Re: [WiX-users] Overwrite file to "factory" as an installer feature

[Rob M. <ro...@ro...>]

Maybe the File Versioning Rules documentation explains why the file is not
being installed:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa368599(VS.85).aspx ?

On Fri, Jan 21, 2011 at 7:36 AM, Florian Schricker <fsc...@gm...>wrote:

> Hello wix-users,
>
>
> I have the following problem:
> Using a separate, second feature I allow the user to install a file
> containing "factory defaults" only if he needs to. So by default this
> feature is not a activated for install.
>
> If installed once it is important that it is not removed by an
> uninstall so I set the component-guid to "". But re-installing does
> not overwrite the existing file.
>
> Is there a way so that the component (containing the file) is
> re-installed if the feature is selected?
>
>
> regards,
> Florian
>
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