Dmitryus wrote: > I'm interested in MSI Upgrade mode (not patch, only upgrade). I have built > sample "SampleUpgrade" got from Gábor DEÁK JAHN's Tutorial > (http://www.tramontana.co.hu/wix/lesson4.php). But I am confused - I've > never seen "A later version of [ProductName] is already installed" error > message when I try to install the older version over the never ove. When I > open MSI log, I see "Product registered: entering maintenance mode" string > and later "Skipping FindRelatedProducts action: not run in maintenance > mode". But If I understand well, FindRelatedProducts is necessary to > determine if the product is already installed on the mashine? > Right. Make sure you change both the product code and the package code -- if the package starts maintenance mode, it means MSI is re-running the same package you have installed. > The second strange thing is when I run "msiexec /i SampleUpgrade.msi > REINSTALL=ALL REINSTALLMODE=vomus", but sample application haven't installed > yet, nothing is installed - no one file is put on target mashine. When I > press "Custom" button, I see that all features are disabled. What is it? > You can't use a minor upgrade (i.e., REINSTALL, REINSTALLMODE) to do the initial install. That's the advantage a major upgrade has -- it can both install and upgrade.
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