[wix-users] How to upgrade?

[Bevan Weiss]

Racheli,

You'd be advised to look over StackOverflow for WiX-like topics
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/114165/how-to-implement-wix-installer-upgrade?rq=1

The Windows Installer world is a little like witch-craft.  WiX doesn't seek
to fully abstract away the incantations, just to make them slightly more
user-friendly.
But you will still want to understand (at a high level at least) the
Windows Installer framework that WiX operates in.

If you're looking for an .MSP file, then you are NOT looking for an
UPGRADE, but are instead looking for a Patch
https://wixtoolset.org/documentation/manual/v3/patching/

Best advice is to avoid it.
The simplest to design and troubleshoot are MAJOR_UPGRADEs (from MSIs), so
stick with them if you can.


Regards,
Bevan

On Sun, 5 Dec 2021 at 15:39, Rob Mensching via wix-users <
wix-users at lists.wixtoolset.org> wrote:

> msiexec /i new.msi
>
> From: Racheli Ganon <r05458410430 at gmail.com>
> Sent: Saturday, December 4, 2021 4:10 PM
> To: Rob Mensching <rob at firegiant.com>
> Cc: WiX Toolset Users Mailing List <wix-users at lists.wixtoolset.org>
> Subject: Re: [wix-users] How to upgrade?
>
> 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
> <mailto:rob at firegiant.com>‏>:
> /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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> -----Original Message-----
> From: wix-users <wix-users-bounces at lists.wixtoolset.org<mailto:
> wix-users-bounces at lists.wixtoolset.org>> On Behalf Of Racheli Ganon via
> wix-users
> Sent: Saturday, December 4, 2021 11:31 AM
> To: wix-users at lists.wixtoolset.org<mailto:wix-users at lists.wixtoolset.org>
> Cc: Racheli Ganon <r05458410430 at gmail.com<mailto:r05458410430 at gmail.com>>
> Subject: [wix-users] How to upgrade?
>
> 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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