Re: [WiX-users] How do you turn off REPAIR in the boostrapper in ARP or Programs and Features?

2013-11-15 Thread Daniyyel
To disable the repair button in the WixStandardBootstrapperApplication you need to add the BalExtension. Wix xmlns=http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi; xmlns:bal=http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/BalExtension; and then in the BootstrapperApplicationRef element

[WiX-users] MSI packages in different burn bundles not updated

2013-11-15 Thread uholeschak
I have two burn bundles (with different UpgradeCodes) that contain the same MsiPackage, but with different versions (different ProductCode). When I install the first burn bundle all is working fine, but when installing the second bundle nothing is happening (the MsiPackage is not installed). Is

[WiX-users] Referring to fragments

2013-11-15 Thread Suvrajyoti Panda
Hi, I have a fragment that i have created through Heat. Basically i want to create a db directory that has db files inside it through the installer. It has the structure as below: ?xml version=1.0 encoding=utf-8? Wix xmlns=http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi; Fragment

[WiX-users] uninstalling files

2013-11-15 Thread Chaitanya
Hi All, I prepared two installers with different product code and different upgrade code.in 1st installer i took two text files. I installed the 1st installer.In 2nd installer i changed the content to check whether the files are updating or not. while un-installing the 2nd msi...why files are

Re: [WiX-users] uninstalling files

2013-11-15 Thread Daniyyel
As far as I know there is no downgrade option. It would only go if you create a patch (MSP), install it and then you can remove the patch over a command line. That would be a downgrade. -- View this message in context:

Re: [WiX-users] uninstalling files

2013-11-15 Thread David Watson
If you mean to share files between two different product MSIs then you need to author them carefully to make sure that they share the same component guids. -Original Message- From: Daniyyel [mailto:daniel.bed...@freenet.de] Sent: 15 November 2013 12:09 To:

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Re: [WiX-users] Burn Multi-Instance Installs with Multiple

2013-11-15 Thread tyler.w.reid
I understand that Burn does not support multi-instance transforms atm. I was referring to what Jacob Hoover said quoted below: Is there a reason you are using instance transforms instead of multiple MSI's? I started with instance transforms (and contributed some changes for them) but have

Re: [WiX-users] Unsubscribe

2013-11-15 Thread Alain Forget
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Re: [WiX-users] Referring to fragments

2013-11-15 Thread John Ludlow
I think you're getting confused between two separate issues. If you're getting the ICE error, then that would stop the build from successfully completing. You may be using an out of date version of your installer. Because of that, I would suggest that you do the following 1. Resolve the ICE

Re: [WiX-users] Unsubscribe

2013-11-15 Thread Carter Young
Or if you prefer, change the mailing method to digests. Quoting Alain Forget afor...@cmu.edu: Unsubscribe yourself: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -Original Message- From: Chirayu Shishodiya [mailto:chirayu.shishod...@red-gate.com] Sent: Friday, November 15,

Re: [WiX-users] Unsubscribe

2013-11-15 Thread Alain Forget
I wonder if we can add to the mailing list sig a message as such, To unsubscribe, please go here https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users and enter your e-mail address at the bottom of the page. Even if we could add such a message, I wonder if people would even see it rather

[WiX-users] Help Retrieve full File Path for a File from a CustomAction

2013-11-15 Thread tyler.w.reid
Hello, We have an installer that installs a website and all of its content including several themes. Now during our system testing they have discovered that since the themes aren't versioned they don't always get upgraded and some of these files are editable by the customer. So what I

Re: [WiX-users] Help Retrieve full File Path for a File from a CustomAction

2013-11-15 Thread Carter Young
Provide 1 base theme for every new version of your product. In your SetupUI advise customer that there are more themes available at your website. Package all the unversioned ones on said server to create a revenue stream...Quoting tyler.w.r...@accenture.com: Hello, We have an

Re: [WiX-users] Help Retrieve full File Path for a File from a CustomAction

2013-11-15 Thread David Watson
Anything that is customizable is regarded as user data and should be installed to a safe non-live location and then copied to the live location during your programs first run configuration step (or post install custom action). Your confg tool/CA then knows where the template source is (which is

Re: [WiX-users] Creating multiple Minor Updates

2013-11-15 Thread Phil Wilson
There's a major upgrade element you can use. Change ProductCode, PackageCode, increment ProductVersion somewhere in the first three digit fields, and sequence the RemoveExistingProducts immediately after InstallInitialize so that the older version is entirely uninstalled before the new one

[WiX-users] Question re WIX other MSI installer tools...

2013-11-15 Thread StevenOgilvie
Hi, I work for a small company and we are using WIX for our Enterprise software. We have a Server application with Services and use a SQL Server database. Our Client Software connects to the Server/Database to get client configuration info via the Services that is also installed with the Client

Re: [WiX-users] Sequencing Patches with MBA

2013-11-15 Thread tom
I could not make it work...but I think my scenario is simpler I just need to handle sequencing of bundles I have RTM,HF1,HF2,HF3 I need to make sure H2 cannot install on top of HF3 H1,HF2,HF3 only contains MSP packages -- View this message in context:

Re: [WiX-users] Question re WIX other MSI installer tools...

2013-11-15 Thread David Watson
They are right, burn is a tool to allow you to collect data and chain some MSIs silently, but you will need to make a custom BA to get the most from it. The visual studio installer is a custom burn BA that does just that. -Original Message- From: StevenOgilvie [mailto:sogil...@msn.com]

Re: [WiX-users] Question re WIX other MSI installer tools...

2013-11-15 Thread StevenOgilvie
Burn does NOT allow you to collect information from the user and then pass that information to the MSI's it is a tool to allow you to install pre-requisites and handle your software installer... To create a user experience that collects information it would require a CUSTOM BA... Steve --

Re: [WiX-users] Burn Multi-Instance Installs with Multiple

2013-11-15 Thread Hoover, Jacob
Rambling out loud here, hope this helps some. The problem you will run into is today bundles are seen as a single install. If a user installs your first bundle instance and then wants to install a second the UX would be confusing because it wouldn't come up as an install but rather a

Re: [WiX-users] Question re WIX other MSI installer tools...

2013-11-15 Thread Blair Murri
The in-box BAs do not provide most of that experience but burn totally supports it. All the pieces to manage mapping burn variables to MSI properties and controlling application of each item in the chain are clearly present. A domain-specific UI AND domain-specific processing of gathered