Re: [WiX-users] Scheduling RemoveExistingProducts after InstallExecute

2009-03-04 Thread Scott, James (TSG R&D - Fort Collins)
Bob Arnson wrote: > Backup can be done as an immediate custom action, so you don't need a > deferred CA: Just read the configuration data into custom action data > and schedule a deferred CA just before InstallFinalize to write it back. I appreciate that response. However, I don't want solving

[WiX-users] Scheduling RemoveExistingProducts after InstallExecute

2009-03-03 Thread Scott, James (TSG R&D - Fort Collins)
The RemoveExistingProducts documentation details four locations where it can be sequenced. The third location is between the InstallExecute/InstallExecuteAgain action and the Installfinalize action. Neither InstallExecute nor InstallExecuteAgain is automatically included in the sequence -- it's

[WiX-users] Latest requirements for building WiX 3?

2007-11-08 Thread Scott, James (TSG R&D - Fort Collins)
Is the latest list of requirements for building WiX available somewhere? The web pages and the CHM files all still reference SDK 3790.1830, while the NAnt builds clearly expect the Vista SDK. Other not-so-obvious changes probably appear later. Thanks! James Scott

[WiX-users] XmlConfig problems during upgrade

2007-08-13 Thread Scott, James (TSG R&D - Fort Collins)
I'm attempting to figure out how to make XmlConfig behave properly on an upgrade. It works beautifully on install and uninstall, but not so well when I try to do an upgrade. This is with WiX 3.0.2813.0 Here's a component: