Check for new versions

[HIK]

Can someone point me in the direction of a routine that checks for a
newer installation package (msi file), and if it finds one, installs it?

thanks
Haim

[Gary Chang[MSFT]]

RE: Check for new versions

Hi Haim,
[color=blue]
>Can someone point me in the direction of a routine
>that checks for a newer installation package (msi file),
>and if it finds one, installs it?[/color]

Unlike a ClickOnce deployment application, the application which is
installed by a msi package does not have the functionality to check its
update and install it automatically. There isn't a standard routine to do
this task.

You need to manually implement such functionality--integrate it with your
application or deploy another application (e.g. a vbscript program) with
the following steps:

Search the upgrade package's site or location.
Compare its version information with your current application.
Exit the current running application, download the upgrade package and
install it.

Thanks!

Thanks!

Best regards,

Gary Chang
Microsoft Community Support
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