Difficulties with Setup Project

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I'm trying to get my head around the mechanics of Install / Uninstall in the setup project. It seems to me that Installing a new project will uninstall the previous version completely, and install the new version.

This is a real pain as i only want to update the application, and would really like to do it without removing all the existing files that are installed, and without prompting the user to choose where to install the application again.

I can't figure out a way around this besides using an external install builder, and i'd really like to avoid that if possible.

Posted 10-Jul-09 3:03am

Tristan Rhodes

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Adam R Harris · Accepted Answer · 2009-07-15T17:27:00

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If I'm understanding you right, you are trying to get rid of the dialog that pops up telling the user to uninstall the existing version before installing this version.

If thats right, I had a similar problem not to long ago. The solution is simple just increment the version number on your installer and make sure the following properties are set on your Setup project;

DetectNewerInstalledVersion = true

RemovePreviousVersions = true

As far as the removing files that are in the directory, like Jack suggested, if you are installing the files and you want them to remain, flag them as Permanent. If the files are created from your app, such as backups or error logs, when you uninstall the application it will leave those files there by default.

Posted 15-Jul-09 17:27pm

Adam R Harris

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Nanigarikapati 26-Sep-14 6:33am

This will remove in control panel.but when i am running the app it shows the old output.

Adam R Harris 26-Sep-14 18:56pm

I'm not quite sure what you are saying but I posted this over 5 years ago so somethings might haves changed since this post. It seems like English isn't your first language, which is fine, perhaps you could try expanding on your question/comment and I'll see if I can help out if it is actually a question

Nanigarikapati 29-Sep-14 2:46am

Hi,
you are correct English isn't my first language.
I want a vs 2010 setup project to Remove completely previous versions when i install new version.

Thank you for your reply.

Adam R Harris 29-Sep-14 18:55pm

So you want to force the user to completely uninstall the previous version before installing the updated version?

Nanigarikapati 1-Oct-14 2:49am

No, When user install the upgrade version it hows a message "Already contain old version do u want to upgrade?" then user click the the 'Yes' it will automatically remove the old version and instal the new one.

Adam R Harris 2-Oct-14 12:43pm

Sorry but i'm not exactly sure how to do that. I would suggesting posting your own thread in the Q&A section and getting some help from there.