VS 2005 Deployment project - how to launch uninstall of product first?

[Rob R. Ainscough]

I have an older application that was installed via msi approach (setup via
InstallShield), however, it has a different product code than the new
version (setup via Deployment Project in a VS 2005 solution) I want to
install. As a result my newer version does not identify the older version
because the product code is different (so it doesn't uninstall it first).
What I'd like to do is setup a Launch Condition that first uninstalls my
prior version (I know the product code) before installing my newer version.

Can someone point me in the correct direction?

Thanks, Rob.

 

[Eric Cadwell]

Look up msiexec.exe /x or msiexec.exe /uninstall.
You can pass it a product code.

HTH,
Eric