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windows: can not install upon older version #7441
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The default, safe, behavior is to only allow the original installer or the system's "add/remove programs" feature to remove an installation. IIRC, there were instances where the new installer left artifacts from the old installer when a delta existed between the two. E.g. when environment variables were changed between the old and new installers. The WIX application itself has changed considerably since the original installer.wxs file was spawned and it may not be an issue now, provided a new WIX application is being used. |
We're still using the same version of WiX that was used to build the original Go 1.0 installers. I haven't upgraded because I don't want to break anything. This issue seems like a WorkingAsIntended to me, since it seems reasonable that you should uninstall the old version before installing a newer one. Status changed to WorkingAsIntended. |
It's definately working as was intended. It would be a bit more convenient if any installer were able to uninstall any version but it wasn't worth potentially messing up the user's environment, especially since it's only a minor inconvenience to uninstall via the system's "add/remove programs" functionality. |
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