Phil Wilson
5/18/2007 7:19:00 PM
This is a bit more complicated. If you're using RemovePreviousVersions, this
is not an update, this is a remove of the old version (an uninstall)
followed by an install of the version. Is that what you're doing?
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Phil Wilson
[Microsoft MVP Windows Installer]
"John" <John@nospam.infovis.co.uk> wrote in message
news:ex$f5IOlHHA.5084@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> Its some configuration setting files that I want to keep after first
> install.
>
> Thanks
>
> Regards
>
> "Phil Wilson" <pdjwilson@nospam.cox.net> wrote in message
> news:OVXJusMlHHA.1604@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> Why do you want to do this? The reason I ask is that for versioned code
>> files the standard behavior is that newer versions overwrite older
>> version. For data files the overwrite rule is more complicated, involving
>> dates, but nevertheless the standard behavior is to just use the setup
>> project to do the install, and if the code files on the system are a
>> newer version they won't get replaced.
>> --
>> Phil Wilson
>> [Microsoft MVP-Windows Installer]
>>
>> "John" <John@nospam.infovis.co.uk> wrote in message
>> news:eQReCKDlHHA.3484@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>> Hi
>>>
>>> Is there a way to for a set-up project to copy a specific file during
>>> installation only if destination does not already have this file?
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> Regards
>>>
>>
>>
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