I think that as long as you use a new product code and the
same upgrade code, you should be fine. The major upgrade will force and
uninstall of the previous version before the new one is installed.
You can use 'dark' to create the initial WiX code from the
already deployed installer and then change the product code as a starting
point. Also, change the package code to "????'s" so that it gets a new
code every time you compile it.
You can probably 'dark' the merge modules as well to
migrate them to WiX.
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I thought I would find this answer in the archives but did not.What is the best way to move an existing application that is deployed in the field via VS.NET 2003 installer project to a WiX based deployment?Major upgrade is a given but what has to be authored on the Wix side to get it to upgrade an install that was built by something totally different (my assumption is that using the same upgradecode as is in the VS.NET 2003 installer isn't the answer and that the answer may be somewhat complicated).Some info about the VS.NET 2003 installer:1. It was built using the VS.NET 2003 setup project (no special other stuff outside what VS.NET IDE supports).2. It has merge modules within the setup project that were also built in VS.NET.Dave Williamson
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