Re: [WiX-users] Update Registry with Patch

2011-09-22 Thread Michael Tissington
n for Windows Installer XML toolset.; General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Update Registry with Patch Eliminating the registry key would be high on my list of priorities also. I wonder what purpose it serves and consider refact

Re: [WiX-users] Update Registry with Patch

2011-09-22 Thread Christopher Painter
ndows Installer XML toolset." Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Update Registry with Patch If it were me, I'd put the registry key with the main exe for the product and increment the build number of the exe's version resource in each build. That way the registry key and the file key pat

Re: [WiX-users] Update Registry with Patch

2011-09-22 Thread Peter Shirtcliffe
number from the msi using msigetproductinfo() for some reason. -Original Message- From: Michael Tissington [mailto:michael_tissing...@ciqual.com] Sent: 22 September 2011 14:46 To: 'General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.' Subject: [WiX-users] Update Registry with Patch

[WiX-users] Update Registry with Patch

2011-09-22 Thread Michael Tissington
In my Wix file I have a component with a file as the key path and then various registry keys, one write the version number. When I create a patch, the file may not have changed but I still need to update the version number in the registry. How can I do this - I know if my install package is corre