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Problem with Upgrade Leaving Files Intact

Asked by spwiggins in Windows Installer, Microsoft Visual Studio Express

Tags: Microsoft, Visual Studio, 2005, Installation Method

Hi All

Here is my problem.

I want to package a new release (update) of my software as a windows installer package. The problem is that I want to leave one of the files from the previous installation intact and not destroy/overwrite it. The program is installed in the same location as the previous version.

Firstly I set my deployment package to remove previous version....of course this removed my required file.

Next I set the option to NOT uninstall the previous version. This worked reasonably well, however in the 'Add/Remove Programs' within the control panel I now had 2 version of my software listed (and I guess it will add one for each subsequent version)...not what I want.

So it appears that I have to uninstall the previous version first, unless I can upgrade just the current installation. I thought that if I leave the ProductCode the same I may be able to do this, however Microsoft states that this property MUST change with a new version of the program (and ask you to do so if you change the version of the deployment package).

So I am a little confused as to how to proceed. I did consider marking the files in question as permanent, however I do not like this idea as I know how annoyed I get if the uninstall of a program does not remove ALL the files it installed.

Please can you advise on how you think I should proceed.

Many thanks for reading this far!

Regards

Steve
 
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