JAntonel.20171104043651 asked a question.
Minor Upgrade not installing new component
Hi,
Product: IS2008 Premier (Basic MSI)
I have product 1.0.0 and I am creating product 1.0.1. I have added a new component to an existing feature which contains 1 file. I have changed the ProductVersion to 1.0.1 and changed package code as well. Nothing else changed.
When I try to upgrade, the upgrade proceeds but the new file is not installed. According to the documentation I do not need to change my product code and this new file should be installed: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa367850(VS.85).aspx See below...
An update that meets the following guidelines generally does not require a change of the product code and can be handled as a small update, or if the version is to change, as a minor upgrade:
* ....
* The update can add a new component to a new or an existing feature.
* .....
In my property table I have ReinstallModeText set to 'vamus'. It didn't work with 'omus' either. Also, I have tried adding REINSTALL=ALL to the command line and it does not get installed.
Can anyone help me as to why adding a new component will not get installed during an upgrade? Thanks.
Joe
I'd recommend getting a verbose log on one of the installations. It should help you figure out why a particular component isn't being installed.
/L*v C:\path\to\log.log
is the argument to msiexec.
Also, I think the default that setup.exe uses on a minor upgrade is 'vomus' - that may or may not make a difference in your particular case, but I thought I'd throw it out there for you.
For more info, see Creating Minor Upgrades .