Conditions for different types of installation
Content
- Detecting the installation state
- Detecting the type of the maintenace installation
Detecting the installation state
Use Installed property to determine if product is installed per-machine or for the current user. Keep in mind that the product can be installed for a different user.
Conditions
| Condition | Description |
|---|---|
| Installed | Product is already installed either per-machine or for the current user. Current install is the maintenance install. |
| Not Installed | Product is not installed per-machine or for the current user. It is possible that the product is installed for a different user. Current install is a new install. |
| ProductState=-1 | Product is not installed or advertised neither per-machine nor for any user on the target system. Current install is a new install. |
| Installed And ProductState=2 | The product is installed for a different user. This is a new install either per machine or for the current user. |
| Installed And ProductState=5 | The product is installed and the current installation is a maintenance installation. |
Comments
Anonymous
August 06, 2009
Alex, Could u brief the sample examples of how to set conditions for a RegistrySearch property. Thanks in advance. Regards, Vinod KAnonymous
August 06, 2009
RegistrySearch is part of the AppSearch standard action (WiX representation of RegLocator table). AppSearch does not allow conditions on Locator tables (see http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa367579(VS.85).aspx for more details).