sachie211.5524944385113665E12 asked a question.
Confused About Component Rule
I have two products: 1 ) Standard and 2 ) Premium.
The target directory for both products is the Sample folder as below.
[ProgramFilesFolder]Sample\Standard
[ProgramFilesFolder]Sample\Premium
Each product has the unique package, product and upgrade code.
However, they share the same ComponentId for the Sample folder.
They also have the same RegistryComponentID for different registry key.
(HKLM\SOFTWARE\abc\standard, and HKLM\SOFTWARE\abc\premium)
[table="width: 500"]
ProducName
Standard
Premium
PackageCode
AA
BB
Version
12.1
12.1
ProductCode
CC
DD
UpgradeCode
EE
FF
Component 1 for samplefolder
GG
GG
Component 2 for registry key
HH
HH
[/table]
I have a bad feeling that this isn't the best practice but can't really say what problems this might cause.
Can someone please clarify?
Thank you for your help in advance.
These components are not from the same package..They are from different products.
Debbie,
Thanks for the link, though I have read the link before I posted..and still had hard times understanding
Are you suggesting that ComponentId should be different for each product (Standard and Premium) even when both products are installed in the same target directory, the samplefolder? I guess the RegistryComponentID should be also different?
And you are using the same ID for a component that installs different registry data, depending on whether it is Standard or Premium?
Are you doing something to prevent the Standard product from being installed on the same machine that has the Premium product? And are you preventing the Premium product from being installed on a system that has Standard? If this is the case, the scenario that you are describing is probably OK.
And you are using the same ID for a component that installs different registry data, depending on whether it is Standard or Premium? ----Yes
Are you doing something to prevent the Standard product from being installed on the same machine that has the Premium product? And are you preventing the Premium product from being installed on a system that has Standard? If this is the case, the scenario that you are describing is probably OK. ----NO...
I guess I understand now. It's not good idea to share the same ID for the component in both cases.
Does it mean that the component name for samplefolder or registry data should be also unique? Or it does not matter?
[table="width: 500]
ProductName
Premium
Standard
component name for Samplefolder
Comp1
Comp1
ID
100
200
[/table]
Thank you so much for your help and clarification. I appreciate it.