Re: [WiX-users] HKCU for multiple users - KeyPath usage?
What they meant in the MSDN is that you should store settings for the current user only, not every user. If your application still has settings for all users, use HKLM or write it in an xml/ini config in the application folder. To set entries for specific user's HKCU registry, you can use the HKEY_USERS key but you have to know the user's SID... Best regards, Sebastian Brand Instyler Software - http://www.instyler.com On Oct 6, 2007, at 4:55 PM, Feiock, Dennis wrote: Can someone give me an example on how to use the KeyPath to make changes to the HKCU registry hive occur for each user on the PC? Per the msdn article at http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ aa371168.aspx, they say: Note that it is recommended that registry entries written to the HKCU hive reference a component having the RegistryKeyPath bit set in the Attributes column of the Component table. This ensures that the installer writes the necessary registry entries when there are multiple users on the same computer. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, - DF -- --- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now http://get.splunk.com/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now http://get.splunk.com/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] Customize TARGETDIR based on selected features
Mark Allanson wrote: Publish Dialog=ReAPFeaturesDlg Control=Next Event=SetTargetPath Value=[MPSONLYINSTALLPATH]amp;MessagePublishingQueuesFeature gt;= 2 AND amp;ArchitectureFeature lt; 2/Publish SetTargetPath takes the name of a property not the value (unless the property value is itself the name of another property). -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/ - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now http://get.splunk.com/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
[WiX-users] Keeping UI Responsive during lenghty custom action
Hello all, I have a custom action in an c++ dll that performs a somewhat lengthy operation during the UI phase of the setup. I have a Dialog where the user enters some data and a custom action that checks the data. This can take 20-30 seconds (due to network access) so I want to spawn a little dialog saying 'please wait...' and have the custom action do the work in the background. Now I have two questions: 1. how do I start a custom action as soon as a dialog (e.g. the 'please wait' dialog)is shown (without requiring the user to press a button) 2. how can I keep the 'please wait' dialog responsive and/or update it with status information from the custom action while it's running? Possibly even enable the user to cancel it. I can't just create a thread in the custom action as the msi installer will unload the dll right after calling the entry function. What is the recommended implementation for such a scenario? Thanks Ben - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now http://get.splunk.com/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] Customizable folder name written in registry - lost (reverted to default) on Repair
Adrian Gantoi wrote: My problem is that on Repair , the registry entry is set to the default name of TDIR, even if this folder was customized at install time. You need to persist customizations and load them back during repair and uninstallation. Normal things like files will be repaired and uninstalled normally because MSI records them. So your subdirectory's file is repaired normally but the directory property isn't. The typical approach is to write it to the registry and use RegistrySearch to load it. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/ - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now http://get.splunk.com/___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] setupbld
Frédéric Viollet wrote: Ok. I've just had a look at setupbld source code. And it seems that REINSTALLMODE is set to vomus for a minor upgrade. I guess I need it to be set to vamus to force all files to be rewritten. Is there another bootstrapper that would allow me to achieve this? SetupExe isn't currently configurable for that. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/ - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now http://get.splunk.com/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] HKCU for multiple users - KeyPath usage?
Feiock, Dennis wrote: Can someone give me an example on how to use the KeyPath to make changes to the HKCU registry hive occur for each user on the PC? It's not possible. MSI doesn't support it because user hives are loaded only when the user logs in. With roaming profiles, the current data isn't even on the machine. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/ - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now http://get.splunk.com/___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] Custom Action For Backing Up Files
Darrell wrote: From what I can tell from searching the archives there is nothing built into WiX that can backup the existing installation into a subdirectory. True, there's nothing built in. From what I can tell I can use a custom action for this? Is that correct? Would I bind this as a Launch Condition? It would have to be a deferred custom action because it modifies system state. Therefore it can't be a launch condition. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/ - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now http://get.splunk.com/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] Migrating merge modules to Wix
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: One issue I haven't quite worked out is about migrating shared merge modules to wix. I've been using the same component guids as the previous VS2005 used (i.e. so that the componentIds match), but the shared COM components are now registered differently (using the recommended TypeLib, Class and ProgId WiX elements, as opposed to the (advertised?) way that VS registers COM). That violates component rules, in that a component's composition cannot change. If you keep the same component GUIDs, you must keep the resources (e.g., registry values) identical. Otherwise you must change the GUIDs. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/ - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now http://get.splunk.com/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] Keeping UI Responsive during lenghty custom action
Benjamin Schwehn wrote: What is the recommended implementation for such a scenario? Have your custom action show UI. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/ - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now http://get.splunk.com/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] How to force CostingComplete
Alexander Botowski wrote: is there a way to force Windows Installer to complete costing immediately after CostFinalize so that CostingComplete property will be set to 1? No, it's designed to continue in the background while the user goes through the UI. If I call InstallValidate action before MsiEnumComponentCosts(), it works. But I suppose this is not the right way to do it since InstallValidate is destined for the InstallExecuteSequence, not for the UI phase. If you have an external UI handler, you can do everything in the execute sequence. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/ - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now http://get.splunk.com/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] Keeping UI Responsive during lenghty custom action
Bob Arnson wrote: Benjamin Schwehn wrote: What is the recommended implementation for such a scenario? Have your custom action show UI. Ah, ok, that seems reasonable... Thank you! Ben - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now http://get.splunk.com/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] How to force CostingComplete
Bob Arnson wrote: Alexander Botowski wrote: is there a way to force Windows Installer to complete costing immediately after CostFinalize so that CostingComplete property will be set to 1? No, it's designed to continue in the background while the user goes through the UI. Hm, I'm wondering how disk space costing could be such a lengthy operation that is must run in the background. If I call InstallValidate action before MsiEnumComponentCosts(), it works. But I suppose this is not the right way to do it since InstallValidate is destined for the InstallExecuteSequence, not for the UI phase. If you have an external UI handler, you can do everything in the execute sequence. I found an example in the docs for the MsiGetFeatureCost() API where they call InstallValidate before. So I assume it is intended to do the same for MsiEnumComponentCosts() since the functions are quite similar. Alex - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now http://get.splunk.com/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] Maintenance - Change weirdness
Bob Arnson-6 wrote: If the BO merge modules are causing Preselected to be set, I'm not sure there's a viable workaround. You should consider not using their merge modules -- they have .msi equivalents, at least for some of their stuff. Or you could create one, by merging their modules into a utility .msi, then treat it as a prereq to be chained in. Thanks Bob ... Just out of curiosity, where / how does that Preselected property get stored ? -dmm -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Maintenance---Change-weirdness-tf4555845.html#a13086067 Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now http://get.splunk.com/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
[WiX-users] How I can get wixca.dll in WiX v3
How I can get wixca.dll in WiXv3. I am using WiXv3 with votive. I tried for compilation WiXv3 sources in VS2005, but I am not able to open the project (C:\WiX\wix3-sources\WiX.sln) itself. Can I use WiXv2 wixca.dll for WiXv3. Because I am seeing wixca.dll in WiXv2 binaries. Regards, Veerendra - Building a website is a piece of cake. Yahoo! Small Business gives you all the tools to get online.- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now http://get.splunk.com/___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
