Thanks for all the advice. I wrote a console application which uninstalls the per-user product. It gets fired off as part of the burn chain. It won't work if the product was installed by another user, but it's an improvement over a manual uninstall.
Public code samples: https://github.com/dwickern/wix-user-to-machine On 12/19/12, Mihajlo Cvetanović <mcvetano...@gmail.com> wrote: > My approach to the problem is to just detect the problem during > installation > and inform the user about it. If there are files found on the target folder > after the previous version should have been uninstalled (after > RemoveExistingProducts step) then abort the installation. More details: > http://stackoverflow.com/q/13683651/395718 > > Bootstrapper is not required for this. > > > Derek Wickern wrote >> I need to upgrade a package which was unfortunately created with >> per-user scope. It's installing to ProgramFiles. I understand that MSI >> can't upgrade my perUser to perMachine. >> >> I have some ideas: >> 1. Automatically uninstall the per-user package (custom action?) >> 2. Install the per-machine package right on top of the per-user package >> 3. Detect the scope of the original package and upgrade to the same >> scope. Otherwise default to perMachine. >> >> I just upgraded my project to WiX 3.6 and I'm using burn to create a >> boostrapper. I'm hoping that gives me more options. >> >> What's the best solution here? > > > > > > -- > View this message in context: > http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/WiX-3-6-upgrading-perUser-to-perMachine-tp7582131p7582460.html > Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > LogMeIn Rescue: Anywhere, Anytime Remote support for IT. Free Trial > Remotely access PCs and mobile devices and provide instant support > Improve your efficiency, and focus on delivering more value-add services > Discover what IT Professionals Know. Rescue delivers > http://p.sf.net/sfu/logmein_12329d2d > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > -- Derek Wickern ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ LogMeIn Rescue: Anywhere, Anytime Remote support for IT. Free Trial Remotely access PCs and mobile devices and provide instant support Improve your efficiency, and focus on delivering more value-add services Discover what IT Professionals Know. Rescue delivers http://p.sf.net/sfu/logmein_12329d2d _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
