SetupProject : file does not get installed

[Rainer Queck]

Hi NG,

in my setup project I have a file which sometimes gets installed and some
times not :-(

Details:
The problem occures unregulary, on running the setup in case of installing
newer versions. It seams to be related to the localization of the target
system. On german XP the file in question always get "over installed" so
that the newer file version is available and on english XP it does not.
I have not experienced this my self but it was reported to my by one of my
customers ( and I trust him to tell the truth).

The setup settings:
DetectNewerInstalledVersions : true
RemovePreviousVersions : true

Is there a possibillity to force the installation of a specific file in any
case?

Regards
Rainer Queck

 

[Jie Wang [MSFT]]

Hi Rainer,

Since the issue you got is reported by your customer, and currently unable
to repro on your side, is it possible to ask your customer to install the
package with verbous log on? Once the problematic setup is done, the
customer can send you the log file generated by the Windows Installer, so
we can have a chance to see what exactly was going on during setup.

To enable verbose logging, start Windows Installer with the following
arguments: /L*v <logFile>

msiexec /i MyPackage.msi /L*v c:\MyLog.txt

For more info on command line options:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa367988(VS.85).aspx

Meanwhile, would you let me know more about the file with problem?

What kind of the file is? A managed/unmanaged EXE/DLL? Version (New/Old)?
Is it a .NET satellite assembly? Language? Strong Name? GACed? etc.

Best regards,

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[Jie Wang [MSFT]]

Hi Rainer,

Since the issue you got is reported by your customer, and currently unable
to repro on your side, is it possible to ask your customer to install the
package with verbous log on? Once the problematic setup is done, the
customer can send you the log file generated by the Windows Installer, so
we can have a chance to see what exactly was going on during setup.

To enable verbose logging, start Windows Installer with the following
arguments: /L*v <logFile>

msiexec /i MyPackage.msi /L*v c:\MyLog.txt

For more info on command line options:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa367988(VS.85).aspx

Meanwhile, would you let me know more about the file with problem?

What kind of the file is? A managed/unmanaged EXE/DLL? Version (New/Old)?
Is it a .NET satellite assembly? Language? Strong Name? GACed? etc.

Best regards,

Jie Wang ([email protected], remove 'online.')

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[Wilson, Phil]

The main thing to check is the version - the version rule says that high
replaces low, so that's what to check, plus the MSI log as suggested.

What file is it? Is it a Microsoft or 3rd party file? Some MS files you
cannot replace.

 

[Wilson, Phil]

The main thing to check is the version - the version rule says that high
replaces low, so that's what to check, plus the MSI log as suggested.

What file is it? Is it a Microsoft or 3rd party file? Some MS files you
cannot replace.

 

[Rainer Queck]

Hi Jie,

thank you for your assistance. Sorry that it took me so long to respond, but
I was on a bussines trip the last week.

I will follow your suggestion with the log and then let you know the result.
It might take a while to do this, since my customer is also out of the
country for a while.

What kind of the file is? A managed/unmanaged EXE/DLL? Version (New/Old)?

Is it a .NET satellite assembly? Language? Strong Name? GACed? etc.

None of those. It is a xml file holding a dataset which contains information
(>9 Mb) needed for the application.

Regards

Rainer Queck

 

[Rainer Queck]

Hi Jie,

thank you for your assistance. Sorry that it took me so long to respond, but
I was on a bussines trip the last week.

I will follow your suggestion with the log and then let you know the result.
It might take a while to do this, since my customer is also out of the
country for a while.

What kind of the file is? A managed/unmanaged EXE/DLL? Version (New/Old)?

Is it a .NET satellite assembly? Language? Strong Name? GACed? etc.

None of those. It is a xml file holding a dataset which contains information
(>9 Mb) needed for the application.

Regards

Rainer Queck

 

[Jie Wang [MSFT]]

Hi Rainer,

Hope you had a nice trip.

I will keep monitoring this case and once you got any updates, please post
here. I'll be happy to help.

Regards,

Jie Wang ([email protected], remove 'online.')

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[Jie Wang [MSFT]]

Hi Rainer,

Hope you had a nice trip.

I will keep monitoring this case and once you got any updates, please post
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[Rainer Queck]

Hi Jie,

I will keep monitoring this case and once you got any updates, please post
here. I'll be happy to help.

Thanks. Up to now I have no feedback. I am still waiting on it and will let
you know as soon as I have it.

Regards
Rainer

 

[Rainer Queck]

Hi Jie,

I will keep monitoring this case and once you got any updates, please post
here. I'll be happy to help.

Thanks. Up to now I have no feedback. I am still waiting on it and will let
you know as soon as I have it.

Regards
Rainer

 

[Jie Wang [MSFT]]

No problem.

Regards,

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[Jie Wang [MSFT]]

No problem.

Regards,

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