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Major upgrade leaves old entry in Add Remove Programs
Major upgrade leaves old entry in Add Remove Programs
Summary
On Major Upgrade : When installing newer version on old version installed machine, After upgrade the old entries are not removed from control panel.
Symptoms
During a major upgrade installation, User will see 2 control panel entries
Cause
This Issue has been known to occur when the product version range of the Major upgrade item created is not set correctly. if Current product version is 9.02.1, but the Max range set in major upgrade entry is set to 5.0.1 (less then current product version), it will not delete the ARP entry.
Resolution
To resolve this error message, set the Product Version Range of the major upgrade entry created item within a specific range of versions as follows:
1. Expand the Media folder.
2. Click Upgrades.
3. Expand the Upgrade Windows Installer Setup option.
4. Click the Newly created or existing custom created Major Entry item(EX: NewUpgradeEntry1).
5. In the Product Version section, select the option: Within a specific range of versions: (Minimum Version ? Maximum Version)
6. In the Minimum Version field, enter the Minimum version you upgrade supports, The Maximum Version field set it to your current product version or higher then current product version.
EX: if your product's current version is 7.0.3, then set max range to 7.0.3 or 10.0.3.
Additional Information
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Will you see duplicate entries in the Apps and Features if you have the Product Version set to Any Earlier Version?
We just started seeing this issue, but only on versions in a specific Major upgrade family. e.g. 7.1.0.5 upgrading to 7.1.0.8 will not show duplicate entries, but 7.2.0.1 to 7.2.0.3 will show duplicate entries in the apps and features.
We did just upgrade to Installshield 2022 on the later 7.2 packages as well. Could this be a contributing factor?
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@ihaupt The fourth field of product version number is ignored by Windows Installer. See InstallShield Docs and Windows Installer Docs