WiX – Doing a major upgrade on a multi instance install

by

Pretty sure you need the product code for this since the upgrade code identifies a family of products, and not a single one.

Fire up PowerShell and run this command to get a list of installed products with product code:

Get-WmiObject -Class win32_product

Here is a different way to get the output in a tabular format (IdentifyingNumber is ProductCode):

Get-WmiObject Win32_Product | Format-Table IdentifyingNumber, Name, Version

You can also find the product code in the Property table of the compiled MSI using Orca (MSI SDK tool):

enter image description here

More Related Contents:

  1. Change my component GUID in wix?
  2. How to make better use of MSI files
  3. What installation product to use? InstallShield, WiX, Wise, Advanced Installer, etc [closed]
  4. What is the purpose of administrative installation initiated using msiexec /a?
  5. How do I avoid common design flaws in my WiX / MSI deployment solution?
  6. Windows Installer and the creation of WiX
  7. Syntax for guids in WIX?
  8. How can I determine what causes repeated Windows Installer self-repair?
  9. Changing text color to Wix dialogs
  10. Wix to Install multiple Applications
  11. Removing files when uninstalling WiX
  12. Silent installation of a MSI package
  13. Uninstall from Control Panel is different from Remove from .msi
  14. How can I programmatically read the properties inside an MSI file?
  15. How to Explicitly Remove dll During Majorupgrade Using Wix Toolset
  16. File of a new component isn’t installed because there was an old component with the same file
  17. How to include wxi file into wxs?
  18. What is the compression method used by MSI files?
  19. Why is it a good idea to limit deployment of files to the user-profile or HKCU when using MSI?
  20. wix installer ice03 Invalid Language Id
  21. Wix burn doesn’t allow to remove file
  22. Forcing an upgrade of a file that is modified during its initial installation
  23. MSI Reference Counting: Two products install the same MSIs
  24. WIX Installer: Prevent installation on Windows Server 2012 R2
  25. How do I avoid triggering MSI self-repair with my WiX / MSI package?
  26. Microsoft Installer command line string parameter not working?
  27. Run Wix Custom action only during uninstall and not during Major upgrade
  28. How to register file types/extensions with a WiX installer?
  29. Create a .config folder in the user folder
  30. Passing command line args to MSI from WiX bundle

Leave a Comment