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Sequence Within Family
Enter a number to specify the order in which this patch should be applied,
relative to other patches in this patch family. The default sequence number is
the previous sequence plus 10.
Product Code
Typically, you should leave this field blank, which causes the patch to be applied
to all targets in the family. If you enter a product code GUID, then sequencing is
used only when the patch is applied to the installation defined by that GUID,
relative to other patches in the family.
Replace previous sequenced patches with this patch
Mark this to have this patch supersede the updates provided by earlier patches
in this patch family. A patch supersedes earlier patches in a patch family when it
includes all functionality contained in earlier patches in the family. A small
update patch cannot supersede a minor upgrade or major upgrade patch.
4.
On the Patch Sequencing dialog box, add more sequencing information if needed.
When you finish, click Next to continue the Patch Creation wizard.
See also:
About Patch Sequencing
Sequencing Patches and MsiPatchSequence Table in the Windows Installer SDK Help
Specifying Advanced Patch Settings
To specify advanced patch settings
1.
On the Compile Patch page of Patch Creation, click Advanced to display the
Advanced Patch Settings dialog box.
See
Creating a Patch File
2.
Complete the dialog box and click OK:
Do not create file patches, use entire files in patch package
Mark this to have the patch file contain entire files instead of only the changed
bits of files. Example: Suppose that only five files have changed between
version 1.0 and version 1.0.1 of your application. If this check box is cleared,
the resulting patch file contains only the changed bits between the five files; if
this check box is marked, the patch file contains the five files in their entirety.
Allow Product Codes to differ between the upgrade and prior versions
Mark this to upgrade a previous version even if it has a different product code.
This global setting overrides the validation settings you specified on the
Previous Version Details dialog box.
Allow Version Number to differ between the upgrade and prior versions
Mark this to have the patch be able to upgrade a previous version if its version
number is different. This global setting overrides the validation settings you
specified on the Previous Version Details dialog box. You should always leave
this check box marked.
Create a log file
Mark this to create a log file containing details of the patch creation. If an error
occurs in the process, refer to this file for information about what caused the
error. The log file has the same name you gave to the output .MSP file with the
extension .LOG, and is in the same directory.
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