2008/10/30 Bob Lim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Dear guys, > > How to achieve an upgrade MSI which only has one entry in the "Add and remove > programs"? Right now, when I do a major upgrade, it adds a new program entry > in the "Add and remove programs". When I do a minor upgrade, I need the old > MSI at the same location of the upgrade MSI to do it. > > Any ideas on how to do upgrades but at the end of the day, there is only one > and same entry in the "Add and remove programs", instead of several new ones? > > Thanks in advance. > > rgrds, > Bob Lim
Read these Windows Installer MSDN pages for background: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa370579(VS.85).aspx The envisaged behavior is: -a major upgrade, excluding a specially authored side-by-side setup, removes the old package from the computer and install the new version; in the end you have one entry in the ARP(Add/Remove Programs) -a minor upgrade updates your old setup information with new resources in identical or new components; it only updates the current entry in the ARP If you have another behavior you missed something in the Windows Installer philosophy. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
