I'm trying to do the tutorial "Checking for Oldies" from https://www.firegiant.com/wix/tutorial/upgrades-and-modularization/checking-for-oldies/ .
<?xml version='1.0' encoding='Windows-1252'?>
<Wix xmlns='http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi'>
<Product Name='Foobar 1.0.1' Manufacturer='Acme Ltd.'
Id='027F68D8-1963-4C76-8274-7091232BB4F4'
UpgradeCode='6768C9D3-52DF-4E7E-A8C3-F9CB9F29EA91'
Language='1033' Codepage='1252' Version='1.0.1' >
<Package Id='*' Keywords='Installer' Description="Acme's Foobar 1.0.1 Installer"
Comments='Foobar is a registered trademark of Acme Ltd.' Manufacturer='Acme Ltd.'
InstallerVersion='100' Languages='1033' Compressed='yes' SummaryCodepage='1252' />
<UI Id="MyWixUI_Mondo">
<UIRef Id="WixUI_Mondo" />
<UIRef Id="WixUI_ErrorProgressText" />
<DialogRef Id="UserRegistrationDlg" />
<Publish Dialog="LicenseAgreementDlg" Control="Next" Event="NewDialog" Value="UserRegistrationDlg" Order="3">LicenseAccepted = "1"</Publish>
<Publish Dialog="SetupTypeDlg" Control="Back" Event="NewDialog" Value="UserRegistrationDlg">1</Publish>
</UI>
<Upgrade Id='10A11EA3-8A34-46A1-87D9-679C944E305C'>
<UpgradeVersion OnlyDetect='yes' Property='SELFFOUND'
Minimum='1.0.1' IncludeMinimum='yes'
Maximum='1.0.1' IncludeMaximum='yes' />
<UpgradeVersion OnlyDetect='yes' Property='NEWERFOUND'
Minimum='1.0.1' IncludeMinimum='no' />
</Upgrade>
<Property Id="INSTALLDIR">
<RegistrySearch Id='AcmeFoobarRegistry' Type='raw' Root='HKLM' Key='Software\Acme\Foobar 1.0' Name='InstallDir' />
</Property>
<Property Id="FILEB1EXISTS">
<DirectorySearch Id="CheckFileDir" Path="[INSTALLDIR]" Depth="0">
<FileSearch Id="CheckFile" Name="B1.txt" />
</DirectorySearch>
</Property>
<Property Id="WIXUI_INSTALLDIR" Value="INSTALLFOLDER" />
<Media Id='1' Cabinet='Sample.cab' EmbedCab='yes' DiskPrompt="CD-ROM #1" />
<Property Id='DiskPrompt' Value="Acme's Foobar 1.0 Installation [1]" />
<Directory Id='TARGETDIR' Name='SourceDir'>
<Directory Id='ProgramFilesFolder' Name='PFiles'>
<Directory Id='Acme' Name='Acme'>
<Directory Id='INSTALLFOLDER' Name='Foobar 1.0'>
<Component Id='MainExecutable' Guid='9805D06F-DF58-4FF5-A9E9-74B11C794D7A'>
<File Id='FoobarEXE' Name='FoobarAppl10.exe' DiskId='1' Source='FoobarAppl10.exe' KeyPath='yes'>
<Shortcut Id="startmenuFoobar10" Directory="ProgramMenuDir" Name="Foobar 1.0" WorkingDirectory='INSTALLDIR' Icon="Foobar10.exe" IconIndex="0" Advertise="yes" />
<Shortcut Id="desktopFoobar10" Directory="DesktopFolder" Name="Foobar 1.0" WorkingDirectory='INSTALLDIR' Icon="Foobar10.exe" IconIndex="0" Advertise="yes" />
</File>
<RemoveFile Id='LogFile' On='uninstall' Name='Foobar10User.log' />
</Component>
<Component Id='HelperLibrary' Guid='5AE6F8C7-AEC7-43A0-B4D8-1178D7FC7C3A'>
<File Id='HelperDLL' Name='Helper.dll' DiskId='1' Source='Helper.dll' KeyPath='yes' />
</Component>
<Component Id='Manual' Guid='0AC1B698-822E-4B56-8D78-42DDF84D8667'>
<File Id='Manual' Name='Manual.pdf' DiskId='1' Source='Manual.pdf' KeyPath='yes'>
<Shortcut Id='startmenuManual' Directory='ProgramMenuDir' Name='Instruction Manual' Advertise='yes' />
</File>
</Component>
</Directory>
</Directory>
</Directory>
<Directory Id="ProgramMenuFolder" Name="Programs">
<Directory Id="ProgramMenuDir" Name="Foobar 1.0">
<Component Id="ProgramMenuDir" Guid="B36BF023-6797-476B-BAAD-4AFD5CCE7A9A">
<RemoveFolder Id='ProgramMenuDir' On='uninstall' />
<RegistryValue Root='HKCU' Key='Software\[Manufacturer]\[ProductName]' Type='string' Value='' KeyPath='yes' />
</Component>
</Directory>
</Directory>
<Directory Id="DesktopFolder" Name="Desktop" />
</Directory>
<Feature Id='Complete' Level='1'>
<Feature Id='MainProgram' Level='1'>
<ComponentRef Id='MainExecutable' />
<ComponentRef Id='HelperLibrary' />
<ComponentRef Id='ProgramMenuDir' />
</Feature>
<Feature Id='Documentation' Level='1'>
<ComponentRef Id='Manual' />
<Condition Level="0">NOT FILEB1EXISTS</Condition>
</Feature>
</Feature>
<Icon Id="Foobar10.exe" SourceFile="FoobarAppl10.exe" />
<Property Id='NOTEPAD'>Notepad.exe</Property>
<!--<CustomAction Id='LaunchFile' Property='NOTEPAD' ExeCommand='[SourceDir]Readme.txt' Return='asyncNoWait' />
<InstallExecuteSequence>
<Custom Action='LaunchFile' After='InstallFinalize'>NOT Installed</Custom>
<Custom Action='AlreadyUpdated' After='FindRelatedProducts'>SELFFOUND</Custom>
<Custom Action='NoDowngrade' After='FindRelatedProducts'>NEWERFOUND</Custom>
</InstallExecuteSequence>-->
<CustomAction Id='LaunchFile' Property='NOTEPAD' ExeCommand='[SourceDir]Readme.txt' Return='asyncNoWait' />
<CustomAction Id='AlreadyUpdated' Error='Foobar 1.0 has already been updated to 1.0.1 or newer.' />
<CustomAction Id='NoDowngrade' Error='A later version of [ProductName] is already installed.' />
<InstallExecuteSequence>
<Custom Action='AlreadyUpdated' After='FindRelatedProducts'>SELFFOUND</Custom>
<Custom Action='NoDowngrade' After='FindRelatedProducts'>NEWERFOUND</Custom>
</InstallExecuteSequence>
</Product>
</Wix>
My problem is SELFFOUND and NEWERFOUND never set to true, thus I never reach the condition to see the message AlreadyUpdated or NoDowngrade
Result of "FindRelatedProduct" in verbose mode : MSI (c) (C0:F8) [08:43:46:624]: Doing action: FindRelatedProducts Action 08:43:46: FindRelatedProducts. Searching for related applications Action start 08:43:46: FindRelatedProducts. Action ended 08:43:46: FindRelatedProducts. Return value 1.
MSI (s) (04:60) [08:43:55:263]: Doing action: FindRelatedProducts Action 08:43:55: FindRelatedProducts. Searching for related applications Action start 08:43:55: FindRelatedProducts. MSI (s) (04:60) [08:43:55:263]: Skipping FindRelatedProducts action: already done on client side Action ended 08:43:55: FindRelatedProducts. Return value 0. MSI (s) (04:60) [08:43:55:263]: Skipping action: AlreadyUpdated (condition is false) MSI (s) (04:60) [08:43:55:263]: Skipping action: NoDowngrade (condition is false)