Hi Team,
Can you please suggest me the way to implement the below behavior.
I've created one setup.exe using advanced installer. It was unofficially released to one of our customers. After that some development bug fixes were included in the latest setup.exe. (Product Version/Product code of setup are remain same, we just rebuild the setup with latest files) Now, the customers want to get those latest fixes without uninstalling the earlier setup.
As per windows installer technology we have to do uninstall first and re-install the same setup to install the latest fixes. Is it possible to get those latest files without uninstalling the same setup.
Thanks,
Meena
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Re: how to do reinstall the same setup without performing uninstallation of it
Hello Meena,
I'm afraid that this is not a valid Windows Installer scenario. However, to achieve this you can try to use the "Install MSI as minor upgrade (if applicable)" option from the "Builds" page. For this option to work all the Patch Rules should be fulfilled. Also, it may not work if the Product Version is not changed.
Best regards,
Eusebiu
I'm afraid that this is not a valid Windows Installer scenario. However, to achieve this you can try to use the "Install MSI as minor upgrade (if applicable)" option from the "Builds" page. For this option to work all the Patch Rules should be fulfilled. Also, it may not work if the Product Version is not changed.
Best regards,
Eusebiu
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Re: how to do reinstall the same setup without performing uninstallation of it
If you are okay to just automate the uninstall/install process, this would be too late this time, but next time, before the beta setup is shipped, you can check Builds -> Bootstrapper Options -> Uninstall a package with the same version (if found).
If I understand correctly, this technically is a full uninstall. Just that it happens automatically and the client does not have to dig his way to Programs & Functions -> Your Application -> Uninstall.
If I understand correctly, this technically is a full uninstall. Just that it happens automatically and the client does not have to dig his way to Programs & Functions -> Your Application -> Uninstall.
Re: how to do reinstall the same setup without performing uninstallation of it
HI Antarctica,
Might be it is not your name, Thanks for your reply. When we apply for simple packages its working as expected. But, in our case package is designed with multiple Fuctionalities. It consist around 10 features and 3 different modules under each feature. Does it help full to impliment the expecting behavior..
Thanks,
Pradeep
Might be it is not your name, Thanks for your reply. When we apply for simple packages its working as expected. But, in our case package is designed with multiple Fuctionalities. It consist around 10 features and 3 different modules under each feature. Does it help full to impliment the expecting behavior..
Thanks,
Pradeep
Re: how to do reinstall the same setup without performing uninstallation of it
Hi Team,
Thanks for your reply.
But actually, We have created the setup.exe (of version 5.0.0) with multiple no.of features & each feature has again three components. Each feature has different versions like Feature 1 - 1.0.0, Feature 2 - 1.1.25, Feature 3 - 2.6.7 e.t.c., In first build the customer installed one of our feature (feature1) with version 1.0.0. Later some of the issue fixes were included for that particular feature 1 in the same setup.exe (We just rebuild the setup and given to customers), now the version for that feature has changed to 1.0.1 from 1.0.0. In this case we have to perform upgrade for feature 1. So, With same setup.exe (5.0.0) We have to install those fixes(upgrade the feature) to customers without performing uninstallation of it.
Please help us how to implement this behavior i.e.,Feature upgradation using same setup file.
Regards,
Meena
Thanks for your reply.
But actually, We have created the setup.exe (of version 5.0.0) with multiple no.of features & each feature has again three components. Each feature has different versions like Feature 1 - 1.0.0, Feature 2 - 1.1.25, Feature 3 - 2.6.7 e.t.c., In first build the customer installed one of our feature (feature1) with version 1.0.0. Later some of the issue fixes were included for that particular feature 1 in the same setup.exe (We just rebuild the setup and given to customers), now the version for that feature has changed to 1.0.1 from 1.0.0. In this case we have to perform upgrade for feature 1. So, With same setup.exe (5.0.0) We have to install those fixes(upgrade the feature) to customers without performing uninstallation of it.
Please help us how to implement this behavior i.e.,Feature upgradation using same setup file.
Regards,
Meena
Re: how to do reinstall the same setup without performing uninstallation of it
Hello Meena,
To achieve this you can go in the "Builds" page, click on the "Customize Summary Information" blue link, then double-click on the "Revision number" row and set the "Do not user this field" option for it. Please keep in mind that this is not recommended, so I suggest you to create a patch or using the "Uninstall a package with the same version (if found)" option from the "Builds" page.
Best regards,
Eusebiu
To achieve this you can go in the "Builds" page, click on the "Customize Summary Information" blue link, then double-click on the "Revision number" row and set the "Do not user this field" option for it. Please keep in mind that this is not recommended, so I suggest you to create a patch or using the "Uninstall a package with the same version (if found)" option from the "Builds" page.
Best regards,
Eusebiu