Add/Remove Application using .Net Setup Project

[mkolias]

Does anyone know if you can adjust the Setup Project in a .net application to uninstall an existing version of the application and then reinstall the new version? I have a program that gets updated frequently. This would save me and my department a bundle of time.

Thanks in advance.
Mike

 

[JuggaloBrotha]

Yes, on the project simply change the "RemovePrevious" property from "False" to "True"

then when the next version is installed, the previous version is removed automatically first

 

[mkolias]

I made the adjustment to the property and rebuilt the setup project. When I ran the setup.exe on the application I got a popup box that read:

Another version of the product is already installed. Installation of this version can not continue. To configure or remove the existing versionof this product, use Add/Remove Programs on the control panel.

 

[JohnH]

You also have to change the Version number of the setup project.

 

[mkolias]

That did the trick. Thank you both for the answers.