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wixinstallationwindows-installer
Jan
Jan

Reputation: 685

replace an application using wix

I maintain two flavors of an application. Only one should be installed on each machine.

Let's say that I got application A installed on a machine. Now the user wants to install application B. The installer should replace A and install B.

Is it possible to tell the windows installer via WIX to silently replace another application?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 73

Answers (2)

Rob Mensching
Rob Mensching

Reputation: 35841

You can actually do this via the same mechanism that supports a major upgrade. Give each MSI a unique UpgradeCode. Then add an Upgrade element that detects the other MSIs UpgradeCode. Then add an UpgradeVersion element that will detect the other MSIs version correctly (could be the version number). You can use the Property attribute from the UpgradeVersion element to display special UI or otherwise condition stuff in your MSI to say, "Hey, I detected the other application".

Upvotes: 1

BryanJ
BryanJ

Reputation: 8563

I would suggest using the WiX bootstrapper functionality called Burn. You can create a bootstrapper (setup.exe) containing the logic for what packages need installed/removed.

Upvotes: 0

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