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How to copy files of lower version


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levi

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Posted 01 February 2005 - 06:34

Hi All,
I am using Developer 7. I am posting it here because I was unable to do it under the Developer Topic
I am creating a setup which will be actually run on a machine where the source file already exist. Now when I try to run it .giving the Installdir as the path where the files already exist not all the files gets written. Most of the files are dlls which has the same version no or higher version no.
How will I forcefully write the files though they are of same version.
do we have an option in the developer that ensures the transfer of files even though the destination has a higher version file.

Regards,
Levi

luke_s

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Posted 02 February 2005 - 07:07

You can change the component guids, or you can use the trick of changing the file versions in the MSI file table. The install will then compare the changed version (make it higher than the DLL on the system) to the one on the system and copy your new one over.