Specifically, Companion Files are the only things that get written without regard to versioning. So maybe make the default settings file a Companion File of another feature that *will* always get installed on a re-install?
-----Original Message----- From: Rob Mensching [mailto:r...@robmensching.com] Sent: 21 January 2011 15:52 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Overwrite file to "factory" as an installer feature Maybe the File Versioning Rules documentation explains why the file is not being installed: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa368599(VS.85).aspx ? On Fri, Jan 21, 2011 at 7:36 AM, Florian Schricker <fschric...@gmail.com>wrote: > Hello wix-users, > > > I have the following problem: > Using a separate, second feature I allow the user to install a file > containing "factory defaults" only if he needs to. So by default this > feature is not a activated for install. > > If installed once it is important that it is not removed by an > uninstall so I set the component-guid to "". But re-installing does > not overwrite the existing file. > > Is there a way so that the component (containing the file) is > re-installed if the feature is selected? > > > regards, > Florian > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > -------- Special Offer-- Download ArcSight Logger for FREE (a $49 USD > value)! > Finally, a world-class log management solution at an even better > price-free! > Download using promo code Free_Logger_4_Dev2Dev. Offer expires > February 28th, so secure your free ArcSight Logger TODAY! > http://p.sf.net/sfu/arcsight-sfd2d > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > -- virtually, Rob Mensching - http://RobMensching.com LLC ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------ Special Offer-- Download ArcSight Logger for FREE (a $49 USD value)! Finally, a world-class log management solution at an even better price-free! Download using promo code Free_Logger_4_Dev2Dev. Offer expires February 28th, so secure your free ArcSight Logger TODAY! http://p.sf.net/sfu/arcsight-sfd2d _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Special Offer-- Download ArcSight Logger for FREE (a $49 USD value)! Finally, a world-class log management solution at an even better price-free! Download using promo code Free_Logger_4_Dev2Dev. Offer expires February 28th, so secure your free ArcSight Logger TODAY! http://p.sf.net/sfu/arcsight-sfd2d _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
