[wix-users] WiX MSI Failing to upgrade all components

[geoffrey fulton]

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-----Original Message-----
From: wix-users [mailto:wix-users-bounces at lists.wixtoolset.org] On Behalf Of
Colin Sim
Sent: Monday, December 14, 2015 5:38 AM
To: WiX Toolset Users Mailing List
Subject: Re: [wix-users] WiX MSI Failing to upgrade all components

Hi Rob,

I can confirm that the file version and product version attributes of the
BackupUtil.exe component is being updated between components. We stamp all
our components (.exe, .dll, dot anything that can have a file or product
version) and installer on every build. So I do not believe this is the cause
of the error I'm seeing.

Cheers,
Colin

-----Original Message-----
From: wix-users [mailto:wix-users-bounces at lists.wixtoolset.org] On Behalf Of
Robert Beardsworth
Sent: Monday, 14 December 2015 7:11 a.m.
To: WiX Toolset Users Mailing List <wix-users at lists.wixtoolset.org>
Subject: Re: [wix-users] WiX MSI Failing to upgrade all components

Hi Colin,
   quick simple question: did you mess with the File Versions of your
BackupUtil.exe? I am sure someone will correct me if I am wrong, but I
believe that the Windows installer uses the File Version to decide whether
to overwrite files (we bumped into this when producing interop files with
tlbimp which didn't produce a new File Version unless we changes the
assembly version).
 
HTH, Rob
 
> From: Colin.Sim at ipfx.com
> To: wix-users at lists.wixtoolset.org
> Date: Sun, 13 Dec 2015 09:21:20 +0000
> Subject: [wix-users] WiX MSI Failing to upgrade all components
> 
> This question relates to this past post
http://lists.wixtoolset.org/pipermail/wix-users-wixtoolset.org/2015-July/000
014.html but now I have had time to reproduce the error on a much smaller
scale with logs I can hopefully upload to the mailing list.
> 
> [Background]
> I have an installer that contains a single component (this is the
simplified case). I have created two installers:
>     - ServerInstaller.1.0.0.msi, which contains BackupUtil.exe version
6.4.70.
>     - ServerInstaller.1.0.1.msi, which contains BackupUtil.exe version
6.4.71.
> 
> After ServerInstaller.1.0.0.msi is installed and BackupUtil.exe is
manually replaced with a higher version, say 6.4.78, when I run
ServerInstaller.1.0.1.msi, BackupUtil.exe gets removed. I am expecting it to
be left alone.
> 
> I couldn't see anything obvious that is wrong apart from perhaps "Skipping
RemoveExistingProducts action: current configuration is maintenance mode or
an uninstall". I am very new installer is correctly updated to perform a
major upgrade, i.e. there is a new ProductCode, new PackageCode, and version
number. The UpgradeCode remains the same.
> 
> I have attached the logs to this post; hopefully, someone can see the
thing I'm doing wrong.
> 
> Regards,
> Colin
> 
> PS: I am observing this same type of behaviour on our old installers that
are authored in InstallShield. So my gut is telling me this is something
fundamentally wrong with Windows Installer itself.
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