{"id":1015,"date":"2017-12-02T08:25:25","date_gmt":"2017-12-02T08:25:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.scmgalaxy.com\/tutorials\/?p=1015"},"modified":"2021-02-27T09:35:48","modified_gmt":"2021-02-27T09:35:48","slug":"installer-refuses-to-install","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scmgalaxy.com\/tutorials\/installer-refuses-to-install\/","title":{"rendered":"Installer refuses to install"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>msiexpert created the topic: Installer refuses to install<\/strong><br \/>\nWE have run into a rather puzzling problem. We have two installers, the only difference is the revision code. We use one to install the product, then delete one of the installed files. We then run the other installer:<br \/>\nWe do a repair or modify. Nothing is written, the deleted file is not replaced. 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