3 replies to this topic

[dcleous]

Hello:
1. I have a wierd problem now..my customer does not remember
the filename that he installed the last version with.

Say If I installed the 1.0 with abc.msi and I want to
upgrade it to 1.1 with def.msi (Minor upgrade).

How would I do that..I could not explain him..to keep the
file name same as it sounds stupid to him.

2. Where does it say in the MSDN that filename should be same
for the upgrades(Minor atleast)..

in the below link:
http://msdn.microsof...ary/default.asp?
url=/library/en-us/msi/setup/minor_upgrades.asp

can volume label be interpreted as the MSI filename??



Thanks,
Leo

[anieuwland]

1) Can't you get the original filename from the registry?

HKCR\Installer\Products\GUID\SourceList\PackageName

2) I would assume so, yes. Labelname is probably the same as Filename from what I can get from this.

[anieuwland]

1) Can't you get the original filename from the registry?

HKCR\Installer\Products\GUID\SourceList\PackageName

2) I would assume so, yes. Labelname is probably the same as Filename from what I can get from this.

[Stefan Krueger]

Volume label is the identifier of your installation CD. Typically set by your CD burning software. It must be the same as in the previus version.

In addition the file name of the .msi file must not change.

If you can't comply with any of the above you can't do a minor update. You would have to do a Major Upgrade instead (i.e. change the ProductCode and populate the Upgrade table)