Sounds like you want to do what Windows Installer terms a "Minor Update". See http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa370579.aspx & http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa370037.aspx
Creating Patches is covered in the WiX docs at http://wix.sourceforge.net/manual-wix3/patching.htm. Personally I don't use purely WiX as I could never get it to work easily however I have done exactly what you're trying to achieve using the PCP method. I'd also go with "whole-file" patches as I've had issues with "delta-file" patches in the past but it could just have been the files I was trying to patch causing the issue rather than the patch itself. Good luck. Palbinder Sandher Software Deployment & IT Administrator T: +44 (0) 141 945 8500 F: +44 (0) 141 945 8501 http://www.iesve.com **Design, Simulate + Innovate with the <Virtual Environment>** Integrated Environmental Solutions Limited. Registered in Scotland No. SC151456 Registered Office - Helix Building, West Of Scotland Science Park, Glasgow G20 0SP Email Disclaimer -----Original Message----- From: Sunkesula, Srivardhan [mailto:srivardhan.sunkes...@netapp.com] Sent: 14 September 2009 08:04 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Patches which work across different versions? Hi Blair, First question: Do all three versions share the same ProductCode or are they different between versions? Answer is: They don't share the same product code. Because I need to support the Upgrade functionality from one version to the other. Second question: Do you intend to supply "delta-file" patches or "whole-file" patches? Answer is: I'm planning to go with "delta-file" patches. But I can also go with the "whole-file" patches, if this is needed for backward compatible patches. As I'm designing the Installer for our product from the Scratch, Any changes to the above mentioned answers are also helpful to me. Thanks &Regards, Srivardhan. -----Original Message----- From: Blair [mailto:os...@live.com] Sent: Monday, September 14, 2009 11:55 AM To: 'General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.' Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Patches which work across different versions? Depends, we need more details. First question: Do all three versions share the same ProductCode or are they different between versions? Second question: Do you intend to supply "delta-file" patches or "whole-file" patches? The rest of the questions depend on the answers to the first two. -----Original Message----- From: Sunkesula, Srivardhan [mailto:srivardhan.sunkes...@netapp.com] Sent: Sunday, September 13, 2009 7:27 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: [WiX-users] Patches which work across different versions? Hi, Can anybody help me in explaining how to make patches for different versions? My requirement is: I have version 1.0.0, 1.0.1 and 1.0.2 Released for various customers. Now if I can make one patch for 1.0.2, it should work for the release 1.0.0 and 1.0.1. Is this possible? Thanks &Regards, Srivardhan. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---- -- Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and focus on what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's new with Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------ Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and focus on what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's new with Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------ Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and focus on what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's new with Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and focus on what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's new with Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
