I may be missing the point but you can remove any other MSI with this: <!-- Remove old install --> <Upgrade Id="OLD-INSTALL-UPGRADECODE"> <UpgradeVersion Minimum="0.0.0" Maximum="127.254.32767" IncludeMinimum="yes" IncludeMaximum="no" Property="REMOVEOLDINSTALL" /> </Upgrade>
(The odd values in UpgradeVersion/@Maximum are due to a bug in one of the ICE validations.) You can add as many of these as you like to remove old installs. Hope this helps. Neil -----Original Message----- From: Dave Mateer [mailto:dave_mat...@ntm.org] Sent: 28 January 2010 13:49 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
