papa_k
06-25-2003, 02:50 AM
I currently use the "Package and Deployment Wizard..." for creating the exe, and it works fine for a fresh install.
When i say fresh install i mean a install onto a machine that does not have the exe currently on it.
I run in to trouble if i try to install the application again on the machine when the exe already exists.
when i run the exe install, the install does not give any errors and appears to work, but when the actual app. is run i find that the version on the machine is not the one that was installed, it was infact the previous version.
It does not overight the old exe with the new one.
The work around is to manually uninstall the old version, and then install the new one.
Is there a way to get the install script to uninstall the old version of the software and then install the new one? There may be a better solution than this. Any thoughts people?
CLOSED - I used the Inno thing, works fine.
When i say fresh install i mean a install onto a machine that does not have the exe currently on it.
I run in to trouble if i try to install the application again on the machine when the exe already exists.
when i run the exe install, the install does not give any errors and appears to work, but when the actual app. is run i find that the version on the machine is not the one that was installed, it was infact the previous version.
It does not overight the old exe with the new one.
The work around is to manually uninstall the old version, and then install the new one.
Is there a way to get the install script to uninstall the old version of the software and then install the new one? There may be a better solution than this. Any thoughts people?
CLOSED - I used the Inno thing, works fine.