Patch Sequence Dialog Box
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The Patch Sequence dialog box opens when you are creating a patch sequence in the Patch Design view.
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Description |
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Family Name |
Specify the name of the family of patches to which this patch belongs. Windows Installer 3.0 and later uses the patch family to compare small-update patches with all of the other patches within the same family and determine the order in which each of the patches should be applied to the target machine. To identify that a patch configuration belongs to multiple families, create a separate row on the Sequence tab for every patch family. You may want a patch to belong to multiple families, for example, if the patch can update more than one product. |
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Target |
Type the product code GUID in this box if you want to associate the patch configuration with a specific product. Entry in this box is not required. To identify that a patch configuration should target multiple GUIDs, create a separate row on the Sequence tab for every GUID and family combination. |
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Sequence Number |
Specify the sequence number for the patch configuration. This value indicates the placement of the patch configuration within sequence of patches that belong to the same patch family and the same target GUID (if identified). |
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Supersede previous versions |
If you want the patch to be used instead of all of the patches that have a lower sequence value and that are in the same patch family, select this check box. Selecting this check box does not guarantee that the patch will always supersede all earlier patches, since the earlier patches might belong to multiple patch families. Note that a small-update patch cannot supersede a minor upgrade patch or a major upgrade patch, regardless of whether this check box is selected. |
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