[WiX-users] file content dependent delta patch bug within windows xp?

2011-08-25 Thread Alexander Stock
We observed a rarely occuring patch issue resulting in not working updates on windows xp. It was possible to reproduce the issue in a little sample project with only one file included. According to our observations, the file contents are crucial to reproduce the issue. A simple rebuild of the file

Re: [WiX-users] Applying multiple patches to a product

2008-12-22 Thread Alexander Stock
> That violates component rules; you need to add new resources (e.g., > files) to new components. So this weird issue is only happening because we're breaking component rules? Whats the best (and easiest) way to manage patch-/setup creation of a product that changes it (data-)file subset from

[WiX-users] Applying multiple patches to a product

2008-12-22 Thread Alexander Stock
Hello, we've three minor updates (all are changing the ProductVersion property). 1.) Update from RTM (8.0.1000) to 8.0.1200 2.) Update from 8.0.1200 to 8.0.1210 3.) Update from 8.0.1210 to 8.0.2000 Version 8.0.1200 (and therefore the first update) adds some new files to an existing component. -

[WiX-users] Sporadic Patch Problems

2008-11-03 Thread Alexander Stock
Hi all, we're using WiX (using PCP-Files, pyro isn't possible because the resulting .msp-files are significant smaller and applying them never worked) to create patches for our application. When applying a patch, we're encountering sporadic patch problems with ErrorCode 1321 (No permission