http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=22304
Summary: MSI file overwrite property Product: Wine Version: unspecified Platform: x86 URL: http://www.securenetterm.com OS/Version: Linux Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: normal Priority: P2 Component: msi AssignedTo: wine-bugs@winehq.org ReportedBy: support@securenetterm.com
The WINE MSI does not honor the Installshield file "never overwrite" property.
In many applications, user perferences are saved in application specific control files contained in unique OS specific user locations. These files contain unique user specific values and should not be overwitten or deleted when an application is uninstalled, then installed again.
In Installshield, an option is given to mark these files not to be overwritten. This is passed to the Microsoft msi installer.
In the WINE version of MSI, the override flags are ignored, thus destoying all user specific information.