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Install on top of old client version issues?

schneider

9/12/2006 9:47:00 AM

Has anyone seen weird issues when installing custom clients on top of old
version?

Seen it a few times, remove all versions an reinstall the current again and
it works fine.
This a fairly complex remoting n-tier application, was installed with a MSI
package, other clients work fine when I see the issue.

Maybe i'm missing something, or doing something wrong?

Thanks,

Schneider


3 Answers

Phil Wilson

9/14/2006 1:37:00 PM

0

What does "installing custom clients on top of an old version" mean? If you
install something with an MSI package and then start changing the files
manually you risk a repair kicking in and restoring the files you replaced.
--
Phil Wilson
[Microsoft MVP-Windows Installer]
Definitive Guide to Windows Installer
http://apress.com/book/bookDisplay.ht...

"schneider" <eschneider@ooooooooo.com> wrote in message
news:%23FmlHbj1GHA.4648@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> Has anyone seen weird issues when installing custom clients on top of old
> version?
>
> Seen it a few times, remove all versions an reinstall the current again
> and it works fine.
> This a fairly complex remoting n-tier application, was installed with a
> MSI package, other clients work fine when I see the issue.
>
> Maybe i'm missing something, or doing something wrong?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Schneider
>


schneider

9/18/2006 6:41:00 PM

0

Case 1:
Install Client 1.0 [with MSI]
Install Client 2.0 [with MSI]

Case 2:
Install Client 1.0 [with MSI]
Remove Client 1.0 [Add Remove Programs]
Install Client 2.0 [with MSI]

Sometimes with Case 1, I get strange issues, usually on some strange
machine. If I remove all the installs and only install the latest it works.
Case 2, always seems to work, just requires an extra step.


Thanks,

Schneider

"Phil Wilson" <pdjwilson@nospam.cox.net> wrote in message
news:u%23ou3JA2GHA.3476@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> What does "installing custom clients on top of an old version" mean? If
you
> install something with an MSI package and then start changing the files
> manually you risk a repair kicking in and restoring the files you
replaced.
> --
> Phil Wilson
> [Microsoft MVP-Windows Installer]
> Definitive Guide to Windows Installer
> http://apress.com/book/bookDisplay.ht...
>
> "schneider" <eschneider@ooooooooo.com> wrote in message
> news:%23FmlHbj1GHA.4648@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> > Has anyone seen weird issues when installing custom clients on top of
old
> > version?
> >
> > Seen it a few times, remove all versions an reinstall the current again
> > and it works fine.
> > This a fairly complex remoting n-tier application, was installed with a
> > MSI package, other clients work fine when I see the issue.
> >
> > Maybe i'm missing something, or doing something wrong?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Schneider
> >
>
>

Phil Wilson

10/2/2006 8:09:00 PM

0

Installing on top of another in your case 1 will cause trouble. At least
there's a lot of potential for it. You should really be using
RemovePreviousVersion to automatically uninstall the older version, that's
what VS setup projects support.
--
Phil Wilson
[Microsoft MVP Windows Installer]
"schneider" <abc@fgfdgfd.com> wrote in message
news:eyQrBI12GHA.3944@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> Case 1:
> Install Client 1.0 [with MSI]
> Install Client 2.0 [with MSI]
>
> Case 2:
> Install Client 1.0 [with MSI]
> Remove Client 1.0 [Add Remove Programs]
> Install Client 2.0 [with MSI]
>
> Sometimes with Case 1, I get strange issues, usually on some strange
> machine. If I remove all the installs and only install the latest it
> works.
> Case 2, always seems to work, just requires an extra step.
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Schneider
>
> "Phil Wilson" <pdjwilson@nospam.cox.net> wrote in message
> news:u%23ou3JA2GHA.3476@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> What does "installing custom clients on top of an old version" mean? If
> you
>> install something with an MSI package and then start changing the files
>> manually you risk a repair kicking in and restoring the files you
> replaced.
>> --
>> Phil Wilson
>> [Microsoft MVP-Windows Installer]
>> Definitive Guide to Windows Installer
>> http://apress.com/book/bookDisplay.ht...
>>
>> "schneider" <eschneider@ooooooooo.com> wrote in message
>> news:%23FmlHbj1GHA.4648@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> > Has anyone seen weird issues when installing custom clients on top of
> old
>> > version?
>> >
>> > Seen it a few times, remove all versions an reinstall the current again
>> > and it works fine.
>> > This a fairly complex remoting n-tier application, was installed with a
>> > MSI package, other clients work fine when I see the issue.
>> >
>> > Maybe i'm missing something, or doing something wrong?
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> >
>> > Schneider
>> >
>>
>>
>
>