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InstallShield 2015

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Message 1(Error)

The Component [1] identified by ComponentID [2] is missing from the newest version of your setup. You cannot delete components and still do a minor/small upgrade. You must perform a major upgrade.

[1] is the name of the component that has been removed. [2] is the ComponentID associated with the component that was deleted.

Message 2(Error)

The Feature [1] is missing from the newest version of your setup. You cannot delete features and still do a minor/small upgrade. You must perform a major upgrade.

[1] is the name of the feature that has been removed.

Description

If any components or features have been deleted from the latest version of the installation, you must perform a major upgrade to avoid potential problems associated with leaving resources and registrations on a machine.

Note: If you move a feature or component to another location in the installation, you have effectively deleted it from its original location.

This validator does not apply to major upgrades. It identifies when a minor upgrade or small update should be a major upgrade.

To perform this validation test, the validation engine compares the latest installation to an earlier version of that installation.

Corrective Action

If you need to make major architecture changes to your installation, you should apply a major upgrade.

You can also use the RemoveFile, RemoveRegistry, and RemoveIniFile tables to clean up some resources that may be orphaned. However, this will not clean up the Windows Installer registration information for those components and features. Leaving that registration information behind can cause unpredictable results in a future upgrade installation or uninstallation of your product.