Well, after much goofing around, I think UPGRADINGPRODUCTCODE check is
working for what I need. My design is wrong from the start to re-order
removal of existing products... but I will design the next installer with
this method in mind.
Thanks so much for your help Blair... and the great explana
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Subject: Re: [WiX-users] prevent component removal on major upgrade
Oh, actually that won't work either. I'm trying to keep the folder around:
It already exists. Changing the level to zero prevents it from getting
installed - it doesn't prevent the original folder from getting
use Feature and/or Component state,
not installation state properties, to schedule custom actions that change
machine state.
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Sorry - just found this link to explain RemoveExistingProducts:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/aa371197.aspx
I am thinking of trying this, but this says that the RemoveExistingProducts
needs to be scheduled 'between'
the InstallExecute action, or the InstallExecuteAgain action, and the
Instal
Oh, actually that won't work either. I'm trying to keep the folder around:
It already exists. Changing the level to zero prevents it from getting
installed - it doesn't prevent the original folder from getting deleted,
right?
Now I'm really confused.
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Hi Blair, and thanks for the response.
What you describe is an advanced functionality that I'm currently incapable
of implementing. I just don't know enough about this stuff to even try that
right now ...
Is there an example of the latter suggestion that you might be able to
provide? (i.e. "
Change your upgrade order (install upgrade, then remove old), but that
requires that you carefully follow the component rules.
The only other thing I can think of (if you really can't change the upgrade
operation order) is this: you may try forcing the level of the feature
containing your non-upgr
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