Re: Conditional automated installs under Windows

you can the mozilla.exe version already on the system by using the 
attached .exe file.  If you run it against mozilla.exe (from v1.2.1) it 
should return a value of 1.2.1.0.

hope this helps enough.

Dieter Jansen wrote:

>Hi Folks,
>
>I apologise in advance if this is a little off-topic for this
>group, but it's as close a match as I could find.
>
>I am developing a script/bat that is intended to ensure
>that a PC on startup has a designated level of Mozilla
>installed.
>
>I have unpacked the installer file ito its constituent bits
>and think I can see how I use initool.exe to set up the
>installation prior to running "setup -ma" switch.
>
>I have read that I need to uninstall before updating,
>and that %SYSTEMROOT%MozillaUninstall.exe is
>used to so this.
>
>Obviously I would like to only uninstall and update if a
>newer version is to be installed.
>
>How do I compare the version I am about to install
>with what is already on the PC?  I assume that there
>must be a way of comparing the mozver.dat file in
>%SYSTEMROOT% with something in the files that
>comprise the setup bundle, but I can't see how.  I
>was not able to get "setup.exe -?" to show anything.
>
>The version I'm testing with is 1.2.1.
>
>Cheers, Dieter.
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