Re: [WiX-users] backing up the existing files while installing

2007-08-01 Thread Bob Arnson
Balaji Nidadavolu wrote: *_Requirement(in WIX)_** : We are currently adding a component to the existing software. While installing the component, we need to take a backup of 2 files since they will be replaced with their latest versions. While uninstalling the component, we need to replace th

Re: [WiX-users] backing up the existing files while installing

2007-08-01 Thread Arnette, Bill
We tried to do this with our configuration files. The issue we faced was that because RemoveExistingProducts came early on, the old file was removed with the old product, but we wanted it remain untouched by the installer during an upgrade or if the user manually uninstalled the application.