[Bug 22304] MSI file overwrite property

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=22304

--- Comment #5 from Kenneth Robinette   2010-04-08 07:14:44 ---
(In reply to comment #4)
> > In Installshield, an option is given to mark these files not to be overwritten.
> > This is passed to the Microsoft msi installer.
>
> What is passed to msi, and how?

Don't know.  I don't work for Installshield, nor any of the vendors that have
acquired Installshield.  Nor do I have source to the Microsoft MSI.

As a user of Installshield, I simply right click on a file, select property
from the popup menu, select the Advanced tab on the popup dialog, then select
the "Never Overwrite" option.

I suspect all Windows based installers support this option, but can only state
what Installshield does since that is the only installer we use.

This option is critical to most professional applications that allow for user
preferences file(s).