I think what you're missing is the Product ID must also match, else Windows Installer sees it as a completely different product, not just a different version of the same product. Try putting the same GUID in your <Product Id="PUT-GUID-HERE" node as your already released product (a "*" tells WiX to generate a new GUID for every build). That's what we do. We manually change this GUID between major version releases, but keep it the same for minor upgradable version releases.
Hope that helps, Cody -----Original Message----- From: Dave Mateer [mailto:dave_mat...@ntm.org] Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2010 7:49 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Removing previous version of application that was installed from other installer software We are moving our installer generation to WiX. Unfortunately, we delayed on this too long and we now find ourselves needing to switch *NOW* because we have pretty much hit a brick wall with our current installer software and there is no fix coming from the company. So, expect several questions in the days ahead. I've used WiX on small projects many times, but this is definitely going to be orders of magnitude more complicated. I appreciate the expertise of the community! My first question is: what do I need to do to remove the previous version of the application (generated from the other installer) using my WiX installer? I used Orca to look at the MSI database of the previous installer. The UpgradeCode in the Property table has a Guid, let's call that {0123-UPGRADEGUID-CDEF}. ProductVersion is 3.70. I started by wxs with: <Product Id="*" Name='!(loc.ProductName)' Language="1033" Version='$(var.ProductVersion)' Manufacturer='!(loc.CompanyName)' UpgradeCode='$(var.UpgradeCode)'> <Package Id='*' Description='!(loc.PackageDescription)' Manufacturer='!(loc.CompanyName)' InstallerVersion='200' Languages='1033' Compressed='yes' /> <Upgrade Id="$(var.UpgradeCode)"> <UpgradeVersion Minimum="$(var.ProductVersion)" OnlyDetect="yes" Property="NEWERVERSIONDETECTED" /> <UpgradeVersion Minimum="1.0.0" IncludeMinimum="yes" Maximum="$(var.ProductVersion)" IncludeMaximum="no" Property="OLDERVERSIONBEINGUPGRADED" /> </Upgrade> <InstallExecuteSequence> <RemoveExistingProducts After="InstallValidate" /> </InstallExecuteSequence> <Condition Message="!(loc.NewerVersionDetected)"> NOT NEWERVERSIONDETECTED </Condition> ... UpgradeCode is set to the same UpgradeCode as found in the Orca database ({0123-UPGRADEGUID-CDEF}); ProductVersion is 3.71. Everything compiles and runs, but nothing is being removed. It is adding another application with the same name in Add/Remove Programs. What else do I need to do? Dave ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Planet: dedicated and managed hosting, cloud storage, colocation Stay online with enterprise data centers and the best network in the business Choose flexible plans and management services without long-term contracts Personal 24x7 support from experience hosting pros just a phone call away. http://p.sf.net/sfu/theplanet-com _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Planet: dedicated and managed hosting, cloud storage, colocation Stay online with enterprise data centers and the best network in the business Choose flexible plans and management services without long-term contracts Personal 24x7 support from experience hosting pros just a phone call away. http://p.sf.net/sfu/theplanet-com _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
