[wpkg-users] openoffice 3.0.1 fails with error 1638

[Tomasz Chmielewski]

Joe Konecny schrieb:

>>> 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.

It may be it starts a different routine when started manually (i.e., 
uninstalls first).


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Tomasz Chmielewski
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