I have a project that I have finished.
I have created the Setup Project and have successfully installed using the Windows installer built into my project (MSI file, ini file etc...)

I made some changes to a couple of forms. What is the best method for updating the end-users computer with the changes.

The installer does not work, it says to uninstall first (it works after unistalling through ADD REMOVE PROGRAMS and then re-installing with the changes).

I want to update without unistalling.
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in my case what i do is to make a small patch program and replace the exe and other neccessary files needed to put the update in place

"Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you."[i]1Thess. 5:16-18[/i]

You would think that the installer would be smarter and be able to overwrite if it detects a change in the files.

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SOLUTION:

I change the VERSION property of the Setup Project, a have the Uninstall Previous Versions property set to True. Now the install will first auto-uninstall any previous version, and will put my new program in place. Works like a charm.

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if you aren't changing a lot of files, you could probably use XCopy. Look in the VB.Net Documentation for how to do this. Maybe another solution. Probably something that would be used more with websites than with applications. But just a thought.



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