RE: [WiX-users] MSI deployment

[Bob A. <sf...@bo...>]

For details, see
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/msi/setup/m
ajor_upgrades.asp. You need to change the product code and keep the ugprade
code the same. Here's the WiX snippet for a major-upgrade-capable installer
I did:
 
  <Upgrade Id="$(var.ProdUpgradeCode)">
   <UpgradeVersion 
    Minimum="$(var.ProdVer)" 
    OnlyDetect="yes"
    Property="NEWERVERSIONDETECTED" />
   <UpgradeVersion
    Minimum="1.0.0.0"
    IncludeMinimum="yes" 
    Maximum="$(var.ProdVer)"
    IncludeMaximum="no"
    Property="OLDERVERSIONBEINGUPGRADED" />
  </Upgrade>


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From: wix...@li...
[mailto:wix...@li...] On Behalf Of Don Tasanasanta
Sent: Tuesday, 10 May, 2005 08:08
To: wix...@li...
Subject: RE: [WiX-users] MSI deployment



What exactly needs to change (on each build) to ensure a major upgrade? 

 

Don Tasanasanta

VIACK Corporation

425-605-7423

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Bob Arnson [mailto:sf...@bo...] 
Sent: Monday, May 09, 2005 5:12 PM
To: Don Tasanasanta; wix...@li...
Subject: RE: [WiX-users] MSI deployment

 

Don't use minor upgrades; just use major upgrades. Then users can just
double-click the .msi and get the auto-upgrade functionality.

 


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From: wix...@li...
[mailto:wix...@li...] On Behalf Of Don Tasanasanta
Sent: Monday, 09 May, 2005 16:16
To: wix...@li...
Subject: [WiX-users] MSI deployment

How are people deploying their WiX generated .msi installs? 

 

Does anyone have suggestions for MSI launchers? Or way of compressing their
.msi into a setup.exe? 

 

I'm trying to find a way of deploying my WiX installs on a build to build
basis so each build will upgrade over the next without actually having to
type in "REINSTALLMODE=voums REINSTALL=ALL"

 

Aka: what's the best way of deploying this to my users so they just have to
double click to install or upgrade. 

 

Don Tasanasanta

VIACK Corporation

425-605-7423