"HyperX" <hyper_x_43@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Hey guys,
>
> I've written this MSI installer after a great deal of time (about a
> week or so) to suit the needs of my client and 'I'm almost there'.
>
> The users (about 150 of them) have only one shortcut on their
> desktops. When clicked, it fetches the MSI from the shared drive F:\
>
> When the versions are different the installer installs the package and
> runs the app from the local drive by the following code...
>
> protected override void OnAfterInstall(IDictionary savedState)
> {
> System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(psi);
> }
>
> and everything is fine.
>
> THE PROBLEM:
> ------------
> When the application finds that the VERSIONS ARE SAME, it just QUITS
> WITHOUT executing any of the following overridden methods that come
> with the installer class.
>
> protected override void OnAfterInstall(IDictionary savedState)
> protected override void OnBeforeInstall(IDictionary savedState)
> public override void Commit(IDictionary savedState)
> public override void Install(IDictionary stateSaver)
> protected override void OnAfterRollback(IDictionary savedState)
> protected override void OnBeforeRollback(IDictionary savedState)
> public override void Rollback(IDictionary savedState)
> protected override void OnCommitting(IDictionary savedState)
> protected override void OnCommitted(IDictionary savedState)
> protected override void OnAfterUninstall(IDictionary savedState)
> protected override void OnBeforeUninstall(IDictionary savedState)
> public override void Uninstall(IDictionary savedState)
> public override object InitializeLifetimeService()
>
>
> All I need to be able to do is to run that same Process.Start(blah)
> when the installer DETECTS THE SAME version, but none of the above
> overridden methods get executed... I'm kind of lost in this.
>
> Any help from anyone is appreciated.
>
> Regards,
>
> HyperX.

"Hyper X" <hyper_x_43@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Phil,
>
> The idea is run the app no matter what. i.e., if there is a new version
> available on the server, get it, install it, and run the application.
> If there is no new version available, just run the application.
>
> When the product version is different, the application gets installed,
> Process.Start("blah") starts the application. THE PROBLEM is when there
> is NO product version available, I'm not able to get the application
> started.
>
> I tried to run the overridden event handler methods (to do
> Process.Start("blah") when the product versions are SAME, but none of
> the events that I mentioned get fired.
>
> Please help me with this. I've been struggling for quite a while now.
>
> I don't believe in third party tools.
>
> Thanks
>
> HyperX.
>
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In article <uBEay9RvEHA.2288@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl>, HyperX wrote:
> In summary, I want the shortcut on the user's desktop to do the
> following.
>
> 1. Check if there is a new version available on the shared location
> (which is done by the installer class).
>
> 2. If there is a new version available, install it(done by installer
> class), else go to step 3.
>
> 3. Launch the application (by the batch file).
>