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dgxhubbard
dgxhubbard

Reputation: 713

Bootstrapper Application name appears multiple times in "Programs and Features"

I have created a BootStrapper application (BA) that has some required setups to run and an MSI to run that we create. The BA has the bundle shown below: 

<Bundle Name="FOO Installer"  Version="1.0.0.0" Manufacturer="FOO International" UpgradeCode="33AAE528-A1F0-45DD-AAF5-A83B4B749F10">

When the BA is run multiple times on the same machine the name "FOO Installer" appears once, in Programs and Features, for each time the BA is run. I want to be able to run newer versions of our BA and install over the top of any current installation, but I want the installer to be listed only once in Programs and Features. What can I do to get this result?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 606

Answers (1)

Yawar
Yawar

Reputation: 1046

You have to increment your version (first three part) for upgrade.

Bundles with the same UpgradeCode have an upgrade relationship.The higher version removes the lower version. Same versions but built at different times can end up in the situation you describe.

http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Bootstrapper-Upgrade-Detection-td7580471.html

Upvotes: 3

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