You should be using the merge modules for a number of reasons. One is that they try to ensure that sharing works properly (guids, SharedDlls). Another reason is that they install these files to avoid your problem by making them permanent, so the highest installed version always wins, which looks like it's related to your problem of the order of installs.
Phil Wilson -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bryan C. Boettcher Sent: Monday, December 03, 2007 9:15 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Install newer version of shared component? I'm packaging shared components in my MSI. These components (like COMDLG32.OCX or MSCOMCTL.OCX) are installed into %system32%. However, I've got an issue with the files not upgrading properly. I always want to have the newest version of the shared component on the machine. As per my last question ("Concurrent versions?"), we're not using an upgrade path, but rather separate Product/@Id's entirely. If "version 5.0" of my software installs shared component 1.0.0.3, and "version 6.0" installs 1.0.5.0, how can I make sure that 1.0.5.0 is the version installed regardless of the actual installation order of my software? Thanks, -Bryan ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - SF.Net email is sponsored by: The Future of Linux Business White Paper from Novell. From the desktop to the data center, Linux is going mainstream. Let it simplify your IT future. http://altfarm.mediaplex.com/ad/ck/8857-50307-18918-4 _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is sponsored by: The Future of Linux Business White Paper from Novell. From the desktop to the data center, Linux is going mainstream. Let it simplify your IT future. http://altfarm.mediaplex.com/ad/ck/8857-50307-18918-4 _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
