Inability to update a Windows installation
On the Inkscape download/windows/ page it says 'exe and msi installers are equivalent but not compatible (i.e. one can not update the installation of the other)'. This seems to imply, for example, that a new msi installer can update a previous msi installation. However, when I try to install using the msi installer, I get a message saying 'Another version of this product is already installed. Installation of this version cannot continue', and the existing version needs to be removed before installing the new version. This happened before for 0.91-x64.msi -> 0.92.0-x64.msi and has just happened again for 0.92.0-x64.msi -> 0.92.1-x64.msi. This is under Windows 7.
Is this behaviour expected?
- Robert
Oh, that is a poor choice of words. I'm not even sure what it's trying to say.
No version of Inkscape can update another. Old versions need to be completely uninstalled before you can install a new version (or any other version).
If anyone knows what that is trying to say, we need to change it asap. I'd be glad to make the edit, except I'm just not sure what it's supposed to mean.
All best, brynn
-----Original Message----- From: Robert Funnell Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2017 6:21 AM To: inkscape-user@...84... Subject: [Inkscape-user] Inability to update a Windows installation
On the Inkscape download/windows/ page it says 'exe and msi installers are equivalent but not compatible (i.e. one can not update the installation of the other)'. This seems to imply, for example, that a new msi installer can update a previous msi installation. However, when I try to install using the msi installer, I get a message saying 'Another version of this product is already installed. Installation of this version cannot continue', and the existing version needs to be removed before installing the new version. This happened before for 0.91-x64.msi -> 0.92.0-x64.msi and has just happened again for 0.92.0-x64.msi -> 0.92.1-x64.msi. This is under Windows 7.
Is this behaviour expected?
- Robert
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It would be even better if the installers got fixed, so an update works as expected. :-)
Sebastian
Am 16.02.2017 10:51 nachm. schrieb "brynn" <brynn@...3089...>:
Oh, that is a poor choice of words. I'm not even sure what it's trying to say.
No version of Inkscape can update another. Old versions need to be completely uninstalled before you can install a new version (or any other version).
If anyone knows what that is trying to say, we need to change it asap. I'd be glad to make the edit, except I'm just not sure what it's supposed to mean.
All best, brynn
-----Original Message----- From: Robert Funnell Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2017 6:21 AM To: inkscape-user@...84... Subject: [Inkscape-user] Inability to update a Windows installation
On the Inkscape download/windows/ page it says 'exe and msi installers are equivalent but not compatible (i.e. one can not update the installation of the other)'. This seems to imply, for example, that a new msi installer can update a previous msi installation. However, when I try to install using the msi installer, I get a message saying 'Another version of this product is already installed. Installation of this version cannot continue', and the existing version needs to be removed before installing the new version. This happened before for 0.91-x64.msi -> 0.92.0-x64.msi and has just happened again for 0.92.0-x64.msi -> 0.92.1-x64.msi. This is under Windows 7.
Is this behaviour expected?
- Robert
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