Re: [WiX-users] Product uninstall problem when removing first a patch

2009-11-09 Thread Adrian Gantoi
Bob Arnson wrote: > Search the log for SELMGR. The log files do not contain it... From: Adrian Gantoi To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Sent: Mon, November 9, 2009 5:14:48 PM Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Product uninstall problem when re

Re: [WiX-users] One MSP for multiple MSI

2009-11-09 Thread Blair
The safest way requires that you prepare both admin images and call torch twice, once for the English old against the English new and the other time for the Spanish old and Spanish new. You then need to supply both wixmst files to pyro by supplying the -t argument twice. This means you will be usin

Re: [WiX-users] Error message "Cannot convert RelativePath into Registry elements."

2009-11-09 Thread Blair
Looking at the 3.0 RTM help chm, here is what I see: Try removing RelativePath attribute entirely from the Class element. -Original Message- From: Roy Chastain [mailto:r...@roychastain.org] Sent: Monday, November 09, 2009 12:52 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.

Re: [WiX-users] Use of DllSurrogate on the AppId statement

2009-11-09 Thread Blair
I don't know, but it may have been one of those bugs that was punted for 3.0 and fixed in 3.5. You could search the bugs to see if there was a workaround listed for 3.0 (which is one reason it may have been punted, assuming it was filed against 3.0), or you could use 3.5. The core toolset for 3.5

[WiX-users] One MSP for multiple MSI

2009-11-09 Thread Shawn Dwyer
Hello, I've seen multiple similar posts but none seemed quite what I was looking for, sorry if this has already been answered. We have released one MSI for each language we support - each with it's own ProductCode and CodePage. Using Wix only patching, I thought it should be possible to sp

Re: [WiX-users] setup exe built with setupbld crashes when a reboot is required.

2009-11-09 Thread John L Krupka
Note: I forgot to mention that I removed the ScheduleReboot and I did not get the error message. John L Krupka wrote: > > The setup executable that I am building with setupbld using the setup.exe > stub crashes with a "The process terminated unexpectedly" message box. > The install requires a

[WiX-users] setup exe built with setupbld crashes when a reboot is required.

2009-11-09 Thread John L Krupka
The setup executable that I am building with setupbld using the setup.exe stub crashes with a "The process terminated unexpectedly" message box. The install requires a reboot, so the ScheduleReboot action is called. The crash occurs after the reboot dialog is cleared. It does not matter how the

[WiX-users] Error message "Cannot convert RelativePath into Registry elements."

2009-11-09 Thread Roy Chastain
I have the following XML Candle indicates the error is on the statement. I have tried this with as a descendent of File and as a descendent of AppId (as shown). Same error message in both cases. What does this error message really mean? -

[WiX-users] Use of DllSurrogate on the AppId statement

2009-11-09 Thread Roy Chastain
Version 3.0 (final version) will not allow DllSurrogate="" on the AppId. It says that if I want an empty string to remove the attribute. Current build of 3.5 will allow DllSurrogate="". If the attribute is removed, there is no entry in the Registry table for the DllSurrogate value and that is not

Re: [WiX-users] How to show other language on GUI when installing .NET 3.5 framework

2009-11-09 Thread little.forest
Maybe this is not a great place to ask, but if you know - I wonder if there is a way to install the .NET 3.5 framework by showing non-English language on GUI. Is it possible? I tried "dotnetfx35setup.exe /lang:FRA", but it still shows English. Thanks. From: l

Re: [WiX-users] Some text on progress dialog

2009-11-09 Thread little.forest
Thanks Blair. After removed those curly braces, it works. I'll log a bug. Thanks again. From: Blair To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Sent: Friday, November 6, 2009 6:56:44 PM Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Some text on progress dialog

Re: [WiX-users] Installing PDBs

2009-11-09 Thread John H. Bergman (XPedient Technologies)
Ok, that's much better. -Original Message- From: Bob Arnson [mailto:b...@joyofsetup.com] Sent: Monday, November 09, 2009 10:16 AM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Installing PDBs John H. Bergman (XPedient Technologies) wrote: > I was just

Re: [WiX-users] Edit control & default button

2009-11-09 Thread Bob Arnson
Dan Giambalvo wrote: > So, is there any way to work around this issue? Is there something I can do > in the handler of my button to cause a focus change before I invoke my CA? > I'm not aware of any. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/ --

Re: [WiX-users] Installing PDBs

2009-11-09 Thread Bob Arnson
John H. Bergman (XPedient Technologies) wrote: > I was just curious if there was an easier way of installing PDBs? What I > have works, but it seems cumbersome. > How so? They're just files. Try dropping the Id and Name attributes; WiX provides defaults for them. -- sig://boB http://joyofs

Re: [WiX-users] DIFxApp and DeleteFiles

2009-11-09 Thread Bob Arnson
Алексей Далекин wrote: > I'm using WIX v3 to install my filter driver. The driver is installed > correctly but DeleteFiles option doesn't work. > You'd have to take that up with the DifxApp folks; WiX just wraps their custom actions. > I need to remove *.inf, *.sys files from my InstallFolder

Re: [WiX-users] Product uninstall problem when removing first a patch

2009-11-09 Thread Bob Arnson
Adrian Gantoi wrote: > The installation was successful, even with MSIENFORCEUPGRADECOMPONENTRULES=1. > Search the log for SELMGR. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/ -- Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Fr

Re: [WiX-users] setupbld setup.exe & repair install

2009-11-09 Thread warne warne
or more simply the setup.exe version just goes straight to "Resuming install.." instead of "Welcome to install" ? From: warne...@hotmail.com To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: setupbld setup.exe & repair install Date: Mon, 9 Nov 2009 15:57:31 + Hi there, I am using setupbld t

[WiX-users] setupbld setup.exe & repair install

2009-11-09 Thread warne warne
Hi there, I am using setupbld to create a setup.exe from my msi. Using the command: SETUPBLD -title "MyApp" -ms MyAppSetup.msi -setup setup.exe -out MyAppSetup.exe However, I get a strange difference between the exe & msi installer version. Running the installer with the application already in

Re: [WiX-users] Vista Standard User and perMachine install

2009-11-09 Thread warne warne
Hi there, I am using setupbld to create a setup.exe from my msi. Using the command: SETUPBLD -title "MyApp" -ms MyAppSetup.msi -setup setup.exe -out MyAppSetup.exe However, I get a strange difference between the exe & msi installer version. Running the installer with the application already in

Re: [WiX-users] Product uninstall problem when removing first a patch

2009-11-09 Thread Adrian Gantoi
Hi all, OK, re-run the installation for the faulty case (build 1.1 + SP2 patch) with logging all the way... The installation was successful, even with MSIENFORCEUPGRADECOMPONENTRULES=1. I looked at the log files with the help of Windows Installer Verbose Log Analyzer tool, and none of the 4 logs

[WiX-users] Installing PDBs

2009-11-09 Thread John H. Bergman (XPedient Technologies)
I was just curious if there was an easier way of installing PDBs? What I have works, but it seems cumbersome. It seems to me that must be an easier way, but I have not been able to locate anything related to installing PDBs. PDB deployment makes live de

Re: [WiX-users] Text randomly disappearing

2009-11-09 Thread Blair
Could you check the msi.dll file in both computers and see if they are the same version? -Original Message- From: PitMonster [mailto:peter.bra...@grutzeck.de] Sent: Sunday, November 08, 2009 11:07 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Text randomly disappearing

Re: [WiX-users] Product uninstall problem when removing first a patch

2009-11-09 Thread Blair
Perchance did you remove any components in your SP2 patch? Set MSIENFORCEUPGRADECOMPONENTRULES=1 in both commandlines when rerunning the scenario. If you get an installation failure that should point you to at least one component rule violation that will produce the effect you are describing. ---

Re: [WiX-users] Is this a GUID matching problem - how to resolve.

2009-11-09 Thread Blair
If you do any of these three things: 1) use either the C/C++ runtime MSMs 2) install drivers using Difxapp 3) install stuff using either GAC or WinSxS (that is: if any of your File elements contain an Assembly attribute set to anything except "no") then there are upgrade scenarios (even with major

Re: [WiX-users] Disallowing installation of 32-bit-only package on 64-bit Windows

2009-11-09 Thread Blair
Create a LaunchCondition by placing the following element under your Program element (anytime after the Package element): NOT VersionNT64 -Original Message- From: Lukhnos D. Liu [mailto:lukhnos...@lithoglyph.com] Sent: Monday, November 09, 2009 1:01 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net

Re: [WiX-users] Condition depending on feature didn't work

2009-11-09 Thread SD_GOTH
Hi Rob, thank you for the hint, it has solved my problem. My condition for the UI now uses the action state of the feature and replaces '&' with '&'. Then it works fine: &Feature2=3 Thomas Rob Mensching-7 wrote: > > I think you need a & or ! before the Feature Id. Take a look at the > "Cond

[WiX-users] Product uninstall problem when removing first a patch

2009-11-09 Thread Adrian Gantoi
Hi all, I have the following problem with our installer for which we deliver a service pack (patch) setup. We use for the setup and patch build the WiX build 3.0.4014.0. Situation is as follows: a) we built (and shipped) our product MSI (let's call it build 1.0). b) we built (and shipped) a full

Re: [WiX-users] How do to remove shortcuts from older installs

2009-11-09 Thread Pally Sandher
2 ways to achieve it off the top of my head. 1 - Easy way, use the Major Upgrade functionality. See the How To at http://wix.sourceforge.net/manual-wix3/major_upgrade.htm (also in the WiX.chm). This requires the original MSI created in WISE to have an UpgradeCode set in it. Having never used WISE

Re: [WiX-users] Disallowing installation of 32-bit-only package on64-bit Windows

2009-11-09 Thread Pally Sandher
Dieter if you read Luknos' e-mail you should see the reason why he would like to disallow installing the x86 package on x64 platforms (see 3rd sentence). Rob Hampflett already posted one solution but a simpler way to achieve this would be to add a Condition element inside your Product Element to c

[WiX-users] WIX Auto-Updates

2009-11-09 Thread Yu, Brian
Hi there Since ClickThrough is not ready yet, can anyone suggest what other alternatives are available? I googled some third party software that seem to handle auto upgrade but I'm not sure how well they work. http://www.catenalogic.com/products/updater/information http://www.autoupdateplus.com/

Re: [WiX-users] Disallowing installation of 32-bit-only package on 64-bit Windows

2009-11-09 Thread Rob Hamflett
Adding tags like these should do it: Please use the 64-bit installer VersionNT64 Rob Lukhnos D. Liu wrote: > Hi, > > When the Platforms property of the Package tag is set to x64, the built > package becomes 64-bit-only and will not install on 32-bit Windows. > > Is there a way

Re: [WiX-users] Disallowing installation of 32-bit-only package on 64-bit Windows

2009-11-09 Thread Dieter Lunn
Why would you want to? a 64bit computer can run 32bit applications it just can't be done the other way around hence the restriction. If you must you might might have to do the detection and blocking yourself. Dieter Lunn http://www.coder2000.ca On Mon, Nov 9, 2009 at 3:01 AM, Lukhnos D. Liu wr

[WiX-users] Disallowing installation of 32-bit-only package on 64-bit Windows

2009-11-09 Thread Lukhnos D. Liu
Hi, When the Platforms property of the Package tag is set to x64, the built package becomes 64-bit-only and will not install on 32-bit Windows. Is there a way to do the reverse, i.e. disallowing a 32-bit-only package to be installed on 64-bit Windows? This is because we have two versions for th