"Aayush Puri" <AayushPuri@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:0E954F90-82C7-4EE9-BD64-44E3DFCCA8AC@microsoft.com...
> Hi,
> I had created an ASP.NET web application and then created an MSI for it
> and
> sent it to
> one of my friends. The web app installed successfully and worked fine on
> my
> friend's
> server. But now I need to do some bug fixes and also add some other ASPX
> pages to the web
> project. I wanted to know how should I package the changes and send it
> back
> to my friend so
> that he has to put in minimum effort while deploying the changed web
> application.
> Should I make a MSI of the new project and then ask him to unistall the
> previous one and
> install the new MSI?? Is there a better method??
>
> Looking forward for comments.
>
> Best Wishes,
> -Aayush
>

"Eliyahu Goldin" wrote:

> Yes, but it still safer to uninstall the program first manually from
> Add/Remove Programs dialog. That's what I am always doing.
>
> Eliyahu
>
> "Steve C. Orr [MVP, MCSD]" <Steve@Orr.net> wrote in message
> news:uWSclBnDFHA.3452@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > Yes.
> > In many cases you can get the MSI to automatically uninstall the old MSI,
> so
> > that's just a single installation step he'll have to go through. It
> doesn't
> > get much simpler than that.
> >
> > --
> > I hope this helps,
> > Steve C. Orr, MCSD, MVP
> > http://SteveOrr.net
> >
> >
> > "Aayush Puri" <AayushPuri@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:0E954F90-82C7-4EE9-BD64-44E3DFCCA8AC@microsoft.com...
> > > Hi,
> > > I had created an ASP.NET web application and then created an MSI for it
> > > and
> > > sent it to
> > > one of my friends. The web app installed successfully and worked fine on
> > > my
> > > friend's
> > > server. But now I need to do some bug fixes and also add some other ASPX
> > > pages to the web
> > > project. I wanted to know how should I package the changes and send it
> > > back
> > > to my friend so
> > > that he has to put in minimum effort while deploying the changed web
> > > application.
> > > Should I make a MSI of the new project and then ask him to unistall the
> > > previous one and
> > > install the new MSI?? Is there a better method??
> > >
> > > Looking forward for comments.
> > >
> > > Best Wishes,
> > > -Aayush
> > >
> >
> >
>
>