Something is definitely fishy in there. Look at verbose log files for all the different installs. They will show you the state of the Features and from there you should be able to hunt down what is going on.
On Fri, Aug 5, 2011 at 9:36 AM, Peter Stein <pst...@instec-corp.com> wrote: > Straight from the tutorial: "The term NOT (!FeatureName = 3) means the > feature is not installed locally." > > So since I want the install to stop if the feature *is* already installed > in my product.wxs I have: > > <Condition Message="FeatureA already installed"> > <![CDATA[(!FeatureA = 3)]]> > </Condition> > > Problem is this *always* stops the installer even when the software is not > installed!? > > Scenario: > > 1. Software not installed. > 2. Install via msi installer. No issues. > 3. Try running installer again. It stops with "FeatureA already installed" > message. So far so good. > 4. Remove software with Control Panel->"Add or Remove Programs". > 5. Try running installer again. It stops with "FeatureA already installed" > message. Bzzzt. THIS IS CLEARLY WRONG!! > > I have even tried rebooting XP after the removal via CP but that has no > impact. > Also looked in the registry after removal via CP, but cannot find any > software remnants. > > Any ideas on what's going on and how to make it work? > Thanks. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > BlackBerry® DevCon Americas, Oct. 18-20, San Francisco, CA > The must-attend event for mobile developers. Connect with experts. > Get tools for creating Super Apps. See the latest technologies. > Sessions, hands-on labs, demos & much more. Register early & save! > http://p.sf.net/sfu/rim-blackberry-1 > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > -- virtually, Rob Mensching - http://RobMensching.com LLC ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BlackBerry® DevCon Americas, Oct. 18-20, San Francisco, CA The must-attend event for mobile developers. Connect with experts. Get tools for creating Super Apps. See the latest technologies. Sessions, hands-on labs, demos & much more. Register early & save! http://p.sf.net/sfu/rim-blackberry-1 _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
