I have been able to remove the old MSI but as part of the uninstall for the original MSI, some data stored in ProgramData is removed, as well as some data files that are stored in the actual Applications folder.
The goal was to try to make the upgrade process as smooth as possible. I originally tried to just use FindRelatedProducts and then attempted to use the original UpgradeCode from the old project as the UpgradeCode for first the MSI and then for the Bundle. Rob Mensching-7 wrote > Your new MSI should be able to remove the old MSI if you get the upgrade > information correct. That will use REmoveExistingProducts. Not clear why > you want to avoid that. > > _______________________________________________________________ > FireGiant | Dedicated support for the WiX toolset | > http://www.firegiant.com/ > > -----Original Message----- > From: barthooper [mailto: > matthew.a.mains@ > ] > Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2014 8:25 AM > To: > wix-users@.sourceforge > Subject: [WiX-users] UpgradeCode question: Moving from VS Setup Project to > WiX and Burn > > Hello everyone, > > I'm wondering if it is possible to have an existing product that was > installed using a Visual Studio Setup Project be migrated so that the MSI > is part of a Burn bundle and the upgrade process does not involve > RemoveExistingProducts. > > The new Burn bundle contains many of the same files as the original, but > quite a few have changes, as well as adding additional folders and > registry entries not included in the old install, and installing > additional packages as part of the bundle. > > I've read so much online about UpgradeCode and Upgrade elements and the > vast majority of the examples refer to RemoveExistingProducts. Are there > any realistic options for an approach similar to the above? It would be > vastly preferable to just add to the existing files as there is user > specific data associated with existing installs. > > I've tried having the MSI use the original UpgradeCode, as well as using > it in the Burn bundle itself to no avail. > > > > -- > View this message in context: > http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/UpgradeCode-question-Moving-from-VS-Setup-Project-to-WiX-and-Burn-tp7595846.html > Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Want fast and easy access to all the code in your enterprise? Index and > search up to 200,000 lines of code with a free copy of Black Duck Code > Sight - the same software that powers the world's largest code search on > Ohloh, the Black Duck Open Hub! Try it now. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/bds > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@.sourceforge > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Want fast and easy access to all the code in your enterprise? Index and > search up to 200,000 lines of code with a free copy of Black Duck > Code Sight - the same software that powers the world's largest code > search on Ohloh, the Black Duck Open Hub! Try it now. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/bds > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@.sourceforge > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/UpgradeCode-question-Moving-from-VS-Setup-Project-to-WiX-and-Burn-tp7595846p7595849.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Want fast and easy access to all the code in your enterprise? Index and search up to 200,000 lines of code with a free copy of Black Duck Code Sight - the same software that powers the world's largest code search on Ohloh, the Black Duck Open Hub! Try it now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bds _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
