Re: [WiX-users] Directory in Maintenance mode is not directoryinstalled to
Try removing the ConfigurableDirectory attribute from all but your top level feature. I think that could be confusing Windows Installer about where to put the sub-features. Could be wrong though but it's worth a try. 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: Younie, Bradford [mailto:bradford.you...@chasepaymentech.com] Sent: 28 September 2010 20:20 To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Directory in Maintenance mode is not directoryinstalled to I'm using the WIXUI_INSTALLDIR functionality in my installer. When I install, it lets me change the install directory from the default path that I set to INSTALLLOCATION and it installs to that new directory perfectly fine. However, when I enter maintenance mode (by hitting Change in Add/Remove Programs or re-running the installer), and I try to add a feature that I hadn't yet installed, it will always install it to the default path, which is not where I installed the product to. Is there anything special I need to do to make that happen? Here's the code snippet of my installer: ?xml version='1.0'? !-- Copyright (c) Chase Paymentech Solutions, LLC. All rights reserved. -- Wix xmlns=http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi; xmlns:iis=http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/IIsExtension; ?include Common\Config.wxi? ?include Common\PackageData.wxi? Product Id='*' Name='Chase Paymentech Spectrum SDK $(var.ProductVersion) for .Net $(var.NetVersion)' Language='1033' Version='$(var.ProductVersion)' Manufacturer='Chase Paymentech' UpgradeCode='$(var.UpgradeCode)' Package Description='Spectrum SDK for .Net $(var.NetVersion)' Comments='Installation of the Spectrum SDK for .Net $(var.NetVersion)' InstallerVersion='300' Compressed='yes' Platform='x86' / !-- To use the canned install sequence, but with a custom dialog -- Property Id=WIXUI_INSTALLDIR Value=INSTALLLOCATION/ UIRef Id=MyWixUI_InstallDir / Property Id=DOTNETVER Value=Net$(var.NetVersionShort) / Property Id=FRAMEWORKROOT RegistrySearch Id=FrameworkRootDir Root=HKLM Key=SOFTWARE\Microsoft\.NETFramework Type=directory Name=InstallRoot / /Property PropertyRef Id=NETFRAMEWORK$(var.NetVersionShort)/ Condition Message=The .NET Framework $(var.NetVersion) must be installed Installed OR NETFRAMEWORK$(var.NetVersionShort) /Condition Media Id='1' Cabinet='product.cab' EmbedCab='yes' / Directory Id='TARGETDIR' Name='SourceDir' Directory Id='ProgramFilesFolder' Name='PFiles' Directory Id='MyCompany' Name='My Company' Directory Id='INSTALLLOCATION' Name='MyProduct' ... /Directory /Directory /Directory /Directory Feature Id='Complete' Title='My Product' Description='The complete package.' TypicalDefault='install' Display='expand' Level='1' ConfigurableDirectory='INSTALLLOCATION' Feature Id='Core' Absent='disallow' Title='Core Software' Description='Core Runtime Components.' Level='1' ... /Feature Feature Id='Samples' Title='Sample Applications' Description='Sample Applications.' ConfigurableDirectory=INSTALLLOCATION Level='3' ... /Feature /Feature /Product /Wix Here is my InstallDir file Wix xmlns=http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi; Fragment UI Id=MyWixUI_InstallDir TextStyle Id=WixUI_Font_Normal FaceName=Tahoma Size=8 / TextStyle Id=WixUI_Font_Bigger FaceName=Tahoma Size=12 / TextStyle Id=WixUI_Font_Title FaceName=Tahoma Size=9 Bold=yes / Property Id=DefaultUIFont Value=WixUI_Font_Normal / Property Id=WixUI_Mode Value=InstallDir / DialogRef Id=BrowseDlg / DialogRef Id=DiskCostDlg / DialogRef Id=ErrorDlg / DialogRef Id=FatalError / DialogRef Id=FilesInUse / DialogRef Id=MsiRMFilesInUse / DialogRef Id=PrepareDlg / DialogRef Id=ProgressDlg / DialogRef Id=ResumeDlg / DialogRef Id=UserExit / Publish Dialog=BrowseDlg Control=OK Event=DoAction Value=WixUIValidatePath Order=31/Publish Publish Dialog=BrowseDlg Control=OK Event=SpawnDialog Value=InvalidDirDlg Order=4![CDATA[WIXUI_INSTALLDIR_VALID1]]/Publish Publish Dialog=ExitDialog Control=Finish Event=EndDialog Value=Return Order=9991/Publish Publish Dialog=WelcomeDlg Control=Next Event=NewDialog Value=InstallDirDlg Order=11/Publish Publish Dialog=LicenseAgreementDlg Control=Back Event=NewDialog Value=WelcomeDlg1/Publish Publish Dialog=LicenseAgreementDlg Control=Next Event=NewDialog Value=InstallDirDlgLicenseAccepted = 1/Publish
Re: [WiX-users] Directory in Maintenance mode is not directoryinstalled to
That didn't work. I'll keep plugging away, but if anyone can see a possible cause of the problem, please let me know. -Original Message- From: Pally Sandher [mailto:pally.sand...@iesve.com] Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 2010 6:08 AM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Directory in Maintenance mode is not directoryinstalled to Try removing the ConfigurableDirectory attribute from all but your top level feature. I think that could be confusing Windows Installer about where to put the sub-features. Could be wrong though but it's worth a try. 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: Younie, Bradford [mailto:bradford.you...@chasepaymentech.com] Sent: 28 September 2010 20:20 To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Directory in Maintenance mode is not directoryinstalled to I'm using the WIXUI_INSTALLDIR functionality in my installer. When I install, it lets me change the install directory from the default path that I set to INSTALLLOCATION and it installs to that new directory perfectly fine. However, when I enter maintenance mode (by hitting Change in Add/Remove Programs or re-running the installer), and I try to add a feature that I hadn't yet installed, it will always install it to the default path, which is not where I installed the product to. Is there anything special I need to do to make that happen? Here's the code snippet of my installer: ?xml version='1.0'? !-- Copyright (c) Chase Paymentech Solutions, LLC. All rights reserved. -- Wix xmlns=http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi; xmlns:iis=http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/IIsExtension; ?include Common\Config.wxi? ?include Common\PackageData.wxi? Product Id='*' Name='Chase Paymentech Spectrum SDK $(var.ProductVersion) for .Net $(var.NetVersion)' Language='1033' Version='$(var.ProductVersion)' Manufacturer='Chase Paymentech' UpgradeCode='$(var.UpgradeCode)' Package Description='Spectrum SDK for .Net $(var.NetVersion)' Comments='Installation of the Spectrum SDK for .Net $(var.NetVersion)' InstallerVersion='300' Compressed='yes' Platform='x86' / !-- To use the canned install sequence, but with a custom dialog -- Property Id=WIXUI_INSTALLDIR Value=INSTALLLOCATION/ UIRef Id=MyWixUI_InstallDir / Property Id=DOTNETVER Value=Net$(var.NetVersionShort) / Property Id=FRAMEWORKROOT RegistrySearch Id=FrameworkRootDir Root=HKLM Key=SOFTWARE\Microsoft\.NETFramework Type=directory Name=InstallRoot / /Property PropertyRef Id=NETFRAMEWORK$(var.NetVersionShort)/ Condition Message=The .NET Framework $(var.NetVersion) must be installed Installed OR NETFRAMEWORK$(var.NetVersionShort) /Condition Media Id='1' Cabinet='product.cab' EmbedCab='yes' / Directory Id='TARGETDIR' Name='SourceDir' Directory Id='ProgramFilesFolder' Name='PFiles' Directory Id='MyCompany' Name='My Company' Directory Id='INSTALLLOCATION' Name='MyProduct' ... /Directory /Directory /Directory /Directory Feature Id='Complete' Title='My Product' Description='The complete package.' TypicalDefault='install' Display='expand' Level='1' ConfigurableDirectory='INSTALLLOCATION' Feature Id='Core' Absent='disallow' Title='Core Software' Description='Core Runtime Components.' Level='1' ... /Feature Feature Id='Samples' Title='Sample Applications' Description='Sample Applications.' ConfigurableDirectory=INSTALLLOCATION Level='3' ... /Feature /Feature /Product /Wix Here is my InstallDir file Wix xmlns=http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi; Fragment UI Id=MyWixUI_InstallDir TextStyle Id=WixUI_Font_Normal FaceName=Tahoma Size=8 / TextStyle Id=WixUI_Font_Bigger FaceName=Tahoma Size=12 / TextStyle Id=WixUI_Font_Title FaceName=Tahoma Size=9 Bold=yes / Property Id=DefaultUIFont Value=WixUI_Font_Normal / Property Id=WixUI_Mode Value=InstallDir / DialogRef Id=BrowseDlg / DialogRef Id=DiskCostDlg / DialogRef Id=ErrorDlg / DialogRef Id=FatalError / DialogRef Id=FilesInUse / DialogRef Id=MsiRMFilesInUse / DialogRef Id=PrepareDlg / DialogRef Id=ProgressDlg / DialogRef Id=ResumeDlg / DialogRef Id=UserExit / Publish Dialog=BrowseDlg Control=OK Event=DoAction Value=WixUIValidatePath Order=31/Publish Publish Dialog=BrowseDlg
Re: [WiX-users] Directory in Maintenance mode is not directoryinstalled to
I solved it! I don't know if this is the most efficient or preferred way, but here's what I did: I created a component that is in the main feature that is always installed. It creates a registry key that contains the INSTALLLOCATION value. Such as: Component Id='SetInstallLocation' Guid='[YOUR-GUID-GOES-HERE' RegistryValue Id='SetInstallLocation' Root='HKLM' Key='SOFTWARE\My Company\My Product\[ProductCode]' Name='InstallLocation' Action='write' Type='string' Value='[INSTALLLOCATION]' KeyPath='yes' / /Component Then, I created a property that reads that registry key into INSTALLLOCATION, like so: Property Id=INSTALLLOCATION RegistrySearch Id='GetInstallLocation' Type='raw' Root='HKLM' Key='SOFTWARE\My Company\My Product\[ProductCode]' Name='InstallLocation' / /Property INSTALLLOCATION gets set to the default value if the registry value doesn't exist, and gets set to the right value if it does. Thanks for your help! -Original Message- From: Younie, Bradford Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 2010 8:38 AM To: 'General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.' Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Directory in Maintenance mode is not directoryinstalled to That didn't work. I'll keep plugging away, but if anyone can see a possible cause of the problem, please let me know. -Original Message- From: Pally Sandher [mailto:pally.sand...@iesve.com] Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 2010 6:08 AM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Directory in Maintenance mode is not directoryinstalled to Try removing the ConfigurableDirectory attribute from all but your top level feature. I think that could be confusing Windows Installer about where to put the sub-features. Could be wrong though but it's worth a try. 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: Younie, Bradford [mailto:bradford.you...@chasepaymentech.com] Sent: 28 September 2010 20:20 To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Directory in Maintenance mode is not directoryinstalled to I'm using the WIXUI_INSTALLDIR functionality in my installer. When I install, it lets me change the install directory from the default path that I set to INSTALLLOCATION and it installs to that new directory perfectly fine. However, when I enter maintenance mode (by hitting Change in Add/Remove Programs or re-running the installer), and I try to add a feature that I hadn't yet installed, it will always install it to the default path, which is not where I installed the product to. Is there anything special I need to do to make that happen? Here's the code snippet of my installer: ?xml version='1.0'? !-- Copyright (c) Chase Paymentech Solutions, LLC. All rights reserved. -- Wix xmlns=http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi; xmlns:iis=http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/IIsExtension; ?include Common\Config.wxi? ?include Common\PackageData.wxi? Product Id='*' Name='Chase Paymentech Spectrum SDK $(var.ProductVersion) for .Net $(var.NetVersion)' Language='1033' Version='$(var.ProductVersion)' Manufacturer='Chase Paymentech' UpgradeCode='$(var.UpgradeCode)' Package Description='Spectrum SDK for .Net $(var.NetVersion)' Comments='Installation of the Spectrum SDK for .Net $(var.NetVersion)' InstallerVersion='300' Compressed='yes' Platform='x86' / !-- To use the canned install sequence, but with a custom dialog -- Property Id=WIXUI_INSTALLDIR Value=INSTALLLOCATION/ UIRef Id=MyWixUI_InstallDir / Property Id=DOTNETVER Value=Net$(var.NetVersionShort) / Property Id=FRAMEWORKROOT RegistrySearch Id=FrameworkRootDir Root=HKLM Key=SOFTWARE\Microsoft\.NETFramework Type=directory Name=InstallRoot / /Property PropertyRef Id=NETFRAMEWORK$(var.NetVersionShort)/ Condition Message=The .NET Framework $(var.NetVersion) must be installed Installed OR NETFRAMEWORK$(var.NetVersionShort) /Condition Media Id='1' Cabinet='product.cab' EmbedCab='yes' / Directory Id='TARGETDIR' Name='SourceDir' Directory Id='ProgramFilesFolder' Name='PFiles' Directory Id='MyCompany' Name='My Company' Directory Id='INSTALLLOCATION' Name='MyProduct' ... /Directory /Directory /Directory /Directory Feature Id='Complete' Title='My Product' Description='The complete package.' TypicalDefault='install' Display='expand' Level='1
