Yes, as long as you have no other shared resources (registry keys? Common files folder?). Essentially, changing the path makes none of those files shared.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Anthony Wieser Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2007 12:23 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Using heat.exe as part of an automated build process Thanks for the heads up. I'll bear that in mind. Presumably, changing the root folder for the files each time would solve this problem then. so sample-v1 sample-v2, etc would fix it as the root of the installed pieces. Anthony Wieser Wieser Software Ltd ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Dimmick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Anthony Wieser'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net> Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2007 12:17 AM Subject: RE: [WiX-users] Using heat.exe as part of an automated build process > Yes, you're breaking rule 1 of the component rules: a file installed to > the > same location must always belong to the same component and have the same > GUID. Change the GUID, it's a new component; change the component, you > must > change the final path name of the file. If you don't, you mess up Windows > Installer's reference counting and it may either remove files prematurely > or > not remove them when it should. > > At the very least you restrict where you can schedule the > RemoveExistingProducts action when performing an upgrade (if you do it > after > InstallFiles in the new product, Windows Installer will happily remove all > the old components - and the files it's just installed). > > -- > Mike Dimmick ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
