Re: [WiX-users] Wix Upgrade Issue

2014-10-17 Thread David Watson
You could also split your optional features into separate MSIs and use Burn to control their installation behaviour, which may be easier in the long run than trying to fight what windows installer is intended to do. You would probably need a custom BA though. -Original Message- From:

Re: [WiX-users] WIX : Upgrade Issue

2014-09-16 Thread Phil Wilson
e: http://www.firegiant.com/ > > > > -Original Message- > From: Phil Wilson [mailto:phildgwil...@gmail.com] > Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2014 10:56 AM > To: General discussion about the WiX toolset. > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] WIX : Upgrade Issue > > Regarding the &quo

Re: [WiX-users] WIX : Upgrade Issue

2014-09-16 Thread Rob Mensching
: General discussion about the WiX toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] WIX : Upgrade Issue Regarding the "wrong custom action" issue: there have been problems in that area with managed custom actions where the uninstall part of the upgrade runs first, loading the assembly for that ol

Re: [WiX-users] WIX : Upgrade Issue

2014-09-16 Thread Phil Wilson
Regarding the "wrong custom action" issue: there have been problems in that area with managed custom actions where the uninstall part of the upgrade runs first, loading the assembly for that older custom action. When the new install runs and the loading code comes to load the new assembly the runti

Re: [WiX-users] WIX : Upgrade Issue

2014-09-16 Thread ArvindJanghel
Hi John, Thanks for the reply.The upgrade used to work well previously..Also i am sure, that the changes that was done later on, does not break the upgrade. I already have your suggested approach #2 implemented when the major upgrade was implemented. I have a custom action which takes a backup o

Re: [WiX-users] WIX : Upgrade Issue

2014-09-16 Thread John Cooper
If no modifications to the config files have been made since they have been installed, they will be deleted with your upgrade scheduling before the upgrade install. You can: 1) tweak the timestamp on the config file(s) so they are preserved; or 2) have a custom action read the file data to be

Re: [WiX-users] wix upgrade issue.

2009-12-02 Thread Rob Mensching
Your assembly is not loading. There could be a myriad of reasons causing that. You'll need to debug the assembly loading issue first. Searching the internet should give you the tools to debug assembly load failures. On Tue, Dec 1, 2009 at 2:53 AM, MYFLEX wrote: > > we have upgrade all the visual