msp

MSI patch - file creation date

I want to patch an msi install. If the time stamp of an otherwise identical file is different in the baseline msi vs the current msi, will that be detected as a changed file and consequently be included in the resulting msp file? If yes, is there a way to avoid this? The specific scenario is the following: Suppose baseline msi has dlls...

MSP doesn't install all updated files

If i have two MSI packages: package A) 2.0.1234 (initial_product.msi) packacge B) 2.0.2300 (updated_product.msi) I can create a patch in installshield that generates an MSP from the two to upgrade 2.0.1234 to 2.0.2300. What's strange is, the new files from updated_product.msi aren't getting installed. Files that are being updated get ...