Re: [WiX-users] MSP, whole features getting reinstalled

2012-02-07 Thread Blair
The fragmentation will allow you to limit what changes in your newer build
are actually contained in the patch, but the application of the patch is
always performed via a repair of features.

Blair

-Original Message-
From: Sanjay Poria [mailto:sanjay.po...@xanalys.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2012 3:10 AM
To: 'General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.'
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] MSP, whole features getting reinstalled

John, 

I'm not expert on but

I created a different fragment for each component/file in my original
distribution (a rather tedious process) so that only those files I specify
in my patch specification are included. You may want to try that and see if
it fixes your issue. As far as I know, all components within the same
fragment as the specified file/component that you want to change will be
included in the patch.

regards
sanjay

> -Original Message-
> From: john.burak [mailto:john.bu...@telvent.com]
> Sent: 07 February 2012 00:15
> To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
> Subject: [WiX-users] MSP, whole features getting reinstalled
> 
> I'm creating my first MSPs.  It appears that if a single component 
> changes then all other components in the same Feature are 
> reinstalled/repaired when the patch is applied.  Is that correct behavior?
> 
> Backstory: I have some components that install Services.  These 
> components do not change in the new version and the MSP doesn't 
> transform them (I checked in Orca).  It appears that since other 
> components in the same feature are changed then the Services are 
> getting reinstalled. This causes the Services' user-customized 
> settings to be lost.  The MSP replaces a single DLL and adds a bunch 
> of fileVersion rows to the MsiAssemblyName table.  The fileVersion 
> rows seem to be the culprit causing the Services to get reinstalled.
> 
> If anyone knows, let me know if this is normal behavior or if it 
> sounds like I'm doing something wrong.
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> - John Burak
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[WiX-users] CustomAction not running

2012-02-07 Thread Dodd, Gregory (Atlanta)
Hi.

I have the following code:






  (ADDLOCAL="Feature_Default")
  (REMOVE="ALL")



However, the FileKey above is defined in a nested Directory Element as seen 
below:


  

  

  

  

  



The custom Actions aren't firing off. Is there something wrong with my first 
group of code?


Thanks,
Greg




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Re: [WiX-users] Registry setting with configurable install directory -- problem with value of %SystemRoot%

2012-02-07 Thread jhennessey
Are you running a 32 bit installer on a 64-bit machine? If so, then
"%SystemRoot%\system32" is going to resolve to "C:\Windows\SysWOW64". So,
make sure that "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Novell\Nici" exists or the search will
fail.

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Re: [WiX-users] Registry setting with configurable install directory -- problem with value of %SystemRoot%

2012-02-07 Thread Carl Tietjen
Hi,
 
I tried making the change you suggested, however it does not really work.  
 
>From the log file, I see the following message: 
>'%SystemRoot%\system32\Novell\Nici' is unavailable.  However the directory 
>does exist.
 
Thanks,
 
Carl

>>> jhennessey  2/6/2012 6:17 PM >>>
Try setting the RegistrySearch/@Type attribute to "directory" instead of
"raw".

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Re: [WiX-users] Odd Service Stop Error

2012-02-07 Thread Wilson, Phil
It could be a services dependency - you'd see that in the services applet. 

Make sure that there isn't something in the ServiceControl table even if it's 
just spaces that might not show. I've noticed that spaces can affect this kind 
of thing. It might literally be trying to stop a service that's one blank space 
in the table. 

Phil W 

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From: Richard Martin [mailto:rsmart8...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2012 9:37 AM
To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: [WiX-users] Odd Service Stop Error

I have an installer that stops three services, but get an error:

MSI (s) (90:44) [12:11:17:558]: Executing op:
ActionStart(Name=StopServices,Description=Stopping
services,Template=Service: [1])
Action 12:11:17: StopServices. Stopping services
MSI (s) (90:44) [12:11:17:558]: Executing op:
ProgressTotal(Total=4,Type=1,ByteEquivalent=130)
MSI (s) (90:44) [12:11:17:558]: Executing op:
ServiceControl(,Name=GGUpstreamProcessor,Action=2,Wait=1,)
StopServices: Service: SMS|GlobalGuest Upstream Processor
MSI (s) (90:44) [12:11:18:574]: Executing op:
ServiceControl(,Name=PsmsGrmcLegacyReader,Action=2,Wait=1,)
MSI (s) (90:44) [12:11:18:574]: Executing op:
ServiceControl(,Name=PsmsGGLegacyReader,Action=2,Wait=1,)
MSI (s) (90:44) [12:11:18:574]: Executing op:
ServiceControl(,,Action=2,Wait=1,)
StopServices: Service:
Error 1921. Service '' () could not be stopped. Verify that you have
sufficient privileges to stop system services.

The three services I want to stop are listed in the log as the first three
ServiceControl ops above, but it looks like a fourth was thrown in for
free. I have looked at the ServiceControl table in Orcas and there are only
the three rows I expect to see. Can anyone give me a clue what I should
look for to track down this fourth ServiceControl op?

Thanks!
Rick Martin



  
  

  
  
  
  

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[WiX-users] Odd Service Stop Error

2012-02-07 Thread Richard Martin
I have an installer that stops three services, but get an error:

MSI (s) (90:44) [12:11:17:558]: Executing op:
ActionStart(Name=StopServices,Description=Stopping
services,Template=Service: [1])
Action 12:11:17: StopServices. Stopping services
MSI (s) (90:44) [12:11:17:558]: Executing op:
ProgressTotal(Total=4,Type=1,ByteEquivalent=130)
MSI (s) (90:44) [12:11:17:558]: Executing op:
ServiceControl(,Name=GGUpstreamProcessor,Action=2,Wait=1,)
StopServices: Service: SMS|GlobalGuest Upstream Processor
MSI (s) (90:44) [12:11:18:574]: Executing op:
ServiceControl(,Name=PsmsGrmcLegacyReader,Action=2,Wait=1,)
MSI (s) (90:44) [12:11:18:574]: Executing op:
ServiceControl(,Name=PsmsGGLegacyReader,Action=2,Wait=1,)
MSI (s) (90:44) [12:11:18:574]: Executing op:
ServiceControl(,,Action=2,Wait=1,)
StopServices: Service:
Error 1921. Service '' () could not be stopped. Verify that you have
sufficient privileges to stop system services.

The three services I want to stop are listed in the log as the first three
ServiceControl ops above, but it looks like a fourth was thrown in for
free. I have looked at the ServiceControl table in Orcas and there are only
the three rows I expect to see. Can anyone give me a clue what I should
look for to track down this fourth ServiceControl op?

Thanks!
Rick Martin



  
  

  
  
  
  

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Re: [WiX-users] customizing burn prerequisite boostrapper image in theme

2012-02-07 Thread stewarth
I got this working by adding my image file to the payload - 

 

& in the .thm file: 

   


Also, in case anyone is scratching their head like i was with localisation,
you need to define two WixVariables: 




Otherwise it will use the default ones. 
 



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[WiX-users] Using burn to install the same package in two different locations

2012-02-07 Thread Christian List
I have a question about how burn handles packages that install to different
locations.

I have these 3 packages:
msi package A
msi package B
msi package C
I want to create two installers with burn using these three msi packages

My first burn installer installs:
msi package A to location 1
msi package B to location 1

My second burn installer installs:
msi package A to location 2
msi package C to location 2

So a customer who installs both of my burn installers, will end up with msi
package A installed to both location 1 and location 2.
Can burn handle this?
Does uninstall work correctly, such that when I unsinstall the first burn
installer it only removes the msi package A files from location 1, and when
the second burn installer is removed it removes the msi package A files
from location 2?
Can I create a patch for msi package A that only gets applied to one burn
installer and not the other?

Package A has the same product Id in both burn installers, will that be a
problem? Or can it somehow be changed between the two burn installers?

Christian
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Re: [WiX-users] msp patch does not update one of files

2012-02-07 Thread John Cooper
I set some of my unversioned files as CompanionFile's to versioned binaries.  
That way, if the versioned binary changes version, the CompanionFiles are 
replaced too.  That changes the installer behavior.  Then I author my 
PatchFamily to include the files I want in the patch.

Usually, my un-versioned companion files don't show up as changes except in a 
major upgrade though.  The only files I've included in a patch so far are all 
versioned binaries.

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-Original Message-
From: Sergey [mailto:sh0...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2012 3:13 AM
To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] msp patch does not update one of files

Is there a way to tune msp patch, so that all non-versioned filles (or all 
files, if possible), this patch contains, would 100% overwrite files on disk 
while patching?

01.02.2012 20:46, Blair wrote:
> With the very same base MSI view installed with the very same options, and 
> the very same patch applied to it, variations of application would most 
> likely then be due to the file versioning rules (usually non-versioned files 
> that are written/touched outside of the InstallFiles action).
>
> Everything done to an installation is significant when trying to reproduce 
> behavior. That is part of the reason verbose logging every time during 
> development&testing is so important ... to help with the forensics of what's 
> happening.
>
> Blair
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Sergey [mailto:sh0...@gmail.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2012 10:40 PM
> To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
> Subject: Re: [WiX-users] msp patch does not update one of files
>
> This behaviour is not stable. When I removed everything and repeated test 
> again - file patched. This makes me frightened that on some clients' machines 
> patch will work ok, but on some will fail. It is the worst variant, when I 
> can not reproduce bug on my PC.
>
> 30.01.2012 21:46, Wilson, Phil пишет:
>> And in the verbose log, see if there are any SELMGR entries. They indicate 
>> that you've broken component rules during a patch by deleting a component. 
>> Otherwise look at the log to see what it says about that particular file and 
>> why it didn't replace it.

>>
>> Phil W
>>
>> -Original Message-
>> From: Fyodor Koryazhkin [mailto:fyodor...@gmail.com]
>> Sent: Sunday, January 29, 2012 12:11 AM
>> To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
>> Subject: [WiX-users] msp patch does not update one of files
>>
>> Hi,
>> To find out why file is not being updated you can do the following:
>> 1. Examine log file.
>> 2. Apply patch to the target image at design time:
>>  a. Open target image in ORCA
>>  b. Open Transforms ->   View Patch
>>  c. All changed tables, rows and columns will be marked in green 
>> rectangle
>>  d. Check version, sequence and language for suspicious file.
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[WiX-users] Burn Theme

2012-02-07 Thread Parkes, Kevin
I'm exploring Burn and would like to try using my own theme with 
WixStandardBootstrapperApplication.Foundation. I'm probably being dense but I 
haven't managed to get anything working so far and the documentation isn't 
exactly extensive (yet).
A few quick pointers as to how to get started would be much appreciated. Thanks

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Re: [WiX-users] creating a patch using results in pyro error 0103

2012-02-07 Thread Michael Scheepers
Hi again,

I solved the problem by creating the same directory structure used to 
create the initial installer. The files can then be found by pyro and 
the patch is created as expected.

Regards, Michel


Am 06.02.2012 20:17, schrieb Michael Scheepers:
> Hi there,
>
> I have a problem when I try to create a patch using torch and pyro.
>
> What I did until now:
> I saved the wixpdb files from the initial installer becaus I read it was
> recommended to do so. Well, I did...
>
> I created a new installer.msi with some changed files along with all
> other files packaged in the initial msi
>
> I executed torch with the following command line:
>   torch -p -t patch -xi previous\installer.wixpdb
>   current\installer\wixpdb -out current\patch.wixmst
> No errors occurred...
>
> I created a patch.wxs where I defined the componentref which has changed
> files and compiled and linked it.
> Also no errors...
>
> Than I run pyro with the command line:
>   pyro current\patch.wixmsp -out installer_pl1.msp
>   -t IdentifierFromPatchWXS current\patch.wixmst
>
> Executing this line causes pyro to complain about missing files. The
> file names printed out are pointing to the files used to create the
> initial installer.msi. this files are not available.
>
> So I am a newbie using pyro and I guess I am missing something to tell
> pyro to just use the files in the current\source folder. Or will pyro
> try to compare the current and the previous file to determine which
> files have changed? Isn't it the job of torch to check what has changed
> in the msi files?
>
> Can someone give me some pointers in how to tell pyro which files to
> package in the patch?
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Regards, Michel
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Re: [WiX-users] MSP, whole features getting reinstalled

2012-02-07 Thread Sanjay Poria
John, 

I'm not expert on but

I created a different fragment for each component/file in my original 
distribution (a rather tedious process) so that only those files I specify in 
my patch specification are included. You may want to try that and see if it 
fixes your issue. As far as I know, all components within the same fragment as 
the specified file/component that you want to change will be included in the 
patch.

regards
sanjay

> -Original Message-
> From: john.burak [mailto:john.bu...@telvent.com]
> Sent: 07 February 2012 00:15
> To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
> Subject: [WiX-users] MSP, whole features getting reinstalled
> 
> I'm creating my first MSPs.  It appears that if a single component changes
> then all other components in the same Feature are reinstalled/repaired
> when the patch is applied.  Is that correct behavior?
> 
> Backstory: I have some components that install Services.  These components
> do not change in the new version and the MSP doesn't transform them (I
> checked in Orca).  It appears that since other components in the same
> feature are changed then the Services are getting reinstalled. This causes the
> Services' user-customized settings to be lost.  The MSP replaces a single DLL
> and adds a bunch of fileVersion rows to the MsiAssemblyName table.  The
> fileVersion rows seem to be the culprit causing the Services to get
> reinstalled.
> 
> If anyone knows, let me know if this is normal behavior or if it sounds like 
> I'm
> doing something wrong.
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> - John Burak
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Re: [WiX-users] MSP, whole features getting reinstalled

2012-02-07 Thread Peter Shirtcliffe
That's correct.

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/heaths/archive/2011/04/02/10131862.aspx
See the section "A single change will reinstall the entire parent feature"

-Original Message-
From: john.burak [mailto:john.bu...@telvent.com] 
Sent: 07 February 2012 00:15
To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: [WiX-users] MSP, whole features getting reinstalled

I'm creating my first MSPs.  It appears that if a single component changes
then all other components in the same Feature are reinstalled/repaired when
the patch is applied.  Is that correct behavior?

Backstory: I have some components that install Services.  These components
do not change in the new version and the MSP doesn't transform them (I
checked in Orca).  It appears that since other components in the same
feature are changed then the Services are getting reinstalled. This causes
the Services' user-customized settings to be lost.  The MSP replaces a
single DLL and adds a bunch of fileVersion rows to the MsiAssemblyName
table.  The fileVersion rows seem to be the culprit causing the Services to
get reinstalled.

If anyone knows, let me know if this is normal behavior or if it sounds like
I'm doing something wrong.

Thanks!

- John Burak

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Re: [WiX-users] msp patch does not update one of files

2012-02-07 Thread Sergey
Is there a way to tune msp patch, so that all non-versioned filles (or 
all files, if possible), this patch contains, would 100% overwrite files 
on disk while patching?

01.02.2012 20:46, Blair wrote:
> With the very same base MSI view installed with the very same options, and 
> the very same patch applied to it, variations of application would most 
> likely then be due to the file versioning rules (usually non-versioned files 
> that are written/touched outside of the InstallFiles action).
>
> Everything done to an installation is significant when trying to reproduce 
> behavior. That is part of the reason verbose logging every time during 
> development&testing is so important ... to help with the forensics of what's 
> happening.
>
> Blair
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Sergey [mailto:sh0...@gmail.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2012 10:40 PM
> To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
> Subject: Re: [WiX-users] msp patch does not update one of files
>
> This behaviour is not stable. When I removed everything and repeated test 
> again - file patched. This makes me frightened that on some clients' machines 
> patch will work ok, but on some will fail. It is the worst variant, when I 
> can not reproduce bug on my PC.
>
> 30.01.2012 21:46, Wilson, Phil пишет:
>> And in the verbose log, see if there are any SELMGR entries. They indicate 
>> that you've broken component rules during a patch by deleting a component. 
>> Otherwise look at the log to see what it says about that particular file and 
>> why it didn't replace it.
>>
>> Phil W
>>
>> -Original Message-
>> From: Fyodor Koryazhkin [mailto:fyodor...@gmail.com]
>> Sent: Sunday, January 29, 2012 12:11 AM
>> To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
>> Subject: [WiX-users] msp patch does not update one of files
>>
>> Hi,
>> To find out why file is not being updated you can do the following:
>> 1. Examine log file.
>> 2. Apply patch to the target image at design time:
>>  a. Open target image in ORCA
>>  b. Open Transforms ->   View Patch
>>  c. All changed tables, rows and columns will be marked in green 
>> rectangle
>>  d. Check version, sequence and language for suspicious file.
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