Very true. That's why Burn caches the MSI for you. Minimizing source prompts is good as well... <smile/>
On Thu, Nov 4, 2010 at 12:25 PM, Wilson, Phil <phil.wil...@invensys.com>wrote: > I've also seen this behavior during upgrades. The source MSI always need to > be available, whether we like it or not, because you can't tell when this > can happen. > > A typical scenario during upgrade is that RemoveExistingProducts is > sequenced early. The upgrade therefore needs to apply versioning rules to > see if the incoming file should replace the existing one. If it turns out > that the version on the system does not match what it's supposed to be from > its source MSI file, then the only way that Windows can figure out whether > to replace it or not is to ask for the original source MSI for that older > product version, install the file, and then see if it should be replaced. > > There are more straightforward reasons however, like an inappropiate > ResolveSource action during the uninstall of the older product. Verbose logs > should tell you what's going on. > > Phil Wilson > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Pally Sandher [mailto:pally.sand...@iesve.com] > Sent: Thursday, November 04, 2010 11:01 AM > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] upgrade requesting location of previous MSI > > Is the upgrade shipped as an MSI or an MSP? I've seen that happen with > MSP's when doing stuff like deleting files from the new version without > authoring an appropriate RemoveFile. > > If it's an MSI are you using a bootstrapper to deploy it or just the raw > MSI? > > 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. 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