[WiX-users] Wix for ASP.Net Web Application
Hi, I would like use Wix for deploying a ASP.Net Web Application. I have added the Wix project to the solution which contains the ASP.NET Web Application. I would like to know if there is an automated way to generate the .wxs file for the ASP.NET Web Application. Thanks Satyaprakash J -- The Palm PDK Hot Apps Program offers developers who use the Plug-In Development Kit to bring their C/C++ apps to Palm for a share of $1 Million in cash or HP Products. Visit us here for more details: http://p.sf.net/sfu/dev2dev-palm ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
[WiX-users] CustomAction doesn't execute
Hello, could anybody tell me why this won't show me a message box? CustomAction Id=ShowMbox Error=asdasd / InstallExecuteSequence Custom Action=ShowMbox Before=LaunchConditions/ /InstallExecuteSequence -- The Palm PDK Hot Apps Program offers developers who use the Plug-In Development Kit to bring their C/C++ apps to Palm for a share of $1 Million in cash or HP Products. Visit us here for more details: http://p.sf.net/sfu/dev2dev-palm ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
[WiX-users] Change caption off a Messagebox shown from CA
I'm using Session.Message to spawn a Messegebox from some CA. Is there a way to change Caption on a spawned Messagebox? -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Change-caption-off-a-Messagebox-shown-from-CA-tp5375949p5375949.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- The Palm PDK Hot Apps Program offers developers who use the Plug-In Development Kit to bring their C/C++ apps to Palm for a share of $1 Million in cash or HP Products. Visit us here for more details: http://p.sf.net/sfu/dev2dev-palm ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
[WiX-users] Installer crashes on windows 2008 server
Hi, I am having an installer which takes a lot of time after license agreement dialog. In the mean time it displays a dialog box saying computing space requirement. This dialog box has a return button on it. After a long time this dialog box disappears. This dialog box has two different behavior on windows XP and server 2008. 1. If I click return button on windows XP. installtion completes successfully. 2. If I click return button on server 2008, installer crashes after verifyReadyDlg. Do I need to do something different for taking care of this issue on windows server 2008 ? Regards, Sanjay Rao -- The Palm PDK Hot Apps Program offers developers who use the Plug-In Development Kit to bring their C/C++ apps to Palm for a share of $1 Million in cash or HP Products. Visit us here for more details: http://p.sf.net/sfu/dev2dev-palm ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] How to set TARGETDIR and SourceDir
Hi, But When I run heat on a directory, the source attribute of File is set to SourceDir\FileName. Is there a way to override this. Thanks Satyaprakash J -Original Message- From: Pally Sandher [mailto:pally.sand...@iesve.com] Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 2010 3:55 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] How to set TARGETDIR and SourceDir Long Answer: SourceDir - http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa371857.aspx TARGETDIR - http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa372064.aspx Short Answer: You can't/shouldn't unless you're doing an administrative installation in which case supply it on the command line. Why do you want to? Palbinder Sandher Software Deployment IT Administrator T: +44 (0) 141 945 8500 F: +44 (0) 141 945 8501 http://www.iesve.com **Design, Simulate + Innovate with the Virtual Environment** Integrated Environmental Solutions Limited. Registered in Scotland No. SC151456 Registered Office - Helix Building, West Of Scotland Science Park, Glasgow G20 0SP Email Disclaimer -Original Message- From: Satyaprakash J [mailto:sat...@smartek21.com] Sent: 04 August 2010 09:33 To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] How to set TARGETDIR and SourceDir Hi I am newbie to Wix. I would like to know how to set the TARGETDIR and the SourceDir which are specified in the wxs file. Thanks Satyaprakash J -- The Palm PDK Hot Apps Program offers developers who use the Plug-In Development Kit to bring their C/C++ apps to Palm for a share of $1 Million in cash or HP Products. Visit us here for more details: http://p.sf.net/sfu/dev2dev-palm ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- The Palm PDK Hot Apps Program offers developers who use the Plug-In Development Kit to bring their C/C++ apps to Palm for a share of $1 Million in cash or HP Products. Visit us here for more details: http://p.sf.net/sfu/dev2dev-palm ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- The Palm PDK Hot Apps Program offers developers who use the Plug-In Development Kit to bring their C/C++ apps to Palm for a share of $1 Million in cash or HP Products. Visit us here for more details: http://p.sf.net/sfu/dev2dev-palm ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
[WiX-users] wxs file
Hi, Is there an automated way to generate wxs file for a ASP.NET web application project. I know we can use heat, but heat does not add dlls referenced in the project. Thanks Satyaprakash J -- The Palm PDK Hot Apps Program offers developers who use the Plug-In Development Kit to bring their C/C++ apps to Palm for a share of $1 Million in cash or HP Products. Visit us here for more details: http://p.sf.net/sfu/dev2dev-palm ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
[WiX-users] Changing a main module property value within a merge module custom action
Hi, In my setup project, I am having a main module and a merge module. I have a property called 'MYPROP' declared in the main module. I need to do some operations in the merge module's custom action and depending on the operation result, I need to set the value of 'MYPROP' to '0' or '1'. I am able to get the property's value correctly within the merge module's custom action using MsiGetProperty. But, when I try to change that value 'MYPROP' within that custom action using a call to 'MsiSetProperty' it doesn't get reflected within the main module. The main module still has the old 'MYPROP' value. Is there any way in which I can change a main module's property value from within a merge module's custom action? Thanks. Sudripta. -- The Palm PDK Hot Apps Program offers developers who use the Plug-In Development Kit to bring their C/C++ apps to Palm for a share of $1 Million in cash or HP Products. Visit us here for more details: http://p.sf.net/sfu/dev2dev-palm ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] setupbld setup.exe repair install
hi Warne any guideline on using msistuff.exe ? Also which setup.exe should i use in command line? the one available with from Wix toolset? -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/setupbld-setup-exe-repair-install-tp3973894p5376436.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- The Palm PDK Hot Apps Program offers developers who use the Plug-In Development Kit to bring their C/C++ apps to Palm for a share of $1 Million in cash or HP Products. Visit us here for more details: http://p.sf.net/sfu/dev2dev-palm ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] Installer crashes on windows 2008 server
Hi, Windows 2008 is with very high security. So please check do you have permissions on registry, folder (drive), temp folder etc. Thanks, Rahul -Original Message- From: Sanjay Rao [mailto:s...@noida.interrasystems.com] Sent: Thursday, August 05, 2010 5:00 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: [WiX-users] Installer crashes on windows 2008 server Hi, I am having an installer which takes a lot of time after license agreement dialog. In the mean time it displays a dialog box saying computing space requirement. This dialog box has a return button on it. After a long time this dialog box disappears. This dialog box has two different behavior on windows XP and server 2008. 1. If I click return button on windows XP. installtion completes successfully. 2. If I click return button on server 2008, installer crashes after verifyReadyDlg. Do I need to do something different for taking care of this issue on windows server 2008 ? Regards, Sanjay Rao -- The Palm PDK Hot Apps Program offers developers who use the Plug-In Development Kit to bring their C/C++ apps to Palm for a share of $1 Million in cash or HP Products. Visit us here for more details: http://p.sf.net/sfu/dev2dev-palm ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- The Palm PDK Hot Apps Program offers developers who use the Plug-In Development Kit to bring their C/C++ apps to Palm for a share of $1 Million in cash or HP Products. Visit us here for more details: http://p.sf.net/sfu/dev2dev-palm ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] Installer crashes on windows 2008 server
But it does not have issues if I do not click on return button. rahul.ekb...@sungard.com wrote: Hi, Windows 2008 is with very high security. So please check do you have permissions on registry, folder (drive), temp folder etc. Thanks, Rahul -Original Message- From: Sanjay Rao [mailto:s...@noida.interrasystems.com] Sent: Thursday, August 05, 2010 5:00 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: [WiX-users] Installer crashes on windows 2008 server Hi, I am having an installer which takes a lot of time after license agreement dialog. In the mean time it displays a dialog box saying computing space requirement. This dialog box has a return button on it. After a long time this dialog box disappears. This dialog box has two different behavior on windows XP and server 2008. 1. If I click return button on windows XP. installtion completes successfully. 2. If I click return button on server 2008, installer crashes after verifyReadyDlg. Do I need to do something different for taking care of this issue on windows server 2008 ? Regards, Sanjay Rao -- The Palm PDK Hot Apps Program offers developers who use the Plug-In Development Kit to bring their C/C++ apps to Palm for a share of $1 Million in cash or HP Products. Visit us here for more details: http://p.sf.net/sfu/dev2dev-palm ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- The Palm PDK Hot Apps Program offers developers who use the Plug-In Development Kit to bring their C/C++ apps to Palm for a share of $1 Million in cash or HP Products. Visit us here for more details: http://p.sf.net/sfu/dev2dev-palm ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- The Palm PDK Hot Apps Program offers developers who use the Plug-In Development Kit to bring their C/C++ apps to Palm for a share of $1 Million in cash or HP Products. Visit us here for more details: http://p.sf.net/sfu/dev2dev-palm ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
[WiX-users] Newbie question
Hi, I have created a ASP.NET application project in Visual Studio. I have created the wxs file. Now if I add a new file to the ASP.NET application project, it looks like we have to manually update the wxs file also. Is there an automated way of updating the wxs file? Thanks Satyaprakash J -- The Palm PDK Hot Apps Program offers developers who use the Plug-In Development Kit to bring their C/C++ apps to Palm for a share of $1 Million in cash or HP Products. Visit us here for more details: http://p.sf.net/sfu/dev2dev-palm ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
[WiX-users] How to get vaues from C# custom action
I am doing a check in C# custom action and if some condition satiisfies , then i am returning ActionResult.Sucess or ActionResult.Failure ? My question is how to get these status codes in my script? I have set the attribute Return=Check in custom action attributes and this custom action is basically a pre-requisite for the installation, i.e if it returns ActionResult.Failure installation should not proceed and exit. I tried using Session[MANAGEMENT]=1 and then reading this MANAGEMENT wxs file. I even tried defining this MANAGEMENT in wxs file and then passing this as parameter to the custom action and then check its value when it returns from custom action. SO basically i need to know how to check if the custom action is returning ActionResult.Sucess or ActionResult.Failure ? -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/How-to-get-vaues-from-C-custom-action-tp5376846p5376846.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- The Palm PDK Hot Apps Program offers developers who use the Plug-In Development Kit to bring their C/C++ apps to Palm for a share of $1 Million in cash or HP Products. Visit us here for more details: http://p.sf.net/sfu/dev2dev-palm ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
[WiX-users] How to get vaues from C# custom action
I am doing a check in C# custom action and if some condition satiisfies , then i am returning ActionResult.Sucess or ActionResult.Failure ? My question is how to get these status codes in my script? I have set the attribute Return=Check in custom action attributes and this custom action is basically a pre-requisite for the installation, i.e if it returns ActionResult.Failure installation should not proceed and exit. I tried using Session[MANAGEMENT]=1 and then reading this MANAGEMENT in wxs file. I even tried defining this MANAGEMENT in wxs file and then passing this as parameter to the custom action and then check its value when it returns from custom action. SO basically i need to know how to check if the custom action is returning ActionResult.Sucess or ActionResult.Failure ? -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/How-to-get-vaues-from-C-custom-action-tp5376847p5376847.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- The Palm PDK Hot Apps Program offers developers who use the Plug-In Development Kit to bring their C/C++ apps to Palm for a share of $1 Million in cash or HP Products. Visit us here for more details: http://p.sf.net/sfu/dev2dev-palm ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] error LGHT0004 : The wixObject element contains an unexpected attribute 'src'.
That makes sense. Maybe a specific project is explicitly using version 2.x. We have both checked in (2.x and 3.0). I will search through the tree and kill those and see if that works. Thanks, Vijai. From: Blair [os...@live.com] Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 2010 10:38 PM To: 'General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.' Subject: Re: [WiX-users] error LGHT0004 : The wixObject element contains an unexpected attribute 'src'. I haven't looked back to see exactly how long ago this attribute was removed (it exists in wixobj files from v2 but not v3-RTM) what I am wondering is if you are either building against wixobj/wixlib files built previously instead of compiling everything new or if you are saving wixobj files from older builds and attempting to reuse them in newer builds. Otherwise I don't see how you can get that error in a clean build (no matter the order in which projects are built) unless the different projects are each using different builds of WiX. -Original Message- From: Vijai Kalyanapasupathy [mailto:vkal...@microsoft.com] Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 2010 11:12 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] error LGHT0004 : The wixObject element contains an unexpected attribute 'src'. Hi All, I recently upgrade our build toolset. Once I did that (most likely because we moved from an older version of Wix), I started receiving this error in a couple of projects. I initially though it might be due to a race condition (dependent projects being built later), but it looks more like an invalid wixobj is being generated. Any ideas on where I should start looking? Thanks, Vijai Kalyansip:vkal...@microsoft.com -- The Palm PDK Hot Apps Program offers developers who use the Plug-In Development Kit to bring their C/C++ apps to Palm for a share of $1 Million in cash or HP Products. Visit us here for more details: http://p.sf.net/sfu/dev2dev-palm ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- The Palm PDK Hot Apps Program offers developers who use the Plug-In Development Kit to bring their C/C++ apps to Palm for a share of $1 Million in cash or HP Products. Visit us here for more details: http://p.sf.net/sfu/dev2dev-palm ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- The Palm PDK Hot Apps Program offers developers who use the Plug-In Development Kit to bring their C/C++ apps to Palm for a share of $1 Million in cash or HP Products. Visit us here for more details: http://p.sf.net/sfu/dev2dev-palm ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
[WiX-users] installing files to user's application data folder
I'm a complete newbie to WiX and Windows Installer. I've worked through the tutorials and documentation, and feel pretty comfortable with all the basics. Now I'm trying to create an installer to fit my requirements, and while the basic install of the app and shortcuts, including conditions, and custom UI, works just fine, I'm struggling with a special requirement. What I have is an app that can run standalone, or can act as an add-on to a 3rd-party software package. I can install the app just fine, but in order to add a reference to my app on the toolbar of the 3rd-party software, I need to install some XML files to the user's %Application Data% folder. I started with: Directory Id=AppDataFolder Directory Id=3rdPartyAppData Name=3rdParty Directory Id=3rdPartyAppDataSubfolder Name=Subfolder Component Id=3rdPartyToolbar Guid=PUT-GUID-HERE File Id=Toolbar Name=an.xml Source=the.xml DiskId=1 KeyPath=yes / /Component /Directory /Directory /Directory but I get an ICE38 error that says I can't use the file as the KeyPath. I don't understand why that's the case, since I can use my app's file as the KeyPath in the primary component (not shown). I tried searching online for this issue, but all I found were people placing shortcuts into the user's profile, not files. Perhaps I'm installing this file in a non-standard manner. Is there another recommended way to do this? In a similar manner as for shortcuts - but what I feel is a hack in this situation - I can add a registry value to the Component tag as the KeyPath to prevent this error. However, I also get a couple ICE64 errors about these user profile directories not being in the RemoveFile table. I thought I'd solve those issue by adding the following within the Component tag: RemoveFolder Id=3rdPartyAppDataSubfolder On=uninstall / RemoveFolder Id=3rdPartyAppData On=uninstall / but it doesn't seem to notice these entries. Where do I have to place them? BTW, these directories may or may not exist, depending on whether the user has other add-ons installed for this 3rd-party software. So I wouldn't necessarily want the RemoveFolder tag to remove the folder, but to do so only if my installer had to create the directories. I assume this is the default behavior, but please let me know if it is not. Thank you in advance for your help! -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/installing-files-to-user-s-application-data-folder-tp5377311p5377311.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- The Palm PDK Hot Apps Program offers developers who use the Plug-In Development Kit to bring their C/C++ apps to Palm for a share of $1 Million in cash or HP Products. Visit us here for more details: http://p.sf.net/sfu/dev2dev-palm ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
[WiX-users] WIX 3.5
Can anyone help me out, about how to integrate Wix 3.5 installer project into a Tfs Build (im using TFS 2010) Or maybe point me into some tutorials about it? Thanks, Victor Mora -- The Palm PDK Hot Apps Program offers developers who use the Plug-In Development Kit to bring their C/C++ apps to Palm for a share of $1 Million in cash or HP Products. Visit us here for more details: http://p.sf.net/sfu/dev2dev-palm ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
[WiX-users] Modify Group Policy with WiX
Does WiX support modifying group policy? I need to enable the GP force a specific visual style file or force Windows Classic from my MSI. Thanks, Jacob -- The Palm PDK Hot Apps Program offers developers who use the Plug-In Development Kit to bring their C/C++ apps to Palm for a share of $1 Million in cash or HP Products. Visit us here for more details: http://p.sf.net/sfu/dev2dev-palm ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] installing files to user's application data folder
Michael, With only one file in the component, you probably don't need the KeyPath. My WXS doesn't need the KeyPath for a file (I have a single file in each component) and it passes all ICE tests. As far as putting files into a specific user folder that should be OK if you are doing a per-user install. I suspect though that you are not and are doing a per-machine install instead in which case placing files in a specific users folder is fraught with problems and hence the warning. For example, what if another user tries to uninstall you application? They won't be able to access the file as its in another users files and thus the installer can't remove it and leaving files behind is considered bad installation design. If you are doing a per-machine install, then you should place the file into a common folder rather than a specific user folder. Chris On 08/05/2010 12:37 PM, michaelrepucci wrote: I'm a complete newbie to WiX and Windows Installer. I've worked through the tutorials and documentation, and feel pretty comfortable with all the basics. Now I'm trying to create an installer to fit my requirements, and while the basic install of the app and shortcuts, including conditions, and custom UI, works just fine, I'm struggling with a special requirement. What I have is an app that can run standalone, or can act as an add-on to a 3rd-party software package. I can install the app just fine, but in order to add a reference to my app on the toolbar of the 3rd-party software, I need to install some XML files to the user's %Application Data% folder. I started with: Directory Id=AppDataFolder Directory Id=3rdPartyAppData Name=3rdParty Directory Id=3rdPartyAppDataSubfolder Name=Subfolder Component Id=3rdPartyToolbar Guid=PUT-GUID-HERE File Id=Toolbar Name=an.xml Source=the.xml DiskId=1 KeyPath=yes / /Component /Directory /Directory /Directory but I get an ICE38 error that says I can't use the file as the KeyPath. I don't understand why that's the case, since I can use my app's file as the KeyPath in the primary component (not shown). I tried searching online for this issue, but all I found were people placing shortcuts into the user's profile, not files. Perhaps I'm installing this file in a non-standard manner. Is there another recommended way to do this? In a similar manner as for shortcuts - but what I feel is a hack in this situation - I can add a registry value to the Component tag as the KeyPath to prevent this error. However, I also get a couple ICE64 errors about these user profile directories not being in the RemoveFile table. I thought I'd solve those issue by adding the following within the Component tag: RemoveFolder Id=3rdPartyAppDataSubfolder On=uninstall / RemoveFolder Id=3rdPartyAppData On=uninstall / but it doesn't seem to notice these entries. Where do I have to place them? BTW, these directories may or may not exist, depending on whether the user has other add-ons installed for this 3rd-party software. So I wouldn't necessarily want the RemoveFolder tag to remove the folder, but to do so only if my installer had to create the directories. I assume this is the default behavior, but please let me know if it is not. Thank you in advance for your help! -- The Palm PDK Hot Apps Program offers developers who use the Plug-In Development Kit to bring their C/C++ apps to Palm for a share of $1 Million in cash or HP Products. Visit us here for more details: http://p.sf.net/sfu/dev2dev-palm ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] installing files to user's application data folder
Chris Lord-2 wrote: With only one file in the component, you probably don't need the KeyPath. My WXS doesn't need the KeyPath for a file (I have a single file in each component) and it passes all ICE tests. I would have thought so, but I get the same ICE38 error. Based on the MSDN documentation - http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa368961%28VS.85%29.aspx - the registry key is required for any file placed in the user's profile. I suppose it's not worth asking why this is the case; I should just accept that's how it is. But it threw up a red flag for me that perhaps I wasn't putting files into the AppDataFolder in the correct or recommended way. Chris Lord-2 wrote: As far as putting files into a specific user folder that should be OK if you are doing a per-user install. I suspect though that you are not and are doing a per-machine install instead in which case placing files in a specific users folder is fraught with problems and hence the warning. I guess I must admit that I'm not sure what I'm doing. I thought (assumed) that I was doing a per-user install (that's my intention), but honestly don't know how to switch from per-user to per-machine or vice versa. I don't recall learning this from the tutorials, so any tips would be much appreciated. Thanks! -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/installing-files-to-user-s-application-data-folder-tp5377311p5377658.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- The Palm PDK Hot Apps Program offers developers who use the Plug-In Development Kit to bring their C/C++ apps to Palm for a share of $1 Million in cash or HP Products. Visit us here for more details: http://p.sf.net/sfu/dev2dev-palm ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] installing files to user's application data folder
I did find a work-around for the ICE64 errors, but it seems a bit clunky (see below). Can anybody confirm whether this is the correct way to do this? Directory Id=AppDataFolder Directory Id=3rdPartyAppData Name=3rdParty Component Id=3rdPartyAppDataFolder Guid=PUT-GUID-HERE RemoveFolder Id=3rdPartyAppData On=uninstall / /Component Directory Id=3rdPartyAppDataSubfolder Name=Subfolder Component Id=3rdPartyToolbar Guid=PUT-GUID-HERE File Id=Toolbar Name=an.xml Source=the.xml DiskId=1 KeyPath=yes / RemoveFolder Id=3rdPartyAppDataSubfolder On=uninstall / /Component /Directory /Directory /Directory -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/installing-files-to-user-s-application-data-folder-tp5377311p5377739.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- The Palm PDK Hot Apps Program offers developers who use the Plug-In Development Kit to bring their C/C++ apps to Palm for a share of $1 Million in cash or HP Products. Visit us here for more details: http://p.sf.net/sfu/dev2dev-palm ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] installing files to user's application data folder
Oh, my bad. I forgot the RegistryValue Root=HKCU Key=Software\[Manufacturer]\[ProductName] Type=string Value= KeyPath=yes / that belongs in each component. Still not an elegant solution, so comments welcome. Thanks! -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/installing-files-to-user-s-application-data-folder-tp5377311p5377751.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- The Palm PDK Hot Apps Program offers developers who use the Plug-In Development Kit to bring their C/C++ apps to Palm for a share of $1 Million in cash or HP Products. Visit us here for more details: http://p.sf.net/sfu/dev2dev-palm ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
[WiX-users] reboot prompt appears before uninstall on Vista
I have a set of custom actions and reboot scheduled at the end for both install and uninstall in non-silent mode. It works fine for install on all windows platform. Uninstall from Add/Remove program also works fine on all but Vista. On Vista reboot prompt pops even before the uninstall is actually complete (progress bar is still in progress). Following is my WIX code. Ang suggestions what might me wrong ? Thank you. InstallExecuteSequence !-- install -- Custom Action=InstallDreamWorld After=InstallFiles (NOT Installed) /Custom Custom Action=InstallDreamUniverse After=InstallDreamWorld NOT Installed /Custom !-- uninstall -- Custom Action=UninstallDreamUniverse Before=UninstallDreamWorld Installed AND (REMOVE=ALL) AND (NOT UPGRADINGCODE) /Custom Custom Action=UninstallDreamWorld Before=RemoveFiles Installed AND (REMOVE=ALL) AND (NOT UPGRADINGCODE) /Custom !-- schedule reboot in non-silent mode only -- ScheduleReboot After=InstallFinalize ![CDATA[UILevel 2]] /ScheduleReboot /InstallExecuteSequence -- The Palm PDK Hot Apps Program offers developers who use the Plug-In Development Kit to bring their C/C++ apps to Palm for a share of $1 Million in cash or HP Products. Visit us here for more details: http://p.sf.net/sfu/dev2dev-palm ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
[WiX-users] reboot prompt appears before uninstall on Vista
I have a set of custom actions and reboot scheduled at the end for both install and uninstall in non-silent mode. It works fine for install on all windows platform. Uninstall from Add/Remove program also works fine on all but Vista. On Vista reboot prompt pops even before the uninstall is actually complete (progress bar is still in progress). If I chose to click on yes I see problems on next boot. But if I click on no and wait for sometime before manually rebooting the system all is fine on next boot. Following is my WIX code. Ang suggestions what might me wrong ? Thank you. InstallExecuteSequence !-- install -- Custom Action=InstallDreamWorld After=InstallFiles (NOT Installed) /Custom Custom Action=InstallDreamUniverse After=InstallDreamWorld NOT Installed /Custom !-- uninstall -- Custom Action=UninstallDreamUniverse Before=UninstallDreamWorld Installed AND (REMOVE=ALL) AND (NOT UPGRADINGCODE) /Custom Custom Action=UninstallDreamWorld Before=RemoveFiles Installed AND (REMOVE=ALL) AND (NOT UPGRADINGCODE) /Custom !-- schedule reboot in non-silent mode only -- ScheduleReboot After=InstallFinalize ![CDATA[UILevel 2]] /ScheduleReboot /InstallExecuteSequence -- The Palm PDK Hot Apps Program offers developers who use the Plug-In Development Kit to bring their C/C++ apps to Palm for a share of $1 Million in cash or HP Products. Visit us here for more details: http://p.sf.net/sfu/dev2dev-palm ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] Modify Group Policy with WiX
I shudder at the thought. I would be so angry if I installed software that did this to my machine. Software should never be this tightly coupled to a specific visual style and if you are otherwise authorized to make these types of changes because you own the environment it shouldn't be done through an install but rather through Active Directory GPO directly. - Original Message From: Sajo Jacob spja...@gmail.com To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: Thu, August 5, 2010 12:25:25 PM Subject: [WiX-users] Modify Group Policy with WiX Does WiX support modifying group policy? I need to enable the GP force a specific visual style file or force Windows Classic from my MSI. Thanks, Jacob -- The Palm PDK Hot Apps Program offers developers who use the Plug-In Development Kit to bring their C/C++ apps to Palm for a share of $1 Million in cash or HP Products. Visit us here for more details: http://p.sf.net/sfu/dev2dev-palm ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- The Palm PDK Hot Apps Program offers developers who use the Plug-In Development Kit to bring their C/C++ apps to Palm for a share of $1 Million in cash or HP Products. Visit us here for more details: http://p.sf.net/sfu/dev2dev-palm ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] reboot prompt appears before uninstall on Vista
Forgot to mention that my custom actions are deferred and check: CustomAction Id=InstallDreamWorld Directory=DreamWorld ExeCommand=setup.exe /install Execute=deferred Return=check/ CustomAction Id=UninstallDreamWorld Directory=DreamWorld ExeCommand=setup.exe /uninstall Execute=deferred Return=check/ CustomAction Id=InstallDreamUniverse Directory=DreamUniverse ExeCommand=setup.exe /install Execute=deferred Return=check/ CustomAction Id=UninstallDreamUniverse Directory=DreamUniverse ExeCommand=setup.exe /uninstall Execute=deferred Return=check/ - Original Message From: Bisht, Pradeep pradeep_bi...@yahoo.com To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: Thu, August 5, 2010 11:53:21 AM Subject: [WiX-users] reboot prompt appears before uninstall on Vista I have a set of custom actions and reboot scheduled at the end for both install and uninstall in non-silent mode. It works fine for install on all windows platform. Uninstall from Add/Remove program also works fine on all but Vista. On Vista reboot prompt pops even before the uninstall is actually complete (progress bar is still in progress). If I chose to click on yes I see problems on next boot. But if I click on no and wait for sometime before manually rebooting the system all is fine on next boot. Following is my WIX code. Ang suggestions what might me wrong ? Thank you. InstallExecuteSequence !-- install -- Custom Action=InstallDreamWorld After=InstallFiles (NOT Installed) /Custom Custom Action=InstallDreamUniverse After=InstallDreamWorld NOT Installed /Custom !-- uninstall -- Custom Action=UninstallDreamUniverse Before=UninstallDreamWorld Installed AND (REMOVE=ALL) AND (NOT UPGRADINGCODE) /Custom Custom Action=UninstallDreamWorld Before=RemoveFiles Installed AND (REMOVE=ALL) AND (NOT UPGRADINGCODE) /Custom !-- schedule reboot in non-silent mode only -- ScheduleReboot After=InstallFinalize ![CDATA[UILevel 2]] /ScheduleReboot /InstallExecuteSequence -- The Palm PDK Hot Apps Program offers developers who use the Plug-In Development Kit to bring their C/C++ apps to Palm for a share of $1 Million in cash or HP Products. Visit us here for more details: http://p.sf.net/sfu/dev2dev-palm ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- This SF.net email is sponsored by Make an app they can't live without Enter the BlackBerry Developer Challenge http://p.sf.net/sfu/RIM-dev2dev ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] Modify Group Policy with WiX
This is required for our software package to work. Without going much into the details, these installs are done on our VM's which hosts our solution and not on any user machines. Is this supported natively in WiX? Jacob On Thu, Aug 5, 2010 at 1:54 PM, Christopher Painter chr...@deploymentengineering.com wrote: I shudder at the thought. I would be so angry if I installed software that did this to my machine. Software should never be this tightly coupled to a specific visual style and if you are otherwise authorized to make these types of changes because you own the environment it shouldn't be done through an install but rather through Active Directory GPO directly. - Original Message From: Sajo Jacob spja...@gmail.com To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: Thu, August 5, 2010 12:25:25 PM Subject: [WiX-users] Modify Group Policy with WiX Does WiX support modifying group policy? I need to enable the GP force a specific visual style file or force Windows Classic from my MSI. Thanks, Jacob -- The Palm PDK Hot Apps Program offers developers who use the Plug-In Development Kit to bring their C/C++ apps to Palm for a share of $1 Million in cash or HP Products. Visit us here for more details: http://p.sf.net/sfu/dev2dev-palm ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- The Palm PDK Hot Apps Program offers developers who use the Plug-In Development Kit to bring their C/C++ apps to Palm for a share of $1 Million in cash or HP Products. Visit us here for more details: http://p.sf.net/sfu/dev2dev-palm ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- This SF.net email is sponsored by Make an app they can't live without Enter the BlackBerry Developer Challenge http://p.sf.net/sfu/RIM-dev2dev ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] Modify Group Policy with WiX
Hi Christopher, this is not tightly coupled to a visual style. In silent mode i have a top level installer that takes care of reboot based upon the status of bunch of smaller installers. In GUI mode user is directly invoking the installer/uninstall and hence the difference. - Forgot to mention that my custom actions are deferred and check: CustomAction Id=InstallDreamWorld Directory=DreamWorld ExeCommand=setup.exe /install Execute=deferred Return=check/ CustomAction Id=UninstallDreamWorld Directory=DreamWorld ExeCommand=setup.exe /uninstall Execute=deferred Return=check/ CustomAction Id=InstallDreamUniverse Directory=DreamUniverse ExeCommand=setup.exe /install Execute=deferred Return=check/ CustomAction Id=UninstallDreamUniverse Directory=DreamUniverse ExeCommand=setup.exe /uninstall Execute=deferred Return=check/ - Original Message From: Christopher Painter chr...@deploymentengineering.com To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: Thu, August 5, 2010 11:54:47 AM Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Modify Group Policy with WiX I shudder at the thought. I would be so angry if I installed software that did this to my machine. Software should never be this tightly coupled to a specific visual style and if you are otherwise authorized to make these types of changes because you own the environment it shouldn't be done through an install but rather through Active Directory GPO directly. - Original Message From: Sajo Jacob spja...@gmail.com To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: Thu, August 5, 2010 12:25:25 PM Subject: [WiX-users] Modify Group Policy with WiX Does WiX support modifying group policy? I need to enable the GP force a specific visual style file or force Windows Classic from my MSI. Thanks, Jacob -- The Palm PDK Hot Apps Program offers developers who use the Plug-In Development Kit to bring their C/C++ apps to Palm for a share of $1 Million in cash or HP Products. Visit us here for more details: http://p.sf.net/sfu/dev2dev-palm ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- The Palm PDK Hot Apps Program offers developers who use the Plug-In Development Kit to bring their C/C++ apps to Palm for a share of $1 Million in cash or HP Products. Visit us here for more details: http://p.sf.net/sfu/dev2dev-palm ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- This SF.net email is sponsored by Make an app they can't live without Enter the BlackBerry Developer Challenge http://p.sf.net/sfu/RIM-dev2dev ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] How to set TARGETDIR and SourceDir
The Source attribute of the File element currently ignores the SourceDir\ beginning when it finds it. However, you can override it using the -var parameter (see the heat tool's commandline help for details). -Original Message- From: Satyaprakash J [mailto:sat...@smartek21.com] Sent: Thursday, August 05, 2010 5:03 AM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] How to set TARGETDIR and SourceDir Hi, But When I run heat on a directory, the source attribute of File is set to SourceDir\FileName. Is there a way to override this. Thanks Satyaprakash J -Original Message- From: Pally Sandher [mailto:pally.sand...@iesve.com] Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 2010 3:55 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] How to set TARGETDIR and SourceDir Long Answer: SourceDir - http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa371857.aspx TARGETDIR - http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa372064.aspx Short Answer: You can't/shouldn't unless you're doing an administrative installation in which case supply it on the command line. Why do you want to? Palbinder Sandher Software Deployment IT Administrator T: +44 (0) 141 945 8500 F: +44 (0) 141 945 8501 http://www.iesve.com **Design, Simulate + Innovate with the Virtual Environment** Integrated Environmental Solutions Limited. Registered in Scotland No. SC151456 Registered Office - Helix Building, West Of Scotland Science Park, Glasgow G20 0SP Email Disclaimer -Original Message- From: Satyaprakash J [mailto:sat...@smartek21.com] Sent: 04 August 2010 09:33 To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] How to set TARGETDIR and SourceDir Hi I am newbie to Wix. I would like to know how to set the TARGETDIR and the SourceDir which are specified in the wxs file. Thanks Satyaprakash J -- The Palm PDK Hot Apps Program offers developers who use the Plug-In Development Kit to bring their C/C++ apps to Palm for a share of $1 Million in cash or HP Products. Visit us here for more details: http://p.sf.net/sfu/dev2dev-palm ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- The Palm PDK Hot Apps Program offers developers who use the Plug-In Development Kit to bring their C/C++ apps to Palm for a share of $1 Million in cash or HP Products. Visit us here for more details: http://p.sf.net/sfu/dev2dev-palm ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- The Palm PDK Hot Apps Program offers developers who use the Plug-In Development Kit to bring their C/C++ apps to Palm for a share of $1 Million in cash or HP Products. Visit us here for more details: http://p.sf.net/sfu/dev2dev-palm ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- This SF.net email is sponsored by Make an app they can't live without Enter the BlackBerry Developer Challenge http://p.sf.net/sfu/RIM-dev2dev ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] Changing a main module property value within a merge module custom action
I don't know if this will work, but did you suppress modularization on the MYPROP variable in your merge module? BTW, if I can make a plug: if you can get away with using WixLibs instead of MSMs they are much easier to work with, much more flexible, easier to understand, and tend to be less buggy. -Original Message- From: Sudripta Nandy [mailto:sudrip...@sarangsoft.co.in] Sent: Thursday, August 05, 2010 5:12 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Changing a main module property value within a merge module custom action Hi, In my setup project, I am having a main module and a merge module. I have a property called 'MYPROP' declared in the main module. I need to do some operations in the merge module's custom action and depending on the operation result, I need to set the value of 'MYPROP' to '0' or '1'. I am able to get the property's value correctly within the merge module's custom action using MsiGetProperty. But, when I try to change that value 'MYPROP' within that custom action using a call to 'MsiSetProperty' it doesn't get reflected within the main module. The main module still has the old 'MYPROP' value. Is there any way in which I can change a main module's property value from within a merge module's custom action? Thanks. Sudripta. -- The Palm PDK Hot Apps Program offers developers who use the Plug-In Development Kit to bring their C/C++ apps to Palm for a share of $1 Million in cash or HP Products. Visit us here for more details: http://p.sf.net/sfu/dev2dev-palm ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- This SF.net email is sponsored by Make an app they can't live without Enter the BlackBerry Developer Challenge http://p.sf.net/sfu/RIM-dev2dev ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] msi upgrade problems per-user vs per-machine contextfailure
On 8/4/2010 7:39 PM, Blair wrote:
From the install log you sent the link to earlier:
What is standing out to me (from the properties, this is (I'm assuming)
installing 0.5.0 over 0.3.0 via major upgrade):
Before the sequence table is parsed:
MSI (s) (78:4C) [20:14:06:466]: Product not registered: beginning first-time
install
MSI (s) (78:4C) [20:14:06:466]: Determined that existing product (either
this product or the product being upgraded with a patch) is installed
per-user.
MSI (s) (78:4C) [20:14:06:467]: PROPERTY CHANGE: Deleting ALLUSERS property.
Its current value is '1'.
MSI (s) (78:4C) [20:14:06:467]: Product
{F9B07DF3-06A7-4313-BA4D-40B1F046C6C4} is not managed.
...
MSI (s) (78:4C) [20:14:06:467]: PROPERTY CHANGE: Adding ProductState
property. Its value is '1'.
MSI (s) (78:4C) [20:14:06:467]: Entering
CMsiConfigurationManager::SetLastUsedSource.
MSI (s) (78:4C) [20:14:06:467]: Specifed source is already in a list.
MSI (s) (78:4C) [20:14:06:467]: User policy value 'SearchOrder' is 'nmu'
MSI (s) (78:4C) [20:14:06:467]: Adding new sources is allowed.
MSI (s) (78:4C) [20:14:06:467]: Package name retrieved from configuration
data: 'wpkg-gp-0.5_x64.msi'
After the sequence table is parsed (relevant lines):
Action start 20:14:06: INSTALL.
MSI (s) (78:4C) [20:14:06:552]: Running ExecuteSequence
MSI (s) (78:4C) [20:14:06:554]: Doing action: FindRelatedProducts
MSI (s) (78:4C) [20:14:06:555]: FindRelatedProducts: current install is
per-user. Related install for product
'{A70E99ED-87C6-4142-88A7-8491459494A2}' is per-machine. Skipping...
That suggests to me three things:
1. 0.3.0 is installed per-machine.
2. 0.5.0 MSI is intended to be installed per-machine based on the initial
value of ALLUSERS in the property table.
3. 0.5.0 MSI is installing per-user. The reason appears to be that the 0.5.0
MSI has been advertised into the per-user context before being installed.
ProductState property value means INSTALLSTATE_ADVERTISED 1 The product is
advertised but not installed.
Whatever tool you are using to place the MSIs is advertising them into a
different context than you want. You need to fix that. It isn't your MSI, it
is your usage of the tool that you use to prepare for the installation. That
tool (wpkg?) is overriding your per-machine preference.
Blair
Hi Blair,
Thank you very much, that kind of proves my suspicion, which i didn't
want to believe. I don't think the problem is not with wpkg as such but
with wpkg-gp, which is a GPE client that installs/updates various
packages, and with the context its running in. In this case its trying
to update itself. The new files actually appear in the correct place and
AFAICS things work correctly, but overall this can't be deemed as
successful update.
What really confused me initially, was that some of the msi's and most
of the apps that i have used did update correctly (for example
TortoiseSVN msi's).
Kind Regards
Luk
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Re: [WiX-users] Modify Group Policy with WiX
Natively, no. In my expeirence trying to set things in GPO typically fails anyways because a domain controller will just come by a little bit later and fix it for you. Why don't you just update your VM images? - Original Message From: Sajo Jacob spja...@gmail.com To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: Thu, August 5, 2010 2:06:25 PM Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Modify Group Policy with WiX This is required for our software package to work. Without going much into the details, these installs are done on our VM's which hosts our solution and not on any user machines. Is this supported natively in WiX? Jacob On Thu, Aug 5, 2010 at 1:54 PM, Christopher Painter chr...@deploymentengineering.com wrote: I shudder at the thought. I would be so angry if I installed software that did this to my machine. Software should never be this tightly coupled to a specific visual style and if you are otherwise authorized to make these types of changes because you own the environment it shouldn't be done through an install but rather through Active Directory GPO directly. - Original Message From: Sajo Jacob spja...@gmail.com To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: Thu, August 5, 2010 12:25:25 PM Subject: [WiX-users] Modify Group Policy with WiX Does WiX support modifying group policy? I need to enable the GP force a specific visual style file or force Windows Classic from my MSI. Thanks, Jacob -- The Palm PDK Hot Apps Program offers developers who use the Plug-In Development Kit to bring their C/C++ apps to Palm for a share of $1 Million in cash or HP Products. Visit us here for more details: http://p.sf.net/sfu/dev2dev-palm ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- The Palm PDK Hot Apps Program offers developers who use the Plug-In Development Kit to bring their C/C++ apps to Palm for a share of $1 Million in cash or HP Products. Visit us here for more details: http://p.sf.net/sfu/dev2dev-palm ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- This SF.net email is sponsored by Make an app they can't live without Enter the BlackBerry Developer Challenge http://p.sf.net/sfu/RIM-dev2dev ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- This SF.net email is sponsored by Make an app they can't live without Enter the BlackBerry Developer Challenge http://p.sf.net/sfu/RIM-dev2dev ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] Modify Group Policy with WiX
We just have the ability to remotely install our solution, and can't reimage the VM's unfortunately. Any other ideas? On Thu, Aug 5, 2010 at 3:14 PM, Christopher Painter chr...@deploymentengineering.com wrote: Natively, no. In my expeirence trying to set things in GPO typically fails anyways because a domain controller will just come by a little bit later and fix it for you. Why don't you just update your VM images? - Original Message From: Sajo Jacob spja...@gmail.com To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: Thu, August 5, 2010 2:06:25 PM Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Modify Group Policy with WiX This is required for our software package to work. Without going much into the details, these installs are done on our VM's which hosts our solution and not on any user machines. Is this supported natively in WiX? Jacob On Thu, Aug 5, 2010 at 1:54 PM, Christopher Painter chr...@deploymentengineering.com wrote: I shudder at the thought. I would be so angry if I installed software that did this to my machine. Software should never be this tightly coupled to a specific visual style and if you are otherwise authorized to make these types of changes because you own the environment it shouldn't be done through an install but rather through Active Directory GPO directly. - Original Message From: Sajo Jacob spja...@gmail.com To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: Thu, August 5, 2010 12:25:25 PM Subject: [WiX-users] Modify Group Policy with WiX Does WiX support modifying group policy? I need to enable the GP force a specific visual style file or force Windows Classic from my MSI. Thanks, Jacob -- The Palm PDK Hot Apps Program offers developers who use the Plug-In Development Kit to bring their C/C++ apps to Palm for a share of $1 Million in cash or HP Products. Visit us here for more details: http://p.sf.net/sfu/dev2dev-palm ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- The Palm PDK Hot Apps Program offers developers who use the Plug-In Development Kit to bring their C/C++ apps to Palm for a share of $1 Million in cash or HP Products. Visit us here for more details: http://p.sf.net/sfu/dev2dev-palm ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- This SF.net email is sponsored by Make an app they can't live without Enter the BlackBerry Developer Challenge http://p.sf.net/sfu/RIM-dev2dev ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- This SF.net email is sponsored by Make an app they can't live without Enter the BlackBerry Developer Challenge http://p.sf.net/sfu/RIM-dev2dev ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- This SF.net email is sponsored by Make an app they can't live without Enter the BlackBerry Developer Challenge http://p.sf.net/sfu/RIM-dev2dev ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
[WiX-users] How to modify iis administration.config file
Hello, I'm trying to install my own IIS module on Windows 7 x64 system. I did follow the steps on article http://jdhardy.blogspot.com/2008/10/installing-iis7-ui-extensions-with-wix.html using util:XmlConfig to modify administration.config located under %systemroot%\system32\inetsrv\config. When I try to install my module using generated msi file, I got following exception : Failed to open XML file c:\system32\inetsrv\config\administration.config, system error: -2147024786 what's wrong with my script? -- This SF.net email is sponsored by Make an app they can't live without Enter the BlackBerry Developer Challenge http://p.sf.net/sfu/RIM-dev2dev ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] How to modify iis administration.config file
If the error message is accurate it would seem to be dropping your %systemroot% out of the path, which isn't too surprising. You might try something more like [WindowsFolder]\system32\inetsrv\config Or [SystemFolder]\inetsrv\config -Original Message- From: ahmet aslan [mailto:artic...@yahoo.com] Sent: Thursday, August 05, 2010 2:02 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] How to modify iis administration.config file Hello, I'm trying to install my own IIS module on Windows 7 x64 system. I did follow the steps on article http://jdhardy.blogspot.com/2008/10/installing-iis7-ui-extensions-with-w ix.html using util:XmlConfig to modify administration.config located under %systemroot%\system32\inetsrv\config. When I try to install my module using generated msi file, I got following exception : Failed to open XML file c:\system32\inetsrv\config\administration.config, system error: -2147024786 what's wrong with my script? -- This SF.net email is sponsored by Make an app they can't live without Enter the BlackBerry Developer Challenge http://p.sf.net/sfu/RIM-dev2dev ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- This SF.net email is sponsored by Make an app they can't live without Enter the BlackBerry Developer Challenge http://p.sf.net/sfu/RIM-dev2dev ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
[WiX-users] how can I check for FULL admin privileges
The MSI I'm working has an immediate custom action (after InstallFinalize) which writes to HKLM. On Win7 etc it fails even if the logged-on user is an admin unless it's run from an Admin Command Prompt (msiexec /i ...). How can I check for FULL admin privileges? Can it be done with Windows Installer functions? Launch Condition Privileged is not sufficient, as it allows install started by double-click in Explorer to proceed for admin users -- the UAC prompt comes up then the install fails at the HKLM write. Unfortunately the custom action is in a module shared with other packages, so I can't change it to run deferred/no-impersonate. The fall-back position is adding a DLL to get a SID and check that for membership in the Administrators group, but a native Windows Installer or WiX solution would be much preferable. Thanks -- This SF.net email is sponsored by Make an app they can't live without Enter the BlackBerry Developer Challenge http://p.sf.net/sfu/RIM-dev2dev ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] how can I check for FULL admin privileges
What I've seen recommended (I think from an MSI team member) is to have a type 19 custom action in the Execute sequence that checks Privileged, because by then you're elevated or not. There is also MSIUSEREALADMINDETECTION, but it generally seems like a bad idea to try to preserve old behavior unless there's a good reason. Phil Wilson -Original Message- From: Alan Sinclair [mailto:alan.sincl...@citrix.com] Sent: Thursday, August 05, 2010 2:33 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: [WiX-users] how can I check for FULL admin privileges The MSI I'm working has an immediate custom action (after InstallFinalize) which writes to HKLM. On Win7 etc it fails even if the logged-on user is an admin unless it's run from an Admin Command Prompt (msiexec /i ...). How can I check for FULL admin privileges? Can it be done with Windows Installer functions? Launch Condition Privileged is not sufficient, as it allows install started by double-click in Explorer to proceed for admin users -- the UAC prompt comes up then the install fails at the HKLM write. Unfortunately the custom action is in a module shared with other packages, so I can't change it to run deferred/no-impersonate. The fall-back position is adding a DLL to get a SID and check that for membership in the Administrators group, but a native Windows Installer or WiX solution would be much preferable. Thanks -- This SF.net email is sponsored by Make an app they can't live without Enter the BlackBerry Developer Challenge http://p.sf.net/sfu/RIM-dev2dev ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users *** Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail, including any associated or attached files, is intended solely for the individual or entity to which it is addressed. This e-mail is confidential and may well also be legally privileged. If you have received it in error, you are on notice of its status. Please notify the sender immediately by reply e-mail and then delete this message from your system. Please do not copy it or use it for any purposes, or disclose its contents to any other person. This email comes from a division of the Invensys Group, owned by Invensys plc, which is a company registered in England and Wales with its registered office at Portland House, Bressenden Place, London, SW1E 5BF (Registered number 166023). For a list of European legal entities within the Invensys Group, please go to http://www.invensys.com/legal/default.asp?top_nav_id=77nav_id=80prev_id=77. You may contact Invensys plc on +44 (0)20 7821 3848 or e-mail inet.hqhelpd...@invensys.com. This e-mail and any attachments thereto may be subject to the terms of any agreements between Invensys (and/or its subsidiaries and affiliates) and the recipient (and/or its subsidiaries and affiliates). -- This SF.net email is sponsored by Make an app they can't live without Enter the BlackBerry Developer Challenge http://p.sf.net/sfu/RIM-dev2dev ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
[WiX-users] Can you change the text of an installed file based on installation parameters?
I've got an XML file that will be installed along with my app, which refers to my app's installed executable. (Sort of like a shortcut, except that this XML is used by a 3rd-party app to invoke my app as an add-on. My app can also run as a standalone app.) I'd like to give the user who installs my app the choice of installation directory, but if I do so, then I somehow need to pass that information into this XML file, so that it refers to the correct location. I imagine some kind of preprocessor or parser that could replace a predefined token in a text file to be installed on the user's system. Does such a thing exist? Or could this somehow be accomplished with a custom action? Any tips would be much appreciated. Thanks! :) Michael -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Can-you-change-the-text-of-an-installed-file-based-on-installation-parameters-tp5378659p5378659.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- This SF.net email is sponsored by Make an app they can't live without Enter the BlackBerry Developer Challenge http://p.sf.net/sfu/RIM-dev2dev ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
[WiX-users] TempFolder changes mid-install!?
Hi All, I was hoping someone could point me in the right direction as i have searched everywhere and have found no trace of this issue. Anyway... I have an installer that functions well and seem to do everything i'd like, except on one system. On this system for some reason the TempFolder appears to change during the installation. This is a real problem for me as i have separate components that need to be in the same directory when a custom action runs. Is there any conceivable reason why the TempFolder could change? Am i doing it wrong? The WiX version i am using is: 3.5.1909.0 The server is running Windows 2003 And here is an except that generates the files. As you can see i have one DLL that gets installed to the same folder as two directories. These 2 directories are specified in other files and just contain a bunch of SQL scripts. Directory Id=TARGETDIR Name=SourceDir !-- Temporary files using during install -- Directory Id=TempFolder Directory Id=D.TempFolder Name=$(var.ProductGuid) Component Id=C.MigrationAssembly Guid=67A41AA3-1A89-47c4-B47D-AD90C3FB4DB4 File Id=F.MigrationAssembly Source=$(var.DatabaseMigrationsLibPath) Vital=yes / /Component Directory Id=D.PROCS_DIR Name=Procedures /Directory Directory Id=D.STORED_PROCS_DIR Name=StoredProcedures /Directory /Directory /Directory /Directory The weird thing is that on another couple of systems i don't have this issue. It says somewhere in the log Note: target paths subject to change (via custom actions or browsing), but how could this affect the TempFolder? Thank you in advance, Christian Froehlich -- This SF.net email is sponsored by Make an app they can't live without Enter the BlackBerry Developer Challenge http://p.sf.net/sfu/RIM-dev2dev ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] WIX 3.5
Two ways (take your pick): 1) Install WiX on the build machine the same way you install it on the developer machines. 2) Add the contents of the wix35-binaries.zip to a convenient place in your solution/enlistment and follow Bob's suggestion on this page: http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/forums/en-US/tfsbuild/thread/1cc7b91d-1cb4- 4850-8f7f-478dd2fc403e (which also appears on several other places via simple searching). From the solution given, change the value for WixTargetsPath from wix.targets to wix2010.targets. -Original Message- From: Victor Mora [mailto:victor.m...@axelerate.com] Sent: Thursday, August 05, 2010 9:25 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] WIX 3.5 Can anyone help me out, about how to integrate Wix 3.5 installer project into a Tfs Build (im using TFS 2010) Or maybe point me into some tutorials about it? Thanks, Victor Mora -- The Palm PDK Hot Apps Program offers developers who use the Plug-In Development Kit to bring their C/C++ apps to Palm for a share of $1 Million in cash or HP Products. Visit us here for more details: http://p.sf.net/sfu/dev2dev-palm ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- This SF.net email is sponsored by Make an app they can't live without Enter the BlackBerry Developer Challenge http://p.sf.net/sfu/RIM-dev2dev ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
