Reinstall/Upgrade options

[chrisg]

I have created standalone/network installations for my product which both work very well.

Because the exe file installed is regulary updated i would like to create a much smaller scaled down install (patch) which goes over the top and just updates a few key files.

I do not want to use the 'Modify/Repair/Remove' options as this is simply not practical for 1000's of users.

Currently, network users are able to run an update (patch) from a single PC that updates key files on network share. This is done using a very, very, very old version of InstallShield...

Is this possible? How can this be achieved?

Kind Regards

[Ionut]

Hi,

You can create a Patch package ("File -> New", then select "Patch") that will contain only the differences between the two versions of the product. Note that there are several rules you must follow when creating a patch. Some of them can be found here:
http://www.advancedinstaller.com/user-g ... tches.html

I would recommend that you create a Minor Upgrade Patch (that is, the "ProductCode" remains the same, the "ProductVersion" changes).

For a more comprehensive list of rules that must be followed, see:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/defau ... t_code.asp

Hope this helps.

Regards,
Ionut