Uninstall old version before installing new one

Asked Apr 21 '21 at 15:10

Active Apr 21 '21 at 17:07

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I made major changes on my project and I create a new setup to update the old version. The new changes should be installed for all users but the old version wasn't like that (user has the right to choose if he want to install it for all user or only a specific user). I did the following things to make things work fine: VS Setup:

InstallAllUsers = true
DetectNewerVersion = true
RemovePreviousVersion = true
Changed setup version
Regenerate new Product code
Rebuild the setup folder

After that, I tried to updated to the new version but what happened is it has overridden the old version and didn't delete all files that exists in different location also I found that I have two products now in control panel instead of one.

Is there something I'm missing here?

edited Apr 21 '21 at 17:07

asked Apr 21 '21 at 15:10

wakopox568

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Is this a VS Setup project or a Wix toolset project ? – rene Apr 21 '21 at 15:15
vs setup project – wakopox568 Apr 21 '21 at 17:06
[There is an old answer here](https://stackoverflow.com/a/12291807/129130) on this topic, but that is for Installshield. [WiX creator Rob Mensching explains the underlying MSI problem](https://stackoverflow.com/a/15659159/129130). – Stein Åsmul Apr 21 '21 at 22:37
it's not wix, I said this. – wakopox568 Apr 22 '21 at 06:48

Uninstall old version before installing new one

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