[WiX-users] WiX Burn - managing installed products after initial install
This might also be titled How do I launch the modification of a Burn
install from the command line without the Burn executable? or What's the
Burn equivalent of 'msiexec /X ProductCode'?
I have a program, A, which ships with two optional programs B and C. All
have functioning MSI installers. I use Burn to manage the installation of
A, B and C.
On first install, the user is asked if they want to install B and C. All
works fine.
But subsequently, the user should be able to install or uninstall B and C.
The user can of course do this from Programs and Features, using Modify.
This relaunches my Burn executable.
However, I want the user to be able to trigger this functionality from
within Program A - that is, I don't want the user to have to launch
Programs and Features, find the bundle, and click Modify. I want to have a
button in Program A that will do it, launching Burn.
But how? If it was a single MSI, I could shell msiexec /I {ProductCode}.
I know the ProductCode because that's a property of the MSI. So I can save
and use it as required.
But a Burn bundle doesn't have a ProduceCode. It has RelatedBundle, but
there's no msiexec argument for that.
If I check for the bundle in the registry, I find the information I need in
an entry in
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall, which
is perfect. There's the line I need to launch Modify, it calls the cached
bundle executable in ProgramData\Package Cache. But how do I get that
line?
How do I launch the Burn package manager for my package from within a
program of my package?
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Re: [WiX-users] Combo Box (Wix)Customization
Could you plz share your code how you have populated data from C# Custom action in combobox in Dialogs -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Combo-Box-Wix-Customization-tp687975p7595349.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- HPCC Systems Open Source Big Data Platform from LexisNexis Risk Solutions Find What Matters Most in Your Big Data with HPCC Systems Open Source. Fast. Scalable. Simple. Ideal for Dirty Data. Leverages Graph Analysis for Fast Processing Easy Data Exploration http://p.sf.net/sfu/hpccsystems ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
[WiX-users] Silent Install of Bootstrapper
Is it possible to do a silent install of a bootstrapper (.exe file). If so can you provide an example? Brian If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough. - Albert Einstein -- HPCC Systems Open Source Big Data Platform from LexisNexis Risk Solutions Find What Matters Most in Your Big Data with HPCC Systems Open Source. Fast. Scalable. Simple. Ideal for Dirty Data. Leverages Graph Analysis for Fast Processing Easy Data Exploration http://p.sf.net/sfu/hpccsystems ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] Silent Install of Bootstrapper
From one my products (names changed and sensitive data obscured): ECHO Quiet Deployment of Product Product64.14.0.exe /quiet AccountName=w...@where.com AccountPassword=real-password-goes-here InstallFolder=%ProgramFiles%\JackHenry ProductSqlConnectionString=Data Source=%COMPUTERNAME%\ProductInstance;Initial Catalog=ProductDb;Integrated Security=True WebsiteName=Default Web Site Note that I have overridable Burn variables to make this possible. The important switch is /quiet. -- John Merryweather Cooper Build Install Engineer - ESA Jack Henry Associates, Inc.® Shawnee Mission, KS 66227 Office: 913-341-3434 x791011 jocoo...@jackhenry.com www.jackhenry.com -Original Message- From: Brian Enderle [mailto:bria...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2014 9:05 AM To: WiX Users Subject: [WiX-users] Silent Install of Bootstrapper Is it possible to do a silent install of a bootstrapper (.exe file). If so can you provide an example? Brian If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough. - Albert Einstein -- HPCC Systems Open Source Big Data Platform from LexisNexis Risk Solutions Find What Matters Most in Your Big Data with HPCC Systems Open Source. Fast. Scalable. Simple. Ideal for Dirty Data. Leverages Graph Analysis for Fast Processing Easy Data Exploration http://p.sf.net/sfu/hpccsystems ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users NOTICE: This electronic mail message and any files transmitted with it are intended exclusively for the individual or entity to which it is addressed. The message, together with any attachment, may contain confidential and/or privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, printing, saving, copying, disclosure or distribution is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please immediately advise the sender by reply email and delete all copies. -- HPCC Systems Open Source Big Data Platform from LexisNexis Risk Solutions Find What Matters Most in Your Big Data with HPCC Systems Open Source. Fast. Scalable. Simple. Ideal for Dirty Data. Leverages Graph Analysis for Fast Processing Easy Data Exploration http://p.sf.net/sfu/hpccsystems ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] Silent Install of Bootstrapper
See this post: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Running-Burn-driven-installer-in-quiet-mode-command-line-parameters-td5913001.html -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Silent-Install-of-Bootstrapper-tp7595350p7595353.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- HPCC Systems Open Source Big Data Platform from LexisNexis Risk Solutions Find What Matters Most in Your Big Data with HPCC Systems Open Source. Fast. Scalable. Simple. Ideal for Dirty Data. Leverages Graph Analysis for Fast Processing Easy Data Exploration http://p.sf.net/sfu/hpccsystems ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] Silent Install of Bootstrapper
Try using /quiet switch for silent install of bootstrapper file. -Kapil -Original Message- From: Brian Enderle [mailto:bria...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2014 10:05 AM To: WiX Users Subject: [WiX-users] Silent Install of Bootstrapper Is it possible to do a silent install of a bootstrapper (.exe file). If so can you provide an example? Brian If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough. - Albert Einstein -- HPCC Systems Open Source Big Data Platform from LexisNexis Risk Solutions Find What Matters Most in Your Big Data with HPCC Systems Open Source. Fast. Scalable. Simple. Ideal for Dirty Data. Leverages Graph Analysis for Fast Processing Easy Data Exploration http://p.sf.net/sfu/hpccsystems ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- HPCC Systems Open Source Big Data Platform from LexisNexis Risk Solutions Find What Matters Most in Your Big Data with HPCC Systems Open Source. Fast. Scalable. Simple. Ideal for Dirty Data. Leverages Graph Analysis for Fast Processing Easy Data Exploration http://p.sf.net/sfu/hpccsystems ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] WiX Burn - managing installed products after initial install
Not implemented yet. There are discussions how best to implement this feature
in a supportable way.
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To: General discussion about the WiX toolset.
Subject: [WiX-users] WiX Burn - managing installed products after initial
install
This might also be titled How do I launch the modification of a Burn install
from the command line without the Burn executable? or What's the Burn
equivalent of 'msiexec /X ProductCode'?
I have a program, A, which ships with two optional programs B and C. All have
functioning MSI installers. I use Burn to manage the installation of A, B and C.
On first install, the user is asked if they want to install B and C. All works
fine.
But subsequently, the user should be able to install or uninstall B and C.
The user can of course do this from Programs and Features, using Modify.
This relaunches my Burn executable.
However, I want the user to be able to trigger this functionality from within
Program A - that is, I don't want the user to have to launch Programs and
Features, find the bundle, and click Modify. I want to have a button in Program
A that will do it, launching Burn.
But how? If it was a single MSI, I could shell msiexec /I {ProductCode}.
I know the ProductCode because that's a property of the MSI. So I can save and
use it as required.
But a Burn bundle doesn't have a ProduceCode. It has RelatedBundle, but there's
no msiexec argument for that.
If I check for the bundle in the registry, I find the information I need in an
entry in HKLM\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall,
which is perfect. There's the line I need to launch Modify, it calls the cached
bundle executable in ProgramData\Package Cache. But how do I get that line?
How do I launch the Burn package manager for my package from within a program
of my package?
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Re: [WiX-users] WiX Burn - managing installed products after initial install
One approach, which may not be sanctioned and may have risks, is to add code to your mba, which imports the data from the BootstrapperApplicationData.xml. There are examples of a class here which you may need to modify for a specific purpose. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/12846421/getting-display-name-from-packageid http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/How-to-access-BootstrapperApplicationdata-xml-from-wix-extension-td7592877.html My observation is that the BootstrapperApplicationData has a BundleId (which changes with each build). This value is used as the name of the registry key in the 32 bit ARP Uninstall key to register the bundle with ARP. You can install your bundle, then launch it again and compare the BootstrapperApplicationData.xml in the cache subfolder of %temp% with the registry key where the bundle is registered with ARP. One approach might be in the mba to get the BundleId and pass it to a MSI in the bundle chain as a MsiProperty, which then writes the information to a location known by Program A. Program A could then look up the BundleId to locate the ARP registry entry for the bundle, and learn the modify path and command. There may be issues with this approach when using web downloads or when some future implementation of the wix tools are released since it is based on current implementation details which may change. -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/WiX-Burn-managing-installed-products-after-initial-install-tp7595346p7595368.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- HPCC Systems Open Source Big Data Platform from LexisNexis Risk Solutions Find What Matters Most in Your Big Data with HPCC Systems Open Source. Fast. Scalable. Simple. Ideal for Dirty Data. Leverages Graph Analysis for Fast Processing Easy Data Exploration http://p.sf.net/sfu/hpccsystems ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
[WiX-users] Custom action to modify a text file during installation with install path
Hi All, I am looking for help in creating a custom action to modify a text file during installation and put the install path in it. If anyone worked previously on this please let me know. Thanks, PT -- HPCC Systems Open Source Big Data Platform from LexisNexis Risk Solutions Find What Matters Most in Your Big Data with HPCC Systems Open Source. Fast. Scalable. Simple. Ideal for Dirty Data. Leverages Graph Analysis for Fast Processing Easy Data Exploration http://p.sf.net/sfu/hpccsystems ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
[WiX-users] Bootstrapper will launch in Win 8 but not Win 7
First off, sorry for all the questions! I was able to figure out all my localization issues. I'm ready to deliver the project except I can't get the bootstrapper to launch on Win machines. The only Win 7 machine it will run on is mine. Every other Win 7 machine in the office gives me this error in the log: [0CE8:0CEC][2014-06-19T17:40:22]i000: Loading managed bootstrapper application. [0CE8:0CEC][2014-06-19T17:40:22]e000: Error 0x8013141a: Failed to create the managed bootstrapper application. [0CE8:0CEC][2014-06-19T17:40:22]e000: Error 0x8013141a: Failed to create UX. [0CE8:0CEC][2014-06-19T17:40:22]e000: Error 0x8013141a: Failed to load UX. [0CE8:0CEC][2014-06-19T17:40:22]e000: Error 0x8013141a: Failed while running [0CE8:0CEC][2014-06-19T17:40:22]i410: Variable: DisplayVersion = 1.0.0.0 [0CE8:0CEC][2014-06-19T17:40:22]i410: Variable: WixBundleAction = 4 I assumed it was a .net issue but I have the exact same .net versions installed on my machine as the other Win 7 comps. My MBA is a WPF app targeted at .net 4.0. All the machines in my office are set up with 4.5 or higher. If I remove .net from a machine and use the wix bundle to install 4.0, it installs fine but gives me the same error as above. Here is my bundle code. ?xml version=1.0 encoding=UTF-8? Wix xmlns=http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi; xmlns:util=http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/UtilExtension; xmlns:bal=http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/BalExtension; xmlns:netfx=http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/NetFxExtension; ?define BundleVersion=1.0.0.0 ? Bundle Name=Client Package Version=$(var.BundleVersion) Manufacturer=Mi UpgradeCode=01C56548-DD67-425F-BA0C-875705F36327 IconSourceFile=$(var.ICONNAME) BootstrapperApplicationRef Id=ManagedBootstrapperApplicationHost Payload SourceFile=$(var.SolutionDir)Client_Wizard\BootstrapperCore.config/ Payload SourceFile='!(wix.PreqbaThemeXml=SourceDir\Resources\mbapreq.thm)' Compressed='yes' Name='mbapreq.thm'/ Payload SourceFile='!(wix.PreqbaThemeWxl=SourceDir\Resources\mbapreq.wxl)' Compressed='yes' Name='mbapreq.wxl'/ Chain PackageGroupRef Id='Netfx4Full' / MsiPackage SourceFile=$(var.TargetDir)ClientInstall.msi Id=Client Cache=no Visible=no ForcePerMachine=yes MsiProperty Name=INSTALLDIR Value=[InstallFolder]/ /MsiPackage /Chain /Bundle Fragment Variable Name=InstallationPath bal:Overridable=yes / WixVariable Id=PreqbaThemeXml Value=Resources\mbapreq.thm / WixVariable Id=PreqbaThemeWxl Value=Resources\mbapreq.wxl / WixVariable Id=WixMbaPrereqPackageId Value=Netfx4Full / WixVariable Id=WixMbaPrereqLicenseUrl Value=NetfxLicense.rtf / Variable Name=DisplayVersion Value=$(var.BundleVersion) / util:RegistrySearch Root=HKLM Key=SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Net Framework Setup\NDP\v4\Full Value=Version Variable=Netfx4FullVersion / util:RegistrySearch Root=HKLM Key=SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Net Framework Setup\NDP\v4\Full Value=Version Variable=Netfx4x64FullVersion Win64=yes / util:RegistrySearch Root=HKCU Key=SOFTWARE\Microsoft\PFE\Client Value=Client Variable=ClientExists / PackageGroup Id=Netfx4Full ExePackage Id=Netfx4Full Cache=no PerMachine=yes Permanent=yes Vital=yes Compressed=no Name=..\..\DotNetInstallers\dotNetFx40_Full_x86_x64.exe DownloadUrl=http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=402630; DetectCondition=Netfx4FullVersion OR Netfx4x64FullVersion /ExePackage /PackageGroup There has to be some kind of .net conflict here. Also, where is the best place to report bugs? I found a few issues with copying files and MBA preq installer localization. Any help you can offer is much appreciated! -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Bootstrapper-will-launch-in-Win-8-but-not-Win-7-tp7595374.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- HPCC Systems Open Source Big Data Platform from LexisNexis Risk Solutions Find What Matters Most in Your Big Data with HPCC Systems Open Source. Fast. Scalable. Simple. Ideal for Dirty Data. Leverages Graph Analysis for Fast Processing Easy Data Exploration http://p.sf.net/sfu/hpccsystems ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
