how to remove previous version automatically in Set up project

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How do I configure the setup project, so when I run the setup.exe or setup.msi it will automatically remove the old program first. I am using VS2010.

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Posted 22-Mar-11 20:37pm

telme

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Abhinav S · Answer 1 · 2011-03-22T20:39:00

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This[^] solution should help you out.

Posted 22-Mar-11 20:39pm

Abhinav S

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telme 24-Mar-11 5:06am

this is not what i want... i already installed a version of my program.
now i want to remove automatically while installing the new version.
Also I could not find these properties DetectNewerInstalledVersion and RemovePreviousVersion in my project properties. PLs give me a solution..