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I've created an MSI installation file using InstallShield 2010. After I've installed it, if I go to the "Add or Remove Programs" / "Programs and Features" in the Windows Control Panel I can see my program's entry and it also display the program's version.

I then created an update (patch/hotfix/QFE) using InstallShield 2010. After installing the MSP file, I click "View installed updates" and see my an entry for my patch but the version field is empty.

How do populate the version of that installed update using InstallShield or the MSI API?

See this screen shot for an example of what I'm trying to achieve:

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Kobus Smit
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You should be able to do this by building a newer version of your msi (set to the higher version number you want to report), and then building a differential patch between the original msi and the new one.

The patch should take on the version of the newer msi.

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  • Thanks I already have a patch with the higher version number but my question is that the version number does not appear in the Version column (see screenshot). That column is only populated for a few Microsoft apps, not even for other app updates that use the msi/msp updates for example Adobe Reader. – Kobus Smit Jan 06 '11 at 11:42