This shouldn't apply to later MSI engines - according this KB article it shouldn't be a problem if you make sure you have at least MSI 4.0, or ship the 4.5 redist.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/905238/en-us but I vaguely remember the original MSI needs installing with a correct MSI engine too, not too sure on that. I had a call with MS support a while back on that proposed fix of sequencing REP before CostInitialize and they said it would be ok. But you will lose MigrateFeatureState capability. --------------- Phil Wilson On Tue, Apr 22, 2014 at 7:11 AM, Bryan Wolf <brw...@jackhenry.com> wrote: > The always overwrite flag in InstallShield just sets the FileVersion column > to 65535.0.0.0. WiX has the DefaultVersion field, which should duplicate the > experience. Alternatively, just modify the MSI post-build for this one-off. > It would be easier if you were not using an assembly file because you could > just author a RemoveFile table entry associated with the component and it > would actually cover all bases. But I'm not sure RemoveFile or RemoveFileEx > can help you with assemblies - seems like the answer is "No". > > Down-versioning files is always a rough experience. The third party case is > always an especially nasty one; sometimes that's where something like Burn > might be able to help or a custom bootstrapper to just purge the old version > before-hand giving you a clean slate. > > -----Original Message----- > From: kirannhegde [mailto:kirann.he...@gmail.com] > Sent: Monday, April 21, 2014 11:30 PM > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: [WiX-users] Major upgrade removing files > > Hello , > > Here is my scenario: > > A higher version installer contains lower version of certain binaries . In > the higher versioned installer, sequencing "RemoveExistingProducts" > after "InstallInitialize" results in missing files. This is an issue with > Windows Installer service and has been around since 2002. > > I see the following entires in the log file: > > Here is a snippet from the Merlin RTM windows installer log file: > MSI (s) (48:F0) [07:39:20:997]: skipping installation of assembly component: > {3C582984-7607-3E35-A337-D3D327097351} since the assembly already exists MSI > (s) (48:F0) [07:39:21:001]: skipping installation of assembly component: > {6D321E57-3E99-3B87-BF23-2CDFF3361CB4} since the assembly already exists MSI > (s) (48:F0) [07:39:21:003]: skipping installation of assembly component: > {229E8F96-1AE0-32E6-8428-D2CBCA122740} since the assembly already exists MSI > (s) (48:F0) [07:39:21:006]: skipping installation of assembly component: > {AE56AAF5-F3C0-3D4B-8859-A1E50A3E27BF} since the assembly already exists MSI > (s) (48:F0) [07:39:21:024]: Disallowing installation of component: > {4D2EB851-13AC-500F-9704-AB78102F8D0F} since the same component with higher > versioned keyfile exists MSI (s) (48:F0) [07:39:21:029]: skipping > installation of assembly component: > {F2F5F3C2-7A2E-58A8-81FB-6D05B2446DC5} since the assembly already exists MSI > (s) (48:F0) [07:39:21:032]: skipping installation of assembly component: > {084F57E8-E40B-5B1E-AABC-7F0A7B77D223} since the assembly already exists MSI > (s) (48:F0) [07:39:21:035]: skipping installation of assembly component: > {5DF9A9B3-8FBE-57C1-95AE-D08C44084A77} since the assembly already exists MSI > (s) (48:F0) [07:39:21:041]: skipping installation of assembly component: > {F703FAD2-5314-5C11-B7B3-AA960D6CB678} since the assembly already exists MSI > (s) (48:F0) [07:39:21:043]: skipping installation of assembly component: > {FB288044-FD6A-5A2C-BE23-BD941E55B184} since the assembly already exists MSI > (s) (48:F0) [07:39:21:046]: skipping installation of assembly component: > {7DF41602-3F0E-5FED-BC1B-3E55EB39E439} since the assembly already exists MSI > (s) (48:F0) [07:39:21:049]: skipping installation of assembly component: > {F1A4761C-24F2-5A42-9BAE-B9E3AFFA9F51} since the assembly already exists MSI > (s) (48:F0) [07:39:21:056]: skipping installation of assembly component: > {9ED4023C-789C-5FB2-B8AD-19FE3B0B816F} since the assembly already exists MSI > (s) (48:F0) [07:39:21:195]: skipping installation of assembly component: > {EA346F23-593F-5D59-9605-5B764FC05873} since the assembly already exists MSI > (s) (48:F0) [07:39:21:199]: skipping installation of assembly component: > {3CAED2EB-627D-52F7-AD44-7138E03EE961} since the assembly already exists > > > > To solve this, i have come across the following suggestions: > -Schedule "RemoveExistingProducts" earlier in the sequence, even before > costing i.e before CostInitialize.However, doing that violates the > guidelines laid out by MSDN. MSDN suggests a sequencing between > InstallValidate and Install Initialize as one of the positions. > InstallValidate is sequenced after costing. Hence, even though this solution > might work, this is a violation of Microsoft rules > > -Use REINSTALLMODE = emus > > -Force the file to be always overwritten - Not feasible for Wix. Only exists > in InstallShield > > -Version - Handle the versions properly in the higher versions of the > installer. > > > I agree that having higher versions of the files in the higher versioned > installer is the easiest and safest approach. However, there could be > genuine cases where you might want to include lower versions of certain > binaires in a highver verison of your product. 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