[wix-users] Uninstallable Patch does not show Version Number

[Tyler Gustafson]

Hi Niel,

Thanks for the suggestion. I switched my components to 64 bit and added Platform="x64" to the Package tag then re-build my test installers and patches.
I can confirm that by only changing the program from 32 to 64 bit, both the previously un-populated "Version" and "Publisher"(bonus!) fields in the "Uninstall an update" window are now properly populated.

I guess the trick was >1000 googles because I was somewhere around 300 and hadn't made any progress.

Thanks a bunch!
Tyler

-----Original Message-----
From: wix-users [mailto:wix-users-bounces at lists.wixtoolset.org] On Behalf Of Neil Hayes
Sent: August-25-16 11:17 PM
To: WiX Toolset Users Mailing List
Subject: Re: [wix-users] Uninstallable Patch does not show Version Number

Tyler,

I'm looking at the exact same thing, Version and Publisher columns. I have a feeling I read somewhere in my  1000's of googles that these values can only be populated by a 64 bit installer.

Hopefully now we'll find the true answer.

Neil


-----Original Message-----
From: wix-users [mailto:wix-users-bounces at lists.wixtoolset.org] On Behalf Of Tyler Gustafson
Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2016 4:27 PM
To: wix-users at lists.wixtoolset.org
Subject: [wix-users] Uninstallable Patch does not show Version Number

I have been working with a small test program to learn WiX patching and I have managed to make patches which successfully install and uninstall.
When I have installed a new patch or removed one I have applied, the version number of my product changes in the "Uninstall or change a program" window as expected.

When I look in the "Uninstall an update" I can see the latest patch I have applied and uninstall it. If there are lower patches also installed they don't show up until the most current patch is uninstalled which is also expected.

There is a "Version" column in this "Uninstall an update" window which I would like to know how to populate. It is currently empty and so I cannot tell which patch I am selecting for uninstall unless I go back to the "Uninstall or change a program" window and look at the "Version" column there.

The code for one of my patches is as follows:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Wix xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi">
  <Patch AllowRemoval="yes" Manufacturer="Acme Corp" MoreInfoURL="http://www.dynamocorp.com/" DisplayName="Sample Patch" Description="Small Update Patch" Classification="Update" MinorUpdateTargetRTM="yes">
    <Media Id="5000" Cabinet="Patch.cab">
      <PatchBaseline Id="Patch" />
    </Media>
    <PatchFamilyRef Id="SamplePatchFamily" />
    <PatchFamily Id="SamplePatchFamily" Version="1.1.0.0000" Supersede="yes">
      <!--<ComponentRef Id=MainExecutable/>-->
    </PatchFamily>
  </Patch>
</Wix>

Thanks,
Tyler


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