User Guide

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Compiling, Testing, and Running An Installation
! Force Reinstall
Normally, if an application is installed and you attempt to install it again, Windows
Installer prompts you to remove it. This option uses command lines to bypass the
uninstall. Existing resources are replaced, and new resources are laid down. (The
command line msiexec.exe /FAMSUV [MSIFILENAME] is used. See Command Line
Options in the Windows Installer SDK Help.)
! Uninstall --> Install
If the application is already installed, this option first uninstalls it automatically, then
installs.
! Run
Runs the installation normally. If the application is already installed, you are
prompted to uninstall it.
If this installation contains multiple releases, you are prompted to select one.
The installation runs as it would on the destination computer, actually installing files and
modifying the system.
You cannot run a transform or a merge module by itself. It can only be run in
conjunction with an .MSI. To run a transform or merge module, run the base .MSI from
the command line with the appropriate command line options, which are documented in
the Windows Installer SDK Help.
Note
If you change the installation and then run it, but the change is not apparent, exit the
installation and compile it. Then run it again.