Good point I must admit I have never tried. Neil
-----Original Message----- From: Rob Mensching [mailto:r...@robmensching.com] Sent: 29 January 2010 02:17 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Removing previous version of application that was installed from other installer software Uhh, that still won't remove Products across context (per-machine vs. per-user) though right? On Thu, Jan 28, 2010 at 12:10 PM, Neil Sleightholm <n...@x2systems.com>wrote: > 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 > > -- virtually, Rob Mensching - http://RobMensching.com LLC ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------ 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
