[wix-users] How to upgrade?

[Racheli Ganon]

Thanks Rob!
Seems like you're right!
So in this case how can I perform an upgrade via the command line, without
uninstalling and reinstalling?
the wix installer outputs an *.msi product, not *.msp.
Tnx.

‫בתאריך שבת, 4 בדצמ׳ 2021 ב-21:54 מאת ‪Rob Mensching‬‏ <‪rob at firegiant.com
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> /u isn't a valid command-line switch to msiexec.exe. Here's the
> documentation:
> https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/msiexec
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> Subject: [wix-users] How to upgrade?
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> Hi,
> I implemented a simple wix installer.
> I tested the upgrade scenario and it worked as expected.
>
> Now I want to tp perform the upgrade via the command line,
>
> msiexec /i <path_to _msi> works as expected as well
> msiexec* /u* <path_to _msi> doesn't work at all. it's not triggering the
> ui and the event viewer doesn't display any message/event.
> So I have two questions:
> Is it possible to perform an upgrade using the */u* parameter?
> Is it majorUpgrade wissue or a wix issue?
> Thanks!
>
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