I've done something similar for an IE plug-in that gets updates on the fly. But it does require a bit of an architecture change.
I use a directory with the original images (which is where my assemblies get installed, could be .exes also). I have a core app that loads/launches what I need by copying the original to a temp directory and execute from there. Then when the update runs, the original image can get updated. The next time the core app needs to load/launch your component, it can check to see if the original image is more up to date - if it is it makes a new copy and runs that. Of course you still need a core launcher app to deal with, but overall I find this works reasonably well. Andreas Mertens NVision Ideas Inc. ----- Original Message ----- From: Mark Turek <turekm...@hotmail.com> Date: Friday, February 4, 2011 1:28 pm Subject: [WiX-users] bypass fileinuse > I have a requirement where installation needs to proceed even if > the exe (actually any installable component) is running and loaded > in the memory. The installation should be silent and whenever > currently running executable is closed the next startup should > proceed with the newly installed one. > The questions here are > a.. Is this possible? > b.. how to bypass default interruptions coming from the msi > engine like fileInUse etc... and allow the upgrade/install to > proceed while running (reboot action is not a solution) > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > ----------- > The modern datacenter depends on network connectivity to access > resourcesand provide services. The best practices for maximizing a > physical server's > connectivity to a physical network are well understood - see how these > rules translate into the virtual world? > http://p.sf.net/sfu/oracle-sfdevnlfb > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The modern datacenter depends on network connectivity to access resources and provide services. The best practices for maximizing a physical server's connectivity to a physical network are well understood - see how these rules translate into the virtual world? http://p.sf.net/sfu/oracle-sfdevnlfb _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
