Hi, I am working on a Basic MSI project using Installshield 2008. I have noticed that the [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{ProductCode}\] registry entry is removed on uninstall after the first installation, but if i apply a minor upgrade and then uninstall the application than this entry is not getting removed. So after that if i try to reinstall the application it take me to the maintenance mode. Let me describe the procedure: Install version 1.0 of my product. Perform a minor upgrade using the version 1.1 of the MSI package. The above registry entry is still present. Now if I directly uninstall than the entry does not go. and the product is still shown in add remove programs Is that behaviour normal? ISSUE-1 -------- Than i i try to install 1.1 then it takes me to reinstall mode... and if i try to install 1.0 than it prompts that other version of the product is already installed. command used to upgrade is MSIEXEC /i "Client.msi" REINSTALLMODE="va" REINSTALL="ALL" ISSUE-2 -------- After upgrading if i uninstall the application than it is still executing the old script code... that means that still old msi is cached. ... View more

I have 1.x version of my installer ... now on the release of 2.x version of the installer... i want to uninstall the previous version while installing the newer version. I don't want to change the product code for newer version. Project Type : Basic MSI I want while installer is pushed for install it should first check whether previous version is installed.. then it should uninstall that version first and then should install the newer version... ... View more

Hi, We used to create Single MSI and single EXE for installtion. The package required administrator privilege to install. Now the situation is that Project type : Basic MSI Required Administrative Privilege = Yes Required Execution Level = Yes Install Condition is set to = AdminUsers To check the administrative access i create a key in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE... if key get created successfully then i assume that installation is running in admin mode else i aborted the installation. When i run setup.exe by double click on Windows7, 64 bit machine with admin user than installation success, When i run setup.msi by double click on Windows7, 64 bit machine with admin user than i am not able to create the registry and installation fails. When i run setup.msi by double click on WindowsXP machine with admin user than installation success When i run setup.msi by double click on WindowsXP, 64 bit machine with non admin user than it prompt that user need admin access and doesn't even goes to script. :mad: Now as per my knowledge setup.exe launches the msi with admin privileged but on directly trying to install with msi the msi get launched with non elevated access. If i create a batch file and then right click and run as admin then installation is successful. I have gone through some threads which tell to set MSIDEPLOYMENTCOMPLIANT=1. But i didn't get when, where and how to set this property value to one. In the first custom action i tried to set this value but that doesn't work and in the same function i am checking for admin privilege. Help. Thanks ... View more