Please, don't use a custom action when the Windows Installer provides native ability to do the work. Custom actions are much, much, much more fragile.
I encourage you to take a little bit to understand the root issue why your patches are not updating some Components and go from there. A verbose log file will probably help. On Thu, Sep 15, 2011 at 7:02 AM, Skildum, Mathew <mathew.skil...@aspect.com>wrote: > Registry entries in the MSI are only updated when the file they are linked > with are updated. > > The easiest way to handle this situation is to have a custom action that > updates the targeted registry value when the patch is run. > > Mat Skildum > > -----Original Message----- > From: Michael Tissington [mailto:michael_tissing...@ciqual.com] > Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2011 8:54 AM > To: 'General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.' > Subject: [WiX-users] patch not patching registry > > I have created a patch based on two admin installs using candle, light and > msimsp. > > In the install I write the version number to a specified registry location. > > However when I apply the patch, it is not updating the registry to the new > value. > > How do I make a patch that also applies any registry changes too? > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Doing More with Less: The Next Generation Virtual Desktop What are the key > obstacles that have prevented many mid-market businesses > from deploying virtual desktops? How do next-generation virtual desktops > provide companies an easier-to-deploy, easier-to-manage and more affordable > virtual desktop model.http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfnl/114/51426474/ > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Doing More with Less: The Next Generation Virtual Desktop > What are the key obstacles that have prevented many mid-market businesses > from deploying virtual desktops? How do next-generation virtual desktops > provide companies an easier-to-deploy, easier-to-manage and more affordable > virtual desktop model.http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfnl/114/51426474/ > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > -- virtually, Rob Mensching - http://RobMensching.com LLC ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Doing More with Less: The Next Generation Virtual Desktop What are the key obstacles that have prevented many mid-market businesses from deploying virtual desktops? How do next-generation virtual desktops provide companies an easier-to-deploy, easier-to-manage and more affordable virtual desktop model.http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfnl/114/51426474/ _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
