Msiexec REINSTALL=ALL REINSTALLMODE=vamus is not working

Question

In my installer (created using WiX) I forcefully re install everything using msiexec REINSTALL=ALL REINSTALLMODE=vamus /qr /i setup.msi command. This was working fine but after adding a new component (an exe file) it stopped working. nw if I try this command it doesn't replaces the file in installation directory.

To solve this I tried adding the new file as a part of an existing component but that didn't work.

Any idea/solution to solve this? Does MSI check for all the existing files (installed by previous package) and fail if it doesn't find one of the file when I use the above command?

Answer 1

Check out: http://robmensching.com/blog/posts/2007/1/4/Doing-a-small-update-or-minor-upgrade-in-MSI-Use. Almost certainly that is your problem.