[OpenAFS-win32-devel] MSI Deployment / Upgrade
Robert E. Smith jr.
robsmith+@cs.cmu.edu
Thu, 24 Mar 2005 08:15:39 -0500
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Hello,
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The readme for 1.3.80 release of OpenAFS for Windows states:
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4. Upgrades
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The MSI package is designed to uninstall previous versions of
OpenAFS for Windows during installation. Note that it doesn't
directly upgrade an existing installation. This is intentional
and ensures that development releases which do not have strictly
increasing version numbers are properly upgraded.
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This doesn't appear to be the case, as when the new MSI is run it says
that "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 in Control
Panel". Could there be something within the package that I need to
tweak in order to get this to work?
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I have not tried to publish the package as an upgrade yet, but suspect
that I would receive a similar result. What version will it upgrade? I
was trying to go from 1.3.7700 to 1.3.8001. I have noticed that older
clients that we have been attempting to get upgraded (via MSI published
through GPO) suffer from the same issue.
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Any information would be much appreciated!
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Thanks,
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Bob
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
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states:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<pre><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
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Upgrades<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
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style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></pre><pre><fon=
t
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style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'> The MSI package is =
designed to uninstall previous versions =
of<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'> OpenAFS for Windows during =
installation. Note that it =
doesn't<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'> directly upgrade an =
existing installation. This is =
intentional<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'> and ensures that =
development releases which do not have =
strictly<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'> increasing version numbers =
are properly upgraded.<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre>
<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
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New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>This doesn’t appear =
to be the
case, as when the new MSI is run it says that “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 in Control Panel”. Could there be something =
within
the package that I need to tweak in order to get this to =
work?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></fo=
nt></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>I have not tried to publish =
the
package as an upgrade yet, but suspect that I would receive a similar =
result.
What version will it upgrade? I was trying to go from 1.3.7700 to =
1.3.8001.
I have noticed that older clients that we have been attempting to get =
upgraded
(via MSI published through GPO) suffer from the same =
issue.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></fo=
nt></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Any information would be =
much
appreciated!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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