Re: [WiX-users] Upgrade uninstall restart issue

I don't know what in Burn would lock existing files. Burn is very self-contained and only uses files it carries with it, although a custom BA can do anything. If you haven't already, I'd recommend using Process Monitor to see if what locks your files when they are trying to be removed. I'd be very

Re: [WiX-users] wixtoolset.org 3.7 download Error 404

I sent email end of last week noting big infrastructure changes to website. We're still working through those changes. It should be all good again by end of day Monday. On Sun, Jun 30, 2013 at 6:11 PM, Phill Hogland wrote: > FYI - Tonight when I click on the button "Wix v3.7 released! Download>

[WiX-users] Update: Best Practice? name of dependency changes in update

After posting the above question, I thought maybe I should post the 'answers' that I have been contemplating based on the research I have done. Assume will always do Major Upgrade 1) in Release 1.0 create a component for dll_ver1.dll. 2) In Release 1.1 a) delete the component for dll_ver1.dll fro

[WiX-users] Best Practice? name of dependency changes in update

I realize that this question is probably more a MSI question rather than WiX. I have searched but did not find discussions of this specific issue that I am sure is a common issue. Say I do a release of a product that has a number of dependencies, some of which have a version number in the name of

Re: [WiX-users] Upgrade uninstall restart issue

I know about those, but how do I use them to prevent Burn from locking the existing files before it runs the installer package to MajorUpgrade? -Original Message- From: Phill Hogland [mailto:phogl...@rimage.com] Sent: June 30, 2013 20:54 To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [

[WiX-users] wixtoolset.org 3.7 download Error 404

FYI - Tonight when I click on the button "Wix v3.7 released! Download>>" at wixtoolset.org I get Error 404m file not found. I tried several times tonight. However under the release announcement post lower on that same page is a link to the Wix 3.7 which works. Maybe there are some changes being

Re: [WiX-users] Upgrade uninstall restart issue

Maybe this blog would be helpful: http://code.dblock.org/msi-property-patterns-upgrading-firstinstall-and-maintenance -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Upgrade-uninstall-restart-issue-tp7586315p7587020.html Sent from the wix-users ma

[WiX-users] Feature Selection

I am have a strange problem with feature selection and a push button

Re: [WiX-users] WIX 3.7 and Windows 2000

In general, if you keep the Package@InstallerVersion="301" ( Windows Installer 4.x+ isn't available on Windows 2000 ) and avoid or carefully test the use of extensions ( typically inject C++ custom actions ) you should be fine. >From a business perspective, I'm not even being asked to support S