Prevent MSMQ queues from being removed and recreated during a major upgrade

Question

I have an installer which creates MSMQ message queues. During a major upgrade I am noticing that the queues are getting removed and reinstalled. Any suggestions to avoid this from happening?

I am currently scheduling remove existing products after InstallInitialize

<RemoveExistingProducts After="InstallInitialize"/>

Answer 1

Look at the Component that contains the Message Queue. It is probably getting upgraded which causes the queue to get upgraded.