And there's the answer. They're all in the same feature. Can I move existing files between features in an upgrade? That would position me better the next time around.
On Jan 28, 2014, at 4:36 AM, Blair Murri <os...@live.com> wrote: > Are you doing a major upgrade or a recache/repair? > > Are the files it was killing off in the same feature as other files that were > changed? Remember that features are installed/repaired/removed as a unit. > > > Your verbose install logs should be telling you why it wanted to “replace” > files that “didn’t change”. What do your logs have to say? > > > > > > > Blair > > > > > > From: Walter Dexter > Sent: Monday, January 27, 2014 9:53 PM > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > > > > > > I believe that is only true for versioned files, although I may be mistaken. > > In this particular case (properly versioned .Net 3.5 executables) they were > unchanged and should not have been replaced according to my, and your, > understanding of the rules. Despite that, Windows Installer was killing > them off. Perhaps it just shoots first and asks questions later unless told > to not terminate. I have no idea. > > > On Mon, Jan 27, 2014 at 7:17 PM, Nicolás Alvarez > <nicolas.alva...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> 2014-01-27 Walter Dexter <wfdex...@gmail.com>: >>> Got it! >>> >>> I haven't worked out all the details but changing the MSIRMSHUTDOWN >>> property to "0" makes it do what I wanted. Note that in this case the >> .exe >>> files that I want to keep running aren't actually being modified. Our >>> deployment folks just don't like to deal with distribution of patches; >>> they'd rather send out a full MSI. >> >> Windows Installer only overwrites files that have changed; patch or no >> patch is irrelevant. >> >> -- >> Nicolás >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> WatchGuard Dimension instantly turns raw network data into actionable >> security intelligence. It gives you real-time visual feedback on key >> security issues and trends. Skip the complicated setup - simply import >> a virtual appliance and go from zero to informed in seconds. >> >> http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=123612991&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk >> _______________________________________________ >> WiX-users mailing list >> WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users >> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > WatchGuard Dimension instantly turns raw network data into actionable > security intelligence. It gives you real-time visual feedback on key > security issues and trends. Skip the complicated setup - simply import > a virtual appliance and go from zero to informed in seconds. > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=123612991&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > WatchGuard Dimension instantly turns raw network data into actionable > security intelligence. It gives you real-time visual feedback on key > security issues and trends. Skip the complicated setup - simply import > a virtual appliance and go from zero to informed in seconds. > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=123612991&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ WatchGuard Dimension instantly turns raw network data into actionable security intelligence. It gives you real-time visual feedback on key security issues and trends. Skip the complicated setup - simply import a virtual appliance and go from zero to informed in seconds. http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=123612991&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
