Re: [WiX-users] Replace component on reinstall

2011-08-25 Thread The Eligible Bachelors
heers. - Original Message - From: MikeGa To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Cc: Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2011 6:33 PM Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Replace component on reinstall I think the fact that the file is edited after it is laid down on the computer means the install considers the fi

Re: [WiX-users] Replace component on reinstall

2011-08-25 Thread Rob Hamflett
o be version specific. If I install the same > version installer I would like it to overwrite the installed file. > > > > > - Original Message - > From: Rob Hamflett > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Cc: > Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2011 8:17 AM > S

Re: [WiX-users] Replace component on reinstall

2011-08-24 Thread MikeGa
I think the fact that the file is edited after it is laid down on the computer means the install considers the file to be "customer data" because its Modify date is later than the Create date. That follows the file versioning rules for unversioned files. One way around that problem is to specify a

Re: [WiX-users] Replace component on reinstall

2011-08-24 Thread The Eligible Bachelors
ever, I do not want this to be version specific. If I install the same version installer I would like it to overwrite the installed file. - Original Message - From: Rob Hamflett To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Cc: Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2011 8:17 AM Subject: Re: [WiX-user

Re: [WiX-users] Replace component on reinstall

2011-08-18 Thread Rob Hamflett
You could try specifying a version on the File element. I think that will cause Windows Installer to always replace the unversioned file on disk with what it thinks is a versioned file. Rob On 17/08/2011 16:30, The Eligible Bachelors wrote: > Hello, > > I would like to have a component that d