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How avoid overwriting file on re-install?

Hello,

I have a deployment project (VB.NET - I don't know whether the
language matters) and I have a file in it which goes in the user's
folder. This file gets modified by the application, so I don't want to
overwrite it when re-installing - for an update, say - if it already
exists. I have tried some stuff with the Condition property for the
file, but I'm really not sure how to achieve this.

Is it easy?

If so - how do I do it?

Thanks for any advice,
Peter Royle
Jul 21 '05 #1
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