Re: [WiX-users] product search using product code?
Thanks for the help Donal -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/product-search-using-product-code--tp16306215p16395618.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. - Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It's the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;164216239;13503038;w?http://sf.net/marketplace ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] product search using product code?
Surely the installation state of a package shouldn't roam with the profile? HKCU\Software\Classes doesn't (on XP it's UsrClass.dat in %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Windows, on Vista that moves to AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows). And the files are installed to the local machine's disks - a given installation won't necessarily be in the same location on two different systems. I don't think it does roam - all the data is under HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-USER S-SID, whereas for All Users installs, it's under S-1-5-18. (Note: as always, this is an implementation detail and shouldn't be relied on.) It doesn't matter, though. All you need to know is that Windows Installer treats the All Users store and each user's store as separate, and will search only the user's store, if ALLUSERS is not present, or only the All Users store, if ALLUSERS=1. -- Mike Dimmick -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bob Arnson Sent: 29 March 2008 20:16 To: Donal McWeeney Cc: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] product search using product code? It doesn't do that because it's frequently not possible. For example, even an admin user wouldn't be able to peek into the per-user registry of a user whose profile isn't loaded (e.g., roaming profiles). - Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It's the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;164216239;13503038;w?http://sf.net/marketplace ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] product search using product code?
Mike Dimmick wrote: Surely the installation state of a package shouldn't roam with the profile? No but the likelihood of being able to uninstall without the user's profile loaded is pretty low (e.g., HKCU keys). Safe -v- sorry, I think. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/ - Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It's the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;164216239;13503038;w?http://sf.net/marketplace ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] product search using product code?
Donal McWeeney wrote: Thanks for the answer. After understanding the upgrade table a bit more I realised that the previously authored msis were installed per-user and we need to do it per-machine, and the FindRelatedProducts does not search across context. It doesn't do that because it's frequently not possible. For example, even an admin user wouldn't be able to peek into the per-user registry of a user whose profile isn't loaded (e.g., roaming profiles). I'd suggest another approach, like using RegistrySearch or FileSearch to look in well-known locations. (That assumes you didn't have the previous install going into per-user directories like LocalAppData.) Then if FindRelatedProducts doesn't find anything, you can throw up a dialog telling the user to uninstall manually. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/ - Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It's the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;164216239;13503038;w?http://sf.net/marketplace ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] product search using product code?
I've just realised this - I was under the impression that the upgrade code with directly linked to the product code. Thanks Donal -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/product-search-using-product-code--tp16306215p16349334.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. - Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It's the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;164216239;13503038;w?http://sf.net/marketplace ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] product search using product code?
Hi Alex, Thanks for the quick response. My guess is I would have to write a dll to implement this custom action? ;-( It was installed per machine. The problem I am trying to get around is that the 4 kits - 2 x x86 and 2 x x64 share the same product code! (I know I know, I inherited it) and that is what I am trying to fix. Thanks Donal -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/product-search-using-product-code--tp16306215p16324306.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. - Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It's the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;164216239;13503038;w?http://sf.net/marketplace ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] product search using product code?
I could use the upgrade mechanism alright and that would work, however I want to assign neww product codes to the various kits, thus the reason for asking. Sound Donal -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/product-search-using-product-code--tp16306215p16324309.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. - Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It's the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;164216239;13503038;w?http://sf.net/marketplace ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] product search using product code?
dmcweeney wrote: I could use the upgrade mechanism alright and that would work, however I want to assign neww product codes to the various kits, thus the reason for asking. You can search for multiple, arbitrary upgrade codes. They don't have to match the upgrade code of the package being installed. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/ - Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It's the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;164216239;13503038;w?http://sf.net/marketplace ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] product search using product code?
But that's irrelevant. You're looking for UpgradeCodes of other installed products, and that's got nothing to do with new ProductCodes you want to assign to your setups. Phil Wilson -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of dmcweeney Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2008 4:27 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] product search using product code? I could use the upgrade mechanism alright and that would work, however I want to assign neww product codes to the various kits, thus the reason for asking. Sound Donal -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/product-search-using-product-code--tp16306215p16324309.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. - Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It's the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;164216239;13503038;w?http://sf.net/marketplace ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users - Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It's the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;164216239;13503038;w?http://sf.net/marketplace ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
[WiX-users] product search using product code?
Hi, I'm in the process of moving 4 installers to Wix from Wise and trying to fix up some problems that were made in the Wise edited installers as regards product codes, upgrade codes etc. One basic question I have is it possible to search if a product is installed if you know the product code. If so how? I want to put in some logic that will force a manual remove of existing install before doing new install of Wix built installers. I also want to check if product A is installed, then product B cannot be and visa versa. These existing products do not create any registry entries. Also it is good practise or recommended to create registry entries for tracking if your product is installed - I know if I had some in the previous products I could do a registry search. Thanks Donal -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/product-search-using-product-code--tp16306215p16306215.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. - Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It's the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;164216239;13503038;w?http://sf.net/marketplace ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] product search using product code?
Actually is it safe to use the following registry key to determine if an app is installed: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\ProductGuid Thanks Donal -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/product-search-using-product-code--tp16306215p16306322.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. - Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It's the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;164216239;13503038;w?http://sf.net/marketplace ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] product search using product code?
Can you use the upgrade mechanism to search for that product's UpgradeCode? Within a version range if needed? You'd mark it to detect only and set a property you can check for. Or perhaps the problems you're describing mean that this wouldn't work for some reason. Phil Wilson -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of dmcweeney Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2008 10:00 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] product search using product code? Hi, I'm in the process of moving 4 installers to Wix from Wise and trying to fix up some problems that were made in the Wise edited installers as regards product codes, upgrade codes etc. One basic question I have is it possible to search if a product is installed if you know the product code. If so how? I want to put in some logic that will force a manual remove of existing install before doing new install of Wix built installers. I also want to check if product A is installed, then product B cannot be and visa versa. These existing products do not create any registry entries. Also it is good practise or recommended to create registry entries for tracking if your product is installed - I know if I had some in the previous products I could do a registry search. Thanks Donal -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/product-search-using-product-code--tp16306215p16306215.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. - Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It's the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;164216239;13503038;w?http://sf.net/marketplace ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users - Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It's the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;164216239;13503038;w?http://sf.net/marketplace ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
