the consequences of any actions taken on the basis of the information provided, unless that information is subsequently confirmed in writing. Please note that any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the company. Finally, the recipient should check this email and any attachments for the presence of viruses. The company accepts no liability for any damage caused by any virus transmitted by this email. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Is your legacy SCM system holding you back? Join Perforce May 7 to find out: • 3 signs your SCM is hindering your productivity • Requirements for releasing software faster • Expert tips and advice for migrating your SCM now http://p.sf.net/sfu/perforce _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
