MSI not updating file

[Darren]

I have an MSI that has been created by another part of our
organisation. I have updated a single file in this MSI and now want to
deploy this updated MSI. We use group policy to deploy applications.
When ever is install the MSI manually or from group policy the install
completes but the file never gets updated.
If i run msiexec /fa ****.msi the files get updated, is there any way
to force this sort of parametre inside the MSI?

Thanks in advance to anyone that can help.
Darren

 

[Stefan Krueger [MVP]]

/fa is equivalent to REINSTALLMODE=A which overwrites all files regardless
of version number. This may even downgrade existing files and therefore
should not be used. Did you increase the version number of the file? Did you
change the PackageCode of your .msi?

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Stefan Krueger
Microsoft Windows Installer MVP

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[Darren]

Stefan,

I have generated a new package code but not altered the version number
of the application. Will try this and see how it goes.

Regarding the REINSTALLMODE variable can you set this in the MSI, if
so how? The files that get installed are only specific to this app so
ot doesn't matter if it overwrites these.

Cheers,
Darren

 

[Stefan Krueger [MVP]]

You can set REINSTALLMODE to omus in the Property table.

--
Stefan Krueger
Microsoft Windows Installer MVP

Please post your questions in the newsgroup or vist one of these web sites:

Windows Installer FAQ
http://www.msifaq.com - http://www.msifaq.de

InstallSite - Resources for Setup Developers
http://www.installsite.org
http://www.installsite.de (GERMAN)