Unfortunately we're picking at this bit by bit and not actually getting all the information required to solve this.
It seems that the actual issue is that your custom action is failing, basically because you have some kind of installer class custom action that depends on the presence of an InstallState file. The problem isn't directly related to your sequencing of RemoveExistingProducts, but it does seem to be an issue with your Installer class custom action - these are the only ones I've seen that internally use an InstallState file. The fact that there is a missing InstallState file is typically caused by using just (for example) a Commit custom action installer class call, but the base Install method is what creates the InstallState file so you must call it. So every time you say "it doesn't work - it still throws an error" you need to say exactly what's going on and what the error is. Phil Wilson -----Original Message----- From: Amit Shrivastav [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2008 6:00 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] UPGRADINGPRODUCTCODE is not working No i tried that also. but still it is not working. that custom action is throwing error. On Tue, Oct 21, 2008 at 5:30 PM, Wilson, Phil <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > That uninstall for the older version of the product is already out there on > the systems where the product is installed. You can't change its behavior > unless you apply a patch or other minor upgrade. > > You may be able to correct your problem with this sequence towards the end > of your InstallExecute sequence: > > ...... > InstallExecute > RemoveExistingProducts > <your deferred custom action to install perfcounters> > InstallFinalize > > > Phil Wilson > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Amit Shrivastav [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2008 5:05 PM > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] UPGRADINGPRODUCTCODE is not working > > original msi doen not contain that condition NOT UPGRADINGPRODUCTCODE. > Is this mandatory? Is there any other way so that i can stop executing that > custom action in the uninstallation through Major upgrade. > > > > > On Tue, Oct 21, 2008 at 4:57 PM, Amit Shrivastav <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >wrote: > > > i have placed that in the second msi(upgraded msi). but it is not working > > though :( > > > > thanks > > amit > > > > On Tue, Oct 21, 2008 at 4:32 PM, Ian Elliott (Excell Data Corporation) > < > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> If you don't want the original msi to execute the custom action when > being > >> uninstalled via major upgrade, you need the condition of NOT > >> UPGRADINGPRODUCTCODE to be in the original msi. It's not clear to me if > you > >> have that condition in the original msi or the second msi. > >> > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Amit Shrivastav [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2008 4:20 PM > >> To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > >> Subject: [WiX-users] UPGRADINGPRODUCTCODE is not working > >> > >> Hi, > >> > >> I am trying to upgrade my installer using property > *UPGRADINGPRODUCTCODE. > >> *In > >> the previous MSI it was not there. now In the latest version i.e. > upgraded > >> msi contains that version. I have an custom action in original msi which > >> execute at the time of uninstallation. In the upgrade msi i dont want to > >> execute that custom action at the time of when major upgrade uninstall > the > >> previous product. but i want to execute that in the uninstallation of > the > >> new msi. I am mentioning the condition* *REMOVE="ALL" AND NOT > >> *UPGRADINGPRODUCTCODE > >> *according to msdn article* ** > >> http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa369786.aspx*< > >> http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa369786.aspx> > >> *. *but it is not working. althoug my custom action is executing when > >> major > >> upgrade uninstall the previous version and when i uninstalling the new > >> upgraded msi it is not executing. > >> I am using windows 2003 platform for testing. and wix 3.0 for the > >> development. > >> > >> Please let me know if anybody previously faced this issue. > >> ** > >> Thanks in advance > >> Amit > >> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's > >> challenge > >> Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great > >> prizes > >> Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the > >> world > >> http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ > >> _______________________________________________ > >> WiX-users mailing list > >> WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > >> > >> > >> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's > >> challenge > >> Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great > >> prizes > >> Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the > >> world > >> http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ > >> _______________________________________________ > >> WiX-users mailing list > >> WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > >> > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's > challenge > Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great > prizes > Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world > http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's > challenge > Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great > prizes > Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world > http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
