wix3.8

I am trying to create an ExePackage [using the DownloadUrl property] in my bundle that downloads Sql Express 2014 and installs it using the following code <ExePackage Id="Sql2014Express" DisplayName="SQL Server 2014 Express" Cache="no" Compressed="no" PerMachine="yes" Permanent="no" Vital="yes" Name="SQLEXPRWT_x64_ENU.exe" DownloadUrl="http://download.microsoft.com/download/E/A/E/EAE6F7FC-767A-4038-A954-49B8B05D04EB/ExpressAndTools%2064BIT/SQLEXPRWT_x64_ENU.exe" InstallCommand="/ACTION=Install /INSTANCENAME=$(var.InstanceName) /FEATURES=SQL /SECURITYMODE=SQL [SqlVariable] /TCPENABLED=1

This problem, in fact, is to avoid a problem I will not solve When I install my product once and I use the MSI again, the unloading process is performed. However, this does not remove residual information from the registry, which must be cleaned Up using "Windows Installer Clean Up", and when reinstalled, a registry permission issue occurs. I saw the Checking for Oldies , However, it was found that FindRelatedProducts only performed on the first installation, that is, when I installed the MSI again, FindRelatedProducts did not. <Upgrade Id='YOURGUID-7349-453F-94F6-BCB5110BA4FD'>

With Windows installer 4.0 and Restart Manager, would it be safe to assume that "Restart Manager" would take care of shutting down applications and hence there is no need for any sort of custom actions to handle shutdown of processes holding files, meant to be updated? Are there any exceptions where "Restart Manager" might not shut down applications? Ofcourse, i understand that when a policy such as DisableAutomaticApplicationShutdown is enforced, Restart Manager is disabled. Does the process to be shutdown have to satisfy some criteria to be able to be shutdown by Restart Manager? I am

I have a VS 2012 solution with WiX Installer projects. However, when I open the solution in VS 2013 (Release) the WiX project is incompatible. Does anyone know where / whether a VS 2013 version (wixtoolset ?) is available being worked on yet? Or is there a way to make the current project compatible in VS 2013? Update 2013-12-02: WiX Toolset 3.8 is released with official support for Visual Studio 2013 editions. It is available for download from wixtoolset.org . You can manually enable Visual Studio 2013 compatibility with older versions of WiX: Copy C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual