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Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Always Reinstall a Component
Just in case anyone else if following this, it doesn't work! Well
actually most of does expect this:
The feature value doesn't get set unless the feature is changed so if
you reinstall and leave everythin
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From: Neil Sleightholm [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, November 14, 2008 4:40 AM
To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Always Reinstall a Component
Just in case anyone else if following this, it doesn't work! W
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Neil Sleightholm
X2 Systems Limited
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From: Neil Sleightholm [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thu 13/11/2008 22:18
To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
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From: Bob Arnson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 13 November 2008 18:07
To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Always Reinstall a Component
Neil Sleightholm wrote:
> When I approached this it seemed a really simple requirement - all I
want was "
ouble on uninstall (I just need to get a condition correct).
Neil
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From: Wilson, Phil [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 13 November 2008 20:51
To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Always Reinstall a Component
You can make
bject: Re: [WiX-users] Always Reinstall a Component
I have tried more than one component but I can't see how you would make them
mutually exclusive. To do this you would need some way of installing a
component if it is not in a feature which as far as I can tell is not possible.
I
Neil Sleightholm wrote:
> When I approached this it seemed a really simple requirement - all I want was
> "set registry key to 1 if feature selected, set to 0 if not". It works ok on
> initial install but seem impossible on "Change".
>
As long as you're just ADDLOCALing and REMOVEing features
ot;.
Neil
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From: Wilson, Phil [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 13 November 2008 17:26
To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Always Reinstall a Component
The basic issue here is that the component is already installed, and while you
mponent to
become absent when the other becomes present.
Phil Wilson
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From: Gavin Bee [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2008 12:27 PM
To: 'General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.'
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Always Reinstall a Co
I'll jump in too.
Have you included 'VALUEFROMUI' in the SecureCustomProperties list?
I have only tested this a command line install from simple, UI-less package,
but I find that to reinstall a registry value based on [VALUEFROMUI] you
must include a value for that property on the command line,
>> Is the component owning the registry key assigned to the feature(s)
being reinstalled?
Yes. But it is also included in another feature as I need to set it on
or off.
>> Is the registry key the component's keypath?
Yes, there isn't anything else in the component.
>> A "us" REINSTALLMODE should
Neil Sleightholm wrote:
> Sorry for jumping in but it appear we both have the same issue. I have
> tried setting REINSTALLMODE to m "Rewrite all required registry entries"
> but this doesn't work. Reading the documentation the default for
> REINSTALLMODE is "omus" so that probably explains it. I ha
tried this
from both the command line and click "Change" when re-running the
install. I think I am just going to disable "change".
Neil
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From: Bob Arnson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 12 November 2008 06:01
To: General discussion for Windows Installer
Gavin Bee wrote:
> Yes windows installer is detecting that the keypath is still there and
> deciding that no action is required for the component.
>
Check out the REINSTALLMODE property.
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From: Rob Mensching [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2008 12:49 PM
To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Always Reinstall a Component
The KeyPath of the Component controls whether it is instal
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Sent: Monday, November 10, 2008 20:08
To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: [WiX-users] Always Reinstall a Component
We have a WIX v3 installer and are trying to force a component that contains
only registry values to reinstall when the user presses “change” in Add/Remove
We have a WIX v3 installer and are trying to force a component that contains
only registry values to reinstall when the user presses “change” in Add/Remove
programs. The registry values are populated from properties that are set by
our installer UI and can be changed when running the installer
We have a WIX v3 installer and are trying to force a component that contains
only registry values to reinstall when the user presses "change" in
Add/Remove programs. The registry values are populated from properties that
are set by our installer UI and can be changed when running the installer
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