[wix-users] Bootstrapper not detecting already installed msi package

[Farrukh Waheed]

In your MSI's Product Id, try using "*" instead of static Guid..

On 9 September 2016 at 01:56, Andres Armengol <andres.armengol at pantec.com>
wrote:

> I have the following attributes defined:
>
> Bundle:
>     Name='Foobar 1.0'
>     Version='1.0.0'
>     Manufacturer='Acme Ltd.'
>     UpgradeCode="{005312BC-FF1E-46E9-8C60-9251C9E355B3}"
>
> Product:
>     Name='Foobar 1.0'
>     Id='{F32B8FF0-623A-4E52-8AB1-B4984D166DFB}'
>     UpgradeCode='{2421083E-A8D7-43C0-A862-D40BF0BDF92C}'
>     Language='1033'
>     Version='1.0.0'
>     Manufacturer='Acme Ltd.'
>
> Package:
>       Id='*'
>       Keywords='Installer'
>       Description="Acme's Foobar 1.0 Installer"
>       Comments='Foobar is a registered trademark of Acme Ltd.'
>       Manufacturer='Acme Ltd.'
>       InstallerVersion='100'
>       Languages='1033'
>       Compressed='yes'
>       InstallScope='perMachine'
>
> Do I have to define the codes differently?
>
> Thanks
>
> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: wix-users [mailto:wix-users-bounces at lists.wixtoolset.org] Im Auftrag
> von Rob Mensching
> Gesendet: Freitag, 9. September 2016 10:04
> An: WiX Toolset Users Mailing List
> Betreff: Re: [wix-users] Bootstrapper not detecting already installed msi
> package
>
> Rebuilding something (usually) makes it different. Look at your
> BundleCode, ProductCode and PackageCode.
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: wix-users [mailto:wix-users-bounces at lists.wixtoolset.org] On Behalf
> Of Andres Armengol
> Sent: Friday, September 9, 2016 12:46 AM
> To: wix-users at lists.wixtoolset.org
> Subject: [wix-users] Bootstrapper not detecting already installed msi
> package
>
> Hi everyone
>
> I'm trying out the wix tool set and working on a small sample that
> includes bootstrapper bundle which installs the samplefirst msi from
> tutorial.
> On my development pc I have visual studio 2013 and the wix tools v3.10.
>
> The problem I have is that the bootstrapper does not detect that the msi
> is already installed on the test system when I rebuild the bootstrapper,
> even though I haven't done any changes in the source code. This happens for
> instance when I check out the sources and build them.
> Otherwise if I use the same bootstrapper without rebuilding it will detect
> the product and show the options Repair / Uninstall.
> If I try the msi, rebuilt or not, it always detects the product as
> installed and it won't allow the installation.
>
> As the result when I reinstall the bootstrapper twice I get two
> applications with the same name on the test system. I see the two products
> installed in add/remove programs tool.
>
> Source code is attached.
>
> Has anyone an Idea what I can do to solve the problem?
>
> Best regards
> Andi
>
>
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