SharedDllRefCount is intended for co-existence of shared files between non-MSI and MSI installs. If all the setups that install those files are MSI-based then don't use SharedDllRefCount. In any case, Windows will automatically increment it if there is an existing entry for the file location being installed.
Are you migrating feature states? Wondering if those components are in a feature that isn't installed in the older version. Phil Wilson -----Original Message----- From: gapearce [mailto:mr_gapea...@yahoo.com] Sent: Friday, October 15, 2010 9:29 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] SharedDllRefCount on Upgrade So on an upgrade, I noticed that some important files were not installed. So I looked in the log and found these: MSI (s) (7C:28) [12:04:18:128]: Component: Service_Component; Installed: Absent; Request: Local; Action: Null MSI (s) (7C:28) [12:04:18:128]: Component: Admin_Component; Installed: Absent; Request: Local; Action: Null And these are the two components that did not get installed on upgrade. The previous version was installed using InstallShield. Of course, this version is now using WiX/MSI. I found a couple of threads in this forum about using SharedDLLRefCount="yes" to circumvent this problem. My question is: Should I put SharedDLLRefCount="yes" on every component to prevent this problem in the future? What is the downside of this approach? -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/SharedDllRefCount-on-Upgrade-tp5639450p5639450.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download new Adobe(R) Flash(R) Builder(TM) 4 The new Adobe(R) Flex(R) 4 and Flash(R) Builder(TM) 4 (formerly Flex(R) Builder(TM)) enable the development of rich applications that run across multiple browsers and platforms. Download your free trials today! http://p.sf.net/sfu/adobe-dev2dev _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users *** Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail, including any associated or attached files, is intended solely for the individual or entity to which it is addressed. This e-mail is confidential and may well also be legally privileged. If you have received it in error, you are on notice of its status. Please notify the sender immediately by reply e-mail and then delete this message from your system. Please do not copy it or use it for any purposes, or disclose its contents to any other person. This email comes from a division of the Invensys Group, owned by Invensys plc, which is a company registered in England and Wales with its registered office at 3rd Floor, 40 Grosvenor Place, London, SW1X 7AW (Registered number 166023). For a list of European legal entities within the Invensys Group, please go to http://www.invensys.com/legal/default.asp?top_nav_id=77&nav_id=80&prev_id=77. You may contact Invensys plc on +44 (0)20 3155 1200 or e-mail recept...@invensys.com. This e-mail and any attachments thereto may be subject to the terms of any agreements between Invensys (and/or its subsidiaries and affiliates) and the recipient (and/or its subsidiaries and affiliates). ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download new Adobe(R) Flash(R) Builder(TM) 4 The new Adobe(R) Flex(R) 4 and Flash(R) Builder(TM) 4 (formerly Flex(R) Builder(TM)) enable the development of rich applications that run across multiple browsers and platforms. Download your free trials today! http://p.sf.net/sfu/adobe-dev2dev _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
