Setup project: Custom UI dialogs and reinstall

I have a setup project with a custom dialog (asks for a server name and a port number). This information is then passed to a custom action DLL.

However, if I have already installed the app and attempt to run the msi again (and choose the Repair option), I do not get the custom dialog displayed and so the custom action is passed empty arguments for the servername and port number.,

Is there anyway on a repair to have the dialog appear If not, can I stop the custom action from running on a repair

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Setup project: Custom UI dialogs and reinstall

Luis Alonso Ramos
Actually your previous blog entry on Setup (http://www.simple-talk.com/2005/06/07/visual-studio-setup/) was very helpful - basically, as the repair ignores the dialog screens I do not want my custom DLL to be called. Your tip about adding the 'Not Installed' condition produces the desired result. Thanks.
owen corpening

A repair is a repair, it's not an install of your new MSI. You're attempting to install a product with the same product code guid as an existing product, so it completely ignores your new MSI and just repairs the old one. If you want to reinstall a newer version of the product you have to increase the setup project's version, set RemovePreviousVersions to true etc. See if this helps:

http://www.simple-talk.com/2005/07/18/updates-to-setup-projects/
Setup project: Custom UI dialogs and reinstall

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