[wix-users] Already Installed Error not showing

Ven H venh.123 at gmail.com
Tue Jan 30 21:49:59 PST 2018


Upgrade code is also present and a fixed GUID.

Regards,
Venkatesh

On Wed, Jan 31, 2018 at 11:00 AM, <duggal_sunny at yahoo.com> wrote:

> And what about UpgradeCode?
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Jan 30, 2018, at 7:09 PM, Ven H via wix-users <
> wix-users at lists.wixtoolset.org> wrote:
> >
> > Thanks for your response Habib. But as of now, I am using a fixed Product
> > ID and Version, since I am not trying upgrade yet. When I re-run the
> > installer, I am looking for an error message (another version is already
> > installed or something) which normally shows up when the dialogs are not
> > customized.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Venkatesh
> >
> > On Wed, Jan 31, 2018 at 1:25 AM, Habib Salim via wix-users <
> > wix-users at lists.wixtoolset.org> wrote:
> >
> >> I could be wrong but your installer is jumping to the last screen
> because
> >> there is nothing to do.  the installed version is the same as the
> >> installer version.
> >> When you recompile, the product id changes or the version changes - (if
> >> you are doing that) so it raises the error.
> >>
> >> Are you looking for it to reinstall/repair the installation when you
> >> re-run it?  or are you just looking for a confirmation/error that this
> >> version has been installed previously?
> >>
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: wix-users [mailto:wix-users-bounces at lists.wixtoolset.org] On
> Behalf
> >> Of Ven H via wix-users
> >> Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2018 12:08 PM
> >> To: WiX Toolset Users Mailing List <wix-users at lists.wixtoolset.org>
> >> Cc: Ven H <venh.123 at gmail.com>
> >> Subject: [wix-users] Already Installed Error not showing
> >>
> >> I am building an MSI with custom dialogs, but I am not customizing the
> >> Welcome Dialog. I have a valid Product ID and Upgrade ID and
> >> AllowSameVersionUpgrades is also not there. The following is the UI
> code,
> >> which is being referenced in my Product.wxs.
> >>
> >> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
> >> <Wix xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi">
> >> <Fragment>
> >>    <WixVariable Id="WixUIBannerBmp" Value="Images\Banner.bmp" />
> >>    <WixVariable Id="WixUIDialogBmp" Value="Images\dialog.bmp" />
> >>
> >>    <UI Id="CustomUI">
> >>      <TextStyle Id="WixUI_Font_Normal" FaceName="Tahoma" Size="8" />
> >>      <TextStyle Id="WixUI_Font_Bigger" FaceName="Tahoma" Size="12" />
> >>      <TextStyle Id="WixUI_Font_Title" FaceName="Tahoma" Size="9"
> >> Bold="yes" />
> >>
> >>      <Property Id="DefaultUIFont" Value="WixUI_Font_Normal" />
> >>
> >>      <!--Standard Dialog References needed to compile-Starts-->
> >>      <DialogRef Id="WelcomeDlg" />
> >>      <DialogRef Id="DiskCostDlg" />
> >>      <DialogRef Id="ErrorDlg" />
> >>      <DialogRef Id="FatalError" />
> >>      <DialogRef Id="FilesInUse" />
> >>      <DialogRef Id="UserExit" />
> >>      <!--Standard Dialog References needed to compile-Ends-->
> >>      <DialogRef Id="CustLicenseAgmtDlg"/>
> >>      <DialogRef Id="InstallDlg"/>
> >>
> >>      <Publish Dialog="ExitDialog" Control="Finish" Event="EndDialog"
> >> Value="Return" Order="999">1</Publish>
> >>      <Publish Dialog="WelcomeDlg" Control="Next" Event="NewDialog"
> >> Value="CustLicenseAgmtDlg">NOT Installed AND NOT PATCH</Publish>
> >>      <Publish Dialog="CustLicenseAgmtDlg" Control="Back"
> >> Event="NewDialog"
> >> Value="WelcomeDlg">1</Publish>
> >>      <Publish Dialog="CustLicenseAgmtDlg" Control="Next"
> >> Event="NewDialog"
> >> Value="BrowsePathDlg">1</Publish>
> >>      <Publish Dialog="BrowsePathDlg" Control="Back" Event="NewDialog"
> >> Value="CustLicenseAgmtDlg">1</Publish>
> >>      <Publish Dialog="BrowsePathDlg" Control="Next" Event="NewDialog"
> >> Value="InstallDlg">1</Publish>
> >>      <Publish Dialog="InstallDlg" Control="Back" Event="NewDialog"
> >> Value="BrowsePathDlg">1</Publish>
> >>    </UI>
> >>    <InstallUISequence>
> >>      <Show Dialog="WelcomeDlg" Before="ProgressDlg">NOT Installed OR
> >> PATCH</Show>
> >>    </InstallUISequence>
> >>    <UIRef Id="WixUI_Common" />
> >>    <UIRef Id="WixUI_ErrorProgressText" /> </Fragment> </Wix>
> >>
> >> First time, the installer runs fine and installs the files. But from the
> >> next time, it is not showing the error that, it is already installed.
> >> Rather it jumps from the first to the last screen in a flash. But if I
> >> rebuild this MSI project in VS and run the new installer, it shows the
> >> error. I am not sure what am I doing wrong. Can anyone please help?
> >>
> >>
> >> Regards,
> >> Venkatesh
> >>
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