Apart from "pilot error" with components or whatever, it's worth noting that there is a bug on older OS versions where upgrades lose SxS files, in the GAC and in WinSxS, repair restores them.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/905238/en-us --------------- Phil Wilson On Wed, Jan 29, 2014 at 3:39 PM, Scott Palmer <swpal...@gmail.com> wrote: > if the install was a major upgrade and that file was in-use during the > uninstall then it may get deleted on reboot. That happens a lot because MSI > is too stupid to check if fire that it might install are already scheduled > to be deleted on reboot. So the new file gets installed and then deleted. > > Scott > On Jan 29, 2014 4:56 PM, <keith.doug...@statcan.gc.ca> wrote: > >> Hi everyone, >> >> I just released a new MSI for an upgraded version of one of our in house >> applications. This is about the 16th iteration (we've been in testing for >> most of this, so each new one is a full package with a MajorUpgrade) and >> all the rest have been successful, until today. One file did not install. >> If the new MSI is pointed to with Repair, the missing file of our >> application is installed as it should. Orca shows the file (I checked to >> ensure I'm not relying on it being already in the file system or the like). >> This file has not changed between versions. Only the executable and one >> library changed in this iteration (which is also typical; the other >> libraries, including the missing one, are more stable and don't change >> between versions as much). >> >> I've tried to look at the last install log, which we fortunately have, and >> the one with the problem, and I cannot see any relevant difference. There >> is no reference to installing the file, which I guess is expected if it got >> removed as the upgrade happened, but the question is why. The files are >> byte-by-byte the same, same date, same version. >> >> I'll pull the two install logs later if someone wants to see all of the >> ~260k for either ... but before I put those up I'll look for anything that >> someone might think relevant. >> >> The only other time I've seen this behaviour happen is if one manually >> replaced a file installed previously. Is there a way to see if that was the >> case? I'll investigate this possibility a bit more on my own too. >> >> >> >> >> Keith Douglas >> Statistics Canada | 170 Tunney's Pasture Driveway, Ottawa ON K1A 0T6 >> Statistique Canada | 170, promenade Tunney's Pasture, Ottawa ON K1A 0T6 >> keith.doug...@statcan.gc.ca >> Telephone | Téléphone 613-951-4405 >> Facsimile | Télécopieur 613-951-1966 >> Government of Canada | Gouvernement du Canada >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> 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
