[wix-users] Upgrade prompts for restart

[John Cooper]

Because locked files cannot be overwritten and files in use are nearly by definition always locked.  Windows Installer Service will save a file targeted to overwrite a locked file and install it on the next reboot.

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John Merryweather Cooper
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From: wix-users [mailto:wix-users-bounces at lists.wixtoolset.org] On Behalf Of Roni Fuchs
Sent: Tuesday, October 27, 2015 8:21 AM
To: WiX Toolset Users Mailing List <wix-users at lists.wixtoolset.org>
Subject: Re: [wix-users] Upgrade prompts for restart

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Why would that prompt a restart? And how come it's after the upgrade is almost complete?

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From: wix-users [mailto:wix-users-bounces at lists.wixtoolset.org] On Behalf Of Walter Dexter
Sent: Monday, October 26, 2015 23:47
To: WiX Toolset Users Mailing List <wix-users at lists.wixtoolset.org>
Subject: Re: [wix-users] Upgrade prompts for restart

The standard reason would be that one of the files you're trying to replace is currently in use.

On Mon, Oct 26, 2015 at 6:53 AM, Roni Fuchs <ronif at microsoft.com> wrote:

> Hi everyone,
>
> Why would my upgrade that's basically only replaces files (minor 
> update of the msi, majorUpgrade of the bundle) require a restart?
> Is it possible that the machine has a pending restart (perhaps an os 
> update that hasn't completed) and that's why I also get a restart required?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Roni (Aron) Fuchs
>
>
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