You can remove a component during a minor update, but it is not recommended as you are orphaning the file(s) when the product is uninstalled.
I have done this when it is absolutely necessary, it just takes adding the correct remove file entries to clean things up correctly. As with any change, testing is the key as some changes will force a patch to be non-removable. Mat Skildum -----Original Message----- From: Hoover, Jacob [mailto:jacob.hoo...@greenheck.com] Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2012 2:04 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: [WiX-users] Removing a component during a minor upgrade Is it possible to remove a component during a minor upgrade? I know http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/Aa367850 indicates that removing a component requires the product code to be changed (which would force a major upgrade). But from http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa370093.aspx, Windows Installer 4.5 and later: The component can be removed correctly using Windows Installer 4.5 and later by setting the msidbComponentAttributesUninstallOnSupersedence attribute in the Component Table or by setting the MSIUNINSTALLSUPERSEDEDCOMPONENTS property. I also found http://sourceforge.net/p/wix/bugs/1193/ which seems to indicate that this isn't possible. Thanks, Jacob ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Everyone hates slow websites. So do we. Make your web apps faster with AppDynamics Download AppDynamics Lite for free today: http://p.sf.net/sfu/appdyn_sfd2d_oct _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Everyone hates slow websites. So do we. Make your web apps faster with AppDynamics Download AppDynamics Lite for free today: http://p.sf.net/sfu/appdyn_sfd2d_oct _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
