Tomasz Chmielewski wrote: > Rainer Meier schrieb: >> Hi Joe, >> >> Joe wrote: >>> I'm trying to upgrade from openoffice 3.0 to 3.0.1. >>> My error log shows... >>> >>> 2009-03-16 15:40:46, ERROR : Could not process (upgrade) package >>> 'OpenOffice.org' (OpenOffice):|Exit code returned non-successful >>> value (1638) on command 'msiexec /qn /i >>> "%SOFTWARE%\openoffice3\openofficeorg30.msi" ALLUSERS=1 SELECT_WORD=1 >>> SELECT_EXCEL=1 SELECT_POWERPOINT=1'. >>> >>> ...I can run the upgrade manually by double clicking the installation >>> icon. >>> >>> Any tips as to what is wrong? >> >> I remember that I had problems with OOo 3.0.1 upgrade too. I ended up >> simply adding an uninstall command for OOo 3.0.0 right before the >> install off version 3.0.1. > > http://wpkg.org/MSI:_Windows_Installer > > Error 1638 means: "Another version of this product is already installed. > Installation of this version cannot continue. To configure or remove the > existing version of this product, use Add/Remove Programs on the Control > Panel." > > I guess they didn't increase the package revision, that's why this error > happens. > Sounds like an upstream OpenOffice packaging bug. > You don't get an error if you install it manually. |