Configuring InstallShield LE to remove previous versions built using Visual Studio Setup Projects

Question

Using Visual Studio 2010, I would like to switch over to using InstallShield LE instead of the Visual Studio Setup Project.

In the Setup Project, an option Rem

Answer 1

You can try this:

• open your old MSI with Orca and get its UpgradeCode from Property table
• in your InstallShield LE project go to "General Information" in solution explorer
• make sure that the "Upgrade Code" field is set to your old MSI UpgradeCode

You should also make sure that ALLUSERS property has the same value for both versions (it's the same approach). You can read more about upgrades here: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa369786(VS.85).aspx