Re: [WiX-users] don't delete/overwrite a file during major upgrade

2010-03-31 Thread Viv Coco
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Re: [WiX-users] don't delete/overwrite a file during major upgrade

2010-03-31 Thread Viv Coco
> (Unfortunately it's easier said than done and took nearly two major release cycles for the mindset to catch on here) Yes, I know, I'm trying to get them understand that. Maybe I'll have more luck for the next major release. Thx, Viv On 3/30/2010 7:31 AM, Sascha Beaumont wrote: > If you ca

Re: [WiX-users] don't delete/overwrite a file during major upgrade

2010-03-31 Thread Viv Coco
Registered Office - Helix Building, West Of Scotland Science Park, > Glasgow G20 0SP > Email Disclaimer > > -Original Message- > From: Viv Coco [mailto:vcotirl...@hotmail.com] > Sent: 29 March 2010 11:09 > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > S

Re: [WiX-users] don't delete/overwrite a file during major upgrade

2010-03-29 Thread Sascha Beaumont
If you can have the end-user customize the config file *before* installing, you can create an MSI transform and install the modified config file. Our customers need to customize a default config before deploying across the network (desktop software) and so we use the method I've described over at h

Re: [WiX-users] don't delete/overwrite a file during major upgrade

2010-03-29 Thread Pally Sandher
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] don't delete/overwrite a file during major upgrade Hi, > Can you install a default configuration file and then copy that to the "user" configuration if it doesn't exist? Well, I could do so, already thought about that, but unfortunately the ap

Re: [WiX-users] don't delete/overwrite a file during major upgrade

2010-03-29 Thread Viv Coco
Hi, > Can you install a default configuration file and then copy that to the "user" configuration if it doesn't exist? Well, I could do so, already thought about that, but unfortunately the application is already in Q&A so we are not allowed to change anything to it anymore so everything "tha

Re: [WiX-users] don't delete/overwrite a file during major upgrade

2010-03-28 Thread Sascha Beaumont
Letting the user modify "installed" files will cause significant headaches. Best solution, until you understand why, just don't do it. Can you install a default configuration file and then copy that to the "user" configuration if it doesn't exist? That way Windows Installer doesn't 'know' about th

[WiX-users] don't delete/overwrite a file during major upgrade

2010-03-26 Thread Viv coco
Hi, I read the WiX Tutorial from http://www.tramontana.co.hu/wix/ and there are some things I didn't understand or couldn't find and as I read that this is the best place for questions, I'll write them here, but for an easier followup I will write each question into a separat email. I appre