Well, WiX is used to build MSIs (and MSMs etc). It can certainly build MSIs that uninstall old version/upgrade to new version including services and adding new files. But you'd have to do the rest yourself (AFAIK?)
Have you not looked at ClickOnce? http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/s22azw1e.aspx It's pretty cool... and you already have it if you have VS -Thom -----Original Message----- From: Leblanc Meneses [mailto:lebl...@robusthaven.com] Sent: 07 January 2011 06:45 To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] planning for automated updates I have multiple window services [1] that need to be deployed at each customer location[2] to support a SaaS application. [1] dependent on .NET 4.0 client profile and MSMQ [2] customer location run XP Professional Eventually, at each location I need to . update the existing deployed application . grow more packages/window services (we are adding new modules which may require new window services) Is there an existing open source system that does this for .NET applications? What are some off the shelf commercial systems < $2,000 USD? >From high level view I will need: 1) autoupdate window service to poll a version file a. on change from current version i. download msi ii. execute msi on different process (it may need to update the auto update window service itself) 2) newly downloaded msi a. Internally contains installer per window service i. On new install 1. Install dependencies 2. Install service ii. On update 1. Uninstall self 2. Reinstall new version and any NEW dependencies. When doing research I found, http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff648668.aspx, But it seems to have been discontinued. What is the recommended practices in building a system like this today? Thanks, Leblanc Meneses ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------ Gaining the trust of online customers is vital for the success of any company that requires sensitive data to be transmitted over the Web. Learn how to best implement a security strategy that keeps consumers' information secure and instills the confidence they need to proceed with transactions. http://p.sf.net/sfu/oracle-sfdevnl _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Gaining the trust of online customers is vital for the success of any company that requires sensitive data to be transmitted over the Web. Learn how to best implement a security strategy that keeps consumers' information secure and instills the confidence they need to proceed with transactions. http://p.sf.net/sfu/oracle-sfdevnl _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
