Check to see if the InstallShield is a "Per-user" or "Per-machine" install and compare that to your WiX installer. A per-user install can't be removed by a per-machine install. If ALLUSERS isn't set or is set to 0 then that's per-user. If ALLUSERS is set to 1 then it's per-machine.
-----Original Message----- From: Steven Ogilvie [mailto:steven.ogil...@titus.com] Sent: Friday, February 15, 2013 7:44 AM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Remove Existing Products For a major upgrade you MUST change the product GUID, increase your version number (Minor version) i.e. from 1.0.0.1 to 1.1.0.1 and use the MajorUpgrade element. I just use: Did you change the Product Id="some GUID"> <MajorUpgrade Schedule="afterInstallValidate" AllowDowngrades="no" DowngradeErrorMessage="A newer version of $(var.PlatformProductName) is already installed. Setup will now exit." /> Comment OUT all of this: <Upgrade Id="11111111-2222-3333-55555-6666666666666"> <UpgradeVersion Property="OLD_VERSION_FOUND" Minimum="1.0.0.0" Maximum="$(var.CurrentVersion)" IncludeMinimum="yes" IncludeMaximum="no" OnlyDetect="no" Language="1033" IgnoreRemoveFailure="yes" MigrateFeatures="yes" /> <UpgradeVersion Property="NEWER_VERSION_FOUND" Minimum="$(var.CurrentVersion)" IncludeMinimum="no" OnlyDetect="yes" Language="1033" /> </Upgrade> <InstallExecuteSequence> <RemoveExistingProducts After="InstallFinalize" /> </InstallExecuteSequence> That should work... Steve -----Original Message----- From: Helge Kruse [mailto:helge.kr...@gmx.net] Sent: February-15-13 10:34 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Remove Existing Products I want to install my first major upgrade. The older product MSI version 1.05.02 has been build with InstallShield. Let's say the UpgradeCode of the old product is 11111111-2222-3333-55555-6666666666666. My new installer has the same UpgradeCode as the old product version. <?define CurrentVersion="1.06.00"?> <Product Id="*" Language="1033" Version="$(var.CurrentVersion)" UpgradeCode="11111111-2222-3333-55555-6666666666666"> The upgrade should be determined by the following fragment, that is based on the WiX book of Nick Ramirez: <Upgrade Id="11111111-2222-3333-55555-6666666666666"> <UpgradeVersion Property="OLD_VERSION_FOUND" Minimum="1.0.0.0" Maximum="$(var.CurrentVersion)" IncludeMinimum="yes" IncludeMaximum="no" OnlyDetect="no" Language="1033" IgnoreRemoveFailure="yes" MigrateFeatures="yes" /> <UpgradeVersion Property="NEWER_VERSION_FOUND" Minimum="$(var.CurrentVersion)" IncludeMinimum="no" OnlyDetect="yes" Language="1033" /> </Upgrade> <InstallExecuteSequence> <RemoveExistingProducts After="InstallFinalize" /> </InstallExecuteSequence> I have checked that the UpgradeCode and the Language match with the former product version. When I install the new MSI does not remove the existing product. When running msiexec with /l*v I get this log (excerpt): Action ended 15:51:41: InstallValidate. Return value 1. MSI (s) (E0:DC) [15:51:41:910]: Doing action: RemoveExistingProducts Action 15:51:41: RemoveExistingProducts. Removing applications Action start 15:51:41: RemoveExistingProducts. Action ended 15:51:41: RemoveExistingProducts. Return value 1. MSI (s) (E0:DC) [15:51:41:912]: Doing action: InstallInitialize Action 15:51:41: InstallInitialize. Action start 15:51:41: InstallInitialize. AFAIK the return value 1 of RemoveExistingProducts indicates an error. But I don't know what error. The new files are installed, but I still see the old version of the product in the Programs and Features. When I uninstall the old MSI the product is removed. How do I find the failure for the RemoveExistingProducts action? How do I fix my setup wxs? Regards Helge ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Free Next-Gen Firewall Hardware Offer Buy your Sophos next-gen firewall before the end March 2013 and get the hardware for free! Learn more. http://p.sf.net/sfu/sophos-d2d-feb _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Free Next-Gen Firewall Hardware Offer Buy your Sophos next-gen firewall before the end March 2013 and get the hardware for free! Learn more. http://p.sf.net/sfu/sophos-d2d-feb _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Go Parallel Website, sponsored by Intel - in partnership with Geeknet, is your hub for all things parallel software development, from weekly thought leadership blogs to news, videos, case studies, tutorials, tech docs, whitepapers, evaluation guides, and opinion stories. Check out the most recent posts - join the conversation now. http://goparallel.sourceforge.net/ _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
