You need to launch the msp using the command line and the properties
REINSTALL=ALL REINSTALLMODE=omus. If you want to be able to use your msp by
double clicking on it you need to add something like the following to your wix
sources so that those property values will get assigned automatically before
processing begins.
<!-- for msp small update or minor upgrade processing -->
<CustomAction Id="SetMspSmallUpdateOrMinorUpgradeReInstallProperty"
Property="REINSTALL" Value="ALL" />
<CustomAction Id="SetMspSmallUpdateOrMinorUpgradeReInstallModeProperty"
Property="REINSTALLMODE" Value="omus" />
<InstallExecuteSequence>
<Custom Action="SetMspSmallUpdateOrMinorUpgradeReInstallProperty"
After="LaunchConditions">PATCH And Installed</Custom>
<Custom Action="SetMspSmallUpdateOrMinorUpgradeReInstallModeProperty"
After="LaunchConditions">PATCH And Installed</Custom>
<!-- or <Custom Action="SetMspSmallUpdateOrMinorUpgradeReInstallProperty"
After="LaunchConditions">QFEUpgrade=2</Custom>
<Custom Action="SetMspSmallUpdateOrMinorUpgradeReInstallModeProperty"
After="LaunchConditions">QFEUpgrade=2</Custom>-->
-----Original Message-----
From: Scott Sam [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, September 22, 2008 9:00 AM
To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Patch creation problems
When I double click on my msp file I get the welcome dialog, followed
by the maintenance dialog, giving me the choice to change, repair or
remove. Choosing repair or change, will cause the patch to show up in
add/remove programs, but the text file does not show the changes that I
made.
Problem 1: Why do I get the maintenance dialog? I would like to just
double click the msp file and then have the patch be applied. Is there
any way to do this?
Problem 2: the changes aren't being applied. How do I fix this?
I'm using wix version 3.0.4429.0
To create my patch I'm using the following method:
1. Compile original msi
2. Change a text file that is included in the msi.
3. Compile new msi
4. Create a transform between the two msi's.
torch.exe -p -xi original\Product.wixpdb Product.wixpdb -out
Patch\Diff.Wixmst
5. Build the patch
pyro.exe Patch\Patch.WixMsp -out Patch\Patch.msp -t RTM
Patch\Diff.wixmst
here is my patch.wxs file:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Wix xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi";>
<Patch AllowRemoval="yes" Manufacturer="Clearview Software"
DisplayName="Test Patch" Description="Small Update Patch"
Classification="Update" MinorUpdateTargetRTM="yes">
<Media Id="5000" Cabinet="RTM.cab">
<PatchBaseline Id="RTM" />
</Media>
<PatchFamilyRef Id="TestPatchFamily" />
</Patch>
<Fragment>
<PatchFamily Id="TestPatchFamily" Version="5.0.907.0"
Supersede="yes">
<ComponentRef Id="test.txt"/>
</PatchFamily>
</Fragment>
</Wix>
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