[wix-users] WiX installer does not overwrite Visual Studio Setup application

[Tom Ofek Kafka]

I think that you still need the line:  <Propery Id="ALLUSERS" Value="1" /> even
when setting "perMachine".
in your wxs file. Give it a try. I don't think there is a problem with
32/64 bit. The line shpuld go directly under the "Product" xml tag.

On Wed, Jan 17, 2018 at 11:14 AM, Suhaib Ahmad via wix-users <
wix-users at lists.wixtoolset.org> wrote:

> Thanks for your reply. I know now that at least I am going in the right
> direction. My WiX installation is on a perMachine scope, whereas the Setup
> project allows the user to choose between Only him (per user) or Everyone
> (per machine). When I try running the old installer for all users, and then
> install using the new WiX installer, there is only one application shortcut
> in the Program Menu and Desktop, but there still are two entries in
> the *Control
> Panel > Programs and Features*.
>
> Did not mention this earlier, but the WiX installer deployed is x86 and
> defaults to *\Program Files (x86)\* but the VS setup installer is x64 and
> defaults to \Program Files\
>
> And yes I do have a MajorUpgrade element.
>
> On 17 January 2018 at 15:58, Tom Ofek Kafka via wix-users <
> wix-users at lists.wixtoolset.org> wrote:
>
> > Hi Ahmad,
> >
> > I don't know if this will help you, but when I confronted the same issue,
> > the solution eventually was to apply the installation for all users:
> >
> > <Propery Id="ALLUSERS" Value="1" />
> >
> > Tom.
> >
> > On Wed, Jan 17, 2018 at 6:43 AM, Suhaib Ahmad via wix-users <
> > wix-users at lists.wixtoolset.org> wrote:
> >
> > > I have also tried to make the UpgradeCode the same as the one in the
> > setup
> > > project installer, but the problem still persists.
> > >
> > > On 17 January 2018 at 12:19, Suhaib Ahmad <a.suhaib.47 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hi,
> > > >
> > > > I have written a WiX installer for my application which was
> previously
> > > > done by someone else using the Visual Studio Setup project. I am
> > facing a
> > > > major issue where the wix installer installs the application but does
> > not
> > > > overwrite the one installed using the setup installer. So there are
> two
> > > > same applications installed in the end.
> > > >
> > > > I need to fix this asap but I do not how how to go about this. Is
> there
> > > > any way I can check if the application is installed, uninstall it and
> > > then
> > > > install using the Wix installer. If not and in the worst case, I
> would
> > be
> > > > fine if I can at least display a message to manually uninstall the
> > > previous
> > > > application before proceeding with the wix one.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks a lot
> > > >
> > >
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