Is it possible to have multiple installations of the same program?
At the moment I get a popup saying I have to uninstall the existing installation before I can install again. Really annoying - although I understand most programs only want one installation so this message is beneficial for those programs.
I had a look in the FAQ + Searched the forum but couldnt find anything.
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StrikeEagle
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No. It is one of the Windows Installer fundamental rules: you can have a given MSI package installed only once.
Very useful, saves you a lot of headache with overwritten files, registry keys installed twice, etc.
You could, however, package the same program in a second MSI and install it again. Or have two versions of the program installed at the same time on the computer.
You would need to make sure that it always work, prevent installing of resources in the same place, etc. I strongly recommend against it.
Cata
Very useful, saves you a lot of headache with overwritten files, registry keys installed twice, etc.
You could, however, package the same program in a second MSI and install it again. Or have two versions of the program installed at the same time on the computer.
You would need to make sure that it always work, prevent installing of resources in the same place, etc. I strongly recommend against it.
Cata