jakorsme
16th January 2007 20:41 UTC

NSIS 2.23 uninstall existing version
It wants me to uninstall 2.20 before installing 2.23. The last time I let it do this, it removed half my plugins and took forever to hunt them down and re-install them again, so my existing installer could compile.

What's the downside of choosing no?
Why does it require this?

John

Red Wine
16th January 2007 20:50 UTC

I always download the zipped version and extract it over the existing one to avoid this mess with the installed plugins.
You may also create a backup of your installed plugins and other files if you prefer to use the installer.

jakorsme
16th January 2007 21:17 UTC

Thank you. That worked great - didn't know the .zip was available. I'll definately use that approach in the future.

John