Are you using the same component GUID for each of these keys? You can't do that... It's breaking the component rules and all kinds of bad things happen when you break the component rules.
Each distinct component keypath (the 'main' entry in a component) MUST have a unique component GUID. Each distinct component GUID can only be installed in one place on a given machine (you can't try to install the same GUID to two different keypaths). Kelly Uma Harano <uhar...@esri.com> 12/07/2009 02:47 PM Please respond to "General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset." <wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net> To "General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset." <wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net> cc Subject [WiX-users] Instance transforms with the msi Hi, I am using instance transforms (msts) to install multiple instances of my base product (msi) on the same machine. Everything works except for one issue: I use an instance identifier property [INSTANCEPROP] that gets set to"Instance1", "Instance 2",...etc for each instance. I use this property to write registry keys for each instance. For example - HKLM\Software\ESRI\[INSTANCEPROP] is written via the registry table (One record in the registry table to linked to one component). When multiple instances are installed, this key could be repeated multiple times, but they would all be in their own hive HKLM\Software\ESRI\ Instance1 HKLM\Software\ESRI\ Instance2 HKLM\Software\ESRI\ Instance3 Etc Scenario: The base setup and an instance 1 is installed, I uninstall the instance 1. I find that HKLM\Software\ESRI\Instance1 is still left behind on the machine after instance 1 is uninstalled. Is this because the component that includes this registry key is still in the installed state with the base setup? What would be the best way to ensure that the HKLM\Software\ESRI\Instance1 get removed when instance 1 is uninstalled? Should I make multiple components in the msi each with unique conditions for each transform? Or create a custom action that deletes the registry entry for each transform? Thanks! Uma Harano ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Return on Information: Google Enterprise Search pays you back Get the facts. http://p.sf.net/sfu/google-dev2dev _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ************************************************************************************** This communication is intended solely for the addressee and is confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution or any action taken or omitted to be taken in reliance on it, is prohibited and may be unlawful. Unless indicated to the contrary: it does not constitute professional advice or opinions upon which reliance may be made by the addressee or any other party, and it should be considered to be a work in progress. Unless otherwise noted in this email or its attachments, this communication does not form a Statement of Actuarial Opinion under American Academy of Actuaries guidelines. ************************************************************************************** ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Return on Information: Google Enterprise Search pays you back Get the facts. http://p.sf.net/sfu/google-dev2dev _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
