[wix-users] update Registry Key when user reruns the setup and clicks on change/reinstall button

[Aparna Dalvi]

Thanks for your reply.

I have another componets which has condition, and i want it to be evaluated
on reinstall as user can change his preferences during change/reinstall.
That's whay I set tarnsitive to yes. Here is my another componet.

<Component Id="cmp_Registry_SetupSettings_xx" Guid="
$(var.guid_cmp_Registry_SetupSettings_xx)" Win64="yes" Transitive="yes" >

          <Condition><![CDATA[CONFIGURE_LATER_SELECTED = 1 OR
USE_LOCAL_SELECTED = 1]]></Condition>

          <RegistryKey Root='HKLM' Key='
SOFTWARE\$(var.ProductSetupFullRegRoot)' ForceCreateOnInstall='yes'
ForceDeleteOnUninstall='no'>

            <RegistryValue Name='z' Value='{}' Type='string' />

            <RegistryValue Name='7' Value='{}' Type='string' />

          </RegistryKey>

      </Component>



On Wed, Oct 23, 2019, 9:46 AM Edwin Castro <egcastr at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Apps,
>
> I think your use of Transitive="yes" is backfiring on you.
>
> The article below suggests you use Transitive="yes" as a mechanism to
> conditionally install between components. In such cases you want to
> evaluate a condition and install/remove the component only on condition
> transition from true to false or false to true. You don't have a condition
> so once your component is installed the "condition" doesn't change so it
> doesn't reinstall the component.
>
>
> https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/alexshev/2008/03/27/from-msi-to-wix-part-12-customizing-installation-using-transitive-components/
>
>
> Of course, that is only a guess. Perhaps the problem may actually have
> more to do with the value of the REINSTALLMODE property.
>
> https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/msi/reinstallmode
>
> I would first try to remove the Transitive attribute and test to see if I
> get the behavior I expect to get and then go from there.
>
> --
> Edwin G. Castro
>
>
> On Tue, Oct 22, 2019 at 11:22 PM Aparna Dalvi via wix-users <
> wix-users at lists.wixtoolset.org> wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>>
>>
>> I have a feature as shown below.
>>
>>
>>    <Feature Id="F_PRODUCT_INSTALLROOT"
>>
>>               Title="!(loc.F_ProductSetup.Title)"
>>
>>               Level="1"
>>
>>               TypicalDefault="install"
>>
>>               Description="!(loc.F_ProductSetup.Description)"
>>
>>               AllowAdvertise="no"
>>
>>               Absent="disallow">
>>
>>       <ComponentGroupRef Id="cgrp_Registry_Build_CurrentVersion"/>
>>
>>       <ComponentGroupRef Id="cgrp_Registry_SetupSettings"/>
>>
>>     </Feature>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> All component groups are writing into registry. In first installation
>> setups writes in registry as expected. When user rerun the same setup and
>> click on change, he must be able to change the registry values.
>>
>>
>>  But this is not working . I see property values updated to new one but
>> the
>> feature is not getting install and registry settings are not updated. here
>> is the log:
>>
>>
>>
>> *MSI (s) (D4:24) [11:36:46:311]: Feature: F_PRODUCT_INSTALLROOT;
>> Installed:
>> Local; Request: Null; Action: Null*
>>
>>
>>
>> Here is the registry group I am trying to update on change/reinstall
>>
>>
>>
>>     <ComponentGroup Id=" cgrp_Registry_SetupSettings" Directory="
>> DIR_COMMON_DEFAULT_PITWEBPUBROOT">
>>
>>       <Component Id="cmp_Registry_SetupSettings_PCS" Guid="
>> $(var.guid_cmp_Registry_SetupSettings_PCS)" Win64="yes" Transitive="yes">
>>
>>         <RegistryKey Root='HKLM' Key='
>> SOFTWARE\$(var.ProductSetupFullRegRoot)' ForceCreateOnInstall='yes'
>> ForceDeleteOnUninstall='no'>
>>
>>           <RegistryValue Name='[xyz]' Value='[xyz]' Type='string' />
>>
>>         </RegistryKey>
>>
>>       </Component>
>>
>>     </ComponentGroup>
>>
>>
>>
>> I have already search (google and wix users mail archive) but could not
>> find any working solution.
>>
>>
>> I really appreciate if somebody can help me to resolve this problem.
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Apps
>>
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