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IDProjectCategoryView StatusLast Update
0000099FreeCADBugpublic2011-01-06 21:46
Reporterwmayer Assigned ToJriegel 
PrioritynormalSeverityminorReproducibilityalways
Status closedResolutionnot fixable 
Target Version0.11 
Summary0000099: Upgrading of FreeCAD doesn't work
DescriptionWhen version FreeCAD_0.10.3133_x86_unstable_setup.msi is installed and you try to upgrade to version FreeCAD_0.10.3142_x86_unstable_setup.msi then a message comes up:

Another version of this product is already installed. Installation of this version cannot continue. To configure or remove the existing version of this product, use Add/Remove Programs on the Control Panel.

This was tested on Windows 7 64-bit edition.
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Jriegel

2010-05-27 12:01

administrator   ~0000225

Thats normal behaviour of the Wix installer - you have to start msi.exe with
a certain option to get a automatic upgrade.

I dont know a trick to do a automatic update with Wix....

Jriegel

2011-01-06 21:46

administrator   ~0000489

Its a known problem to the Wix installer, dont know a workaraound....

Issue History

Date Modified Username Field Change
2010-05-21 14:57 wmayer New Issue
2010-05-21 14:57 wmayer Status new => assigned
2010-05-21 14:57 wmayer Assigned To => Jriegel
2010-05-27 12:01 Jriegel Note Added: 0000225
2010-06-29 13:33 Jriegel Target Version 0.10 => 0.11
2011-01-06 21:46 Jriegel Note Added: 0000489
2011-01-06 21:46 Jriegel Status assigned => closed
2011-01-06 21:46 Jriegel Resolution open => not fixable