Windows Installer only uses the first 3 fields of version numbers so you can change the 4th one as much as you'd like. See -> http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa370859.aspx
Personally I stay away from Small Updates for this reason. Minor upgrades work just as well with no ambiguity. 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: Markus Karg [mailto:k...@quipsy.de] Sent: 09 April 2010 09:11 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: [WiX-users] ProductVersion / Small Updates AFAIK for a small update (not minor upgrade) the version number of a product must not change. The problem is: How to identify which version (the original or the patched one) is installed now? Maybe I misunderstood the contraint about version numbers, so I *may* change the ProductVersion, but I *must not* modify major.minor but only the postfixed fraction (major.minor.x.y)? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------ Download Intel® Parallel Studio Eval Try the new software tools for yourself. Speed compiling, find bugs proactively, and fine-tune applications for parallel performance. See why Intel Parallel Studio got high marks during beta. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-sw-dev _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download Intel® Parallel Studio Eval Try the new software tools for yourself. Speed compiling, find bugs proactively, and fine-tune applications for parallel performance. See why Intel Parallel Studio got high marks during beta. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-sw-dev _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
