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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.
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Always Reins
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
The KeyPath of the Component controls whether it is installed or not. The MSI
SDK talks about KeyPaths in detail. A verbose log file should give you a
pretty good idea what the Windows Installer has decided to do with your
Component.
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