Ah - I see. The difference between my test scenario and the broken update is that the log for the broken update shows an Info 1903 line scheduling a reboot to delete the DLL file, not the .RBF file.
Thanks - Greg > Date: Tue, 3 Mar 2009 14:36:16 -0800 > From: b...@joyofsetup.com > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] No reboot prompt but log shows reboot scheduled > > Swandog wrote: > > After installation completes, there was no reboot prompt. The DLL was > > replaced. I was unable to reproduce the issue where the COM DLL was not > > replaced but what is worse, it's not clear why there was no reboot prompt > > and how the MSI was able to replace the DLL while it was held in use. Am I > > missing something? Is there any information about how Windows Installer > > replaces COM DLLs that are in use? > > > > MSI doesn't force a reboot to clean up its RBF files. If it was able to > "swap out" files by moving the in-use file to the Config.Msi directory > and laying down the new file, it won't require a reboot. The MSI SDK has > some more details. > > -- > sig://boB > http://joyofsetup.com/ > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Open Source Business Conference (OSBC), March 24-25, 2009, San Francisco, CA > -OSBC tackles the biggest issue in open source: Open Sourcing the Enterprise > -Strategies to boost innovation and cut costs with open source participation > -Receive a $600 discount off the registration fee with the source code: SFAD > http://p.sf.net/sfu/XcvMzF8H > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live™: Life without walls. http://windowslive.com/explore?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_allup_1a_explore_032009 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Open Source Business Conference (OSBC), March 24-25, 2009, San Francisco, CA -OSBC tackles the biggest issue in open source: Open Sourcing the Enterprise -Strategies to boost innovation and cut costs with open source participation -Receive a $600 discount off the registration fee with the source code: SFAD http://p.sf.net/sfu/XcvMzF8H _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
