[WiX-users] repair does not repair file that was changed

Hello, I made a .msi installer with wix. It installs some files into a directory created in 'Program Files', and all works fine. However, if I change (with a text editor) a file that has been installed and then attempt to repair the product, the file is not repaired, i.e. it is not replaced by an

Re: [WiX-users] repair does not repair file that was changed

This is normal as the Windows Installer will generally attempt to preserve user data during installation. See: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa368599(v=vs.85).aspx and adjacent pages. From: "Andrew Makhorin" Sent: Sunday, October 27, 2013 2:

Re: [WiX-users] repair does not repair file that was changed

If the Modified Date of the file is not the same as the Created Date, then Windows Installer will NOT overwrite the file in a Repair situation, as it thinks the user has modifications to the file that it needs to respect, so this is the correct behavior.  As for the second issue, I am not sure.