[chef] RE: RE: Re: Re: Re: Upgrading chef-client on Windows not supported?

[Kapil Shardha < >]

Wondering if the MSI's are being created using Visual Studio installer 
projects or WiX. If that is the case, VS generates a random GUID as PRODUCT 
CODE property.

Perhaps, checking the registry on a system with multiple versions of 
chef-client will tell if the Product Code is different.

-Kapil


-----Original Message-----
From: Lamont Granquist 
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Sent: Thursday, February 27, 2014 8:23 PM
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Cc: Kapil Shardha
Subject: Re: [chef] RE: Re: Re: Re: Upgrading chef-client on Windows not 
supported?


there's a known problem where i think we're using unique product codes for 
every different chef msi so that you can have multiple chef-client packages 
installed at the same time (even though they overwrite each other's files).

https://tickets.opscode.com/browse/CHEF-4657

not sure if that's related, but it probably doesn't help any...

On Thu Feb 27 13:36:45 2014, Kapil Shardha wrote:
> The MSI installer platform supports "Upgrade" scenario as long as the MSI 
> has an unique "Product Code" and "Version Number" included. I am not sure 
> what chef-client MSI does or how it has been authored but I have authored 
> installers using WiX that support "Upgrade scenario".
>

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