[wix-users] Cannot update the currently installed product to a newer version (the third version component is changed)

[Hoover, Jacob]

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/msi/minor-upgrades

If you want a minor upgrade, then you have to deal with servicing those existing installs by generating a patch (or forcing an uninstall/reinstall). Major upgrades are much easier to manage.



From: Tigran Galoyan [mailto:tigran.galoyan at gmail.com]
Sent: Monday, April 27, 2020 2:45 PM
To: Hoover, Jacob <Jacob.Hoover at greenheck.com>
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Subject: Re: [wix-users] Cannot update the currently installed product to a newer version (the third version component is changed)

Hi Jacob,

But I don't change the Major or minor versions, those stay "1.10". I change only the 3rd and 4th. The forth is ignored anyways, but the 3rd changes. So once we have a major upgrade we will bump up the first component of the version from 1 to 2 and we'll also change the Product Id, but for now we don;t need it. However, we should still be able to upgrade the product having the 3rd component increased.

Thanks,
Tigran

On Mon, Apr 27, 2020 at 3:23 PM Hoover, Jacob <Jacob.Hoover at greenheck.com<mailto:Jacob.Hoover at greenheck.com>> wrote:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/msi/changing-the-product-code<https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/msi/changing-the-product-code>

If you want a MajorUpgrade, you need to change the product code.

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Subject: [wix-users] Cannot update the currently installed product to a newer version (the third version component is changed)

Hi,

I have installed my product version e.g. 1.10.1511.2574 and now when I try
to install version 1.10.1525.0722 of the same product it gives an error
"another version of this product is already installed installation of this
version cannot continue ...".

My Product Id and UpgradeCode attributes have constant GUID values. The
Package Id attribute has * value for auto generation.

Without MajorUpgrade element declaration I get that error when installing
the next version.

When adding the MajorUpgrade with the following attributes and values I get
the same error.

<MajorUpgrade AllowSameVersionUpgrades="no" AllowDowngrades="no"
DowngradeErrorMessage="A newer version of [ProductName] is already
installed."
Disallow="yes" DisallowUpgradeErrorMessage="An older
version of [ProductName] is already installed. Uninstall it first." />

When changing the AllowSameVersionUpgrades attribute value to YES I still
get the same error.

<MajorUpgrade AllowSameVersionUpgrades="yes" AllowDowngrades="no"
DowngradeErrorMessage="A newer version of [ProductName] is already
installed."
Disallow="yes" DisallowUpgradeErrorMessage="An older
version of [ProductName] is already installed. Uninstall it first." />

The description of AllowSameVersionUpgrades clearly indicates that MSI
ignores the forth version component, but in my case the existing 3rd
component is 1511 and for the new one it's 1525, so it increased, why would
it then doesn't allow me to upgrade?

Thanks for the support.

Best,
Tigran

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