Re: [WiX-users] What does Repair do?
Hi little.forrest, I can't answer your question (what does repair do) directly, but here's how I'd find out. The first step is to turn on logging for windows installer. You can either do this when you run the MSI (assuming you're directly running the MSI file, not using control panel) or use a registry setting to turn on logging globally. See http://support.microsoft.com/kb/223300 for details. After you turn on logging, do a repair operation and go look at the log to see what specific actions it took. IF you're brave, you can just open the log file in Notepad. I prefer to use the log file analyzer that Microsoft provides in the Windows SDK (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa372811%28VS.85%29.aspx). It still takes some thinking to figure out what's happening. Maybe start by clicking the States button to see the feature and component states. Hope this helps, Don Pratt little.forest wrote: Just a general question: what does Repair do? I know Repairs errors in the most recent installation by fixing missing and corrupt files, shortcuts, and registry entries. But odd something happened. We have a product which uses Wix 2.0. The product is a plugin for Microsoft Outlook. If we just install it, it seems fine. But after that, if we re-install it in Repair mode, then Outlook will crash after the Repair. I checked the log of the Wix. Everything seems fine - Configuration completed successfully.. I also checked the application event viewer. It just says Outlook crash, nothing useful. So what does Repair normally do? Is there way to figure out what's going on? And what kind of thing caused Outlook crash? Thanks a lot. __ The new Internet Explorer® 8 - Faster, safer, easier. Optimized for Yahoo! Get it Now for Free! at http://downloads.yahoo.com/ca/internetexplorer/ -- Download Intel#174; Parallel Studio Eval Try the new software tools for yourself. Speed compiling, find bugs proactively, and fine-tune applications for parallel performance. See why Intel Parallel Studio got high marks during beta. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-sw-dev ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- Download Intel#174; Parallel Studio Eval Try the new software tools for yourself. Speed compiling, find bugs proactively, and fine-tune applications for parallel performance. See why Intel Parallel Studio got high marks during beta. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-sw-dev ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] What does Repair do?
It goes through each component and checks that its KeyPath is present and correct. In your case, I suspect that some custom action is running, maybe some code that re-installs the add-in or tries to shut down Outlook. Phil Wilson -Original Message- From: little.forest [mailto:little.for...@ymail.com] Sent: Monday, March 29, 2010 5:48 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] What does Repair do? Just a general question: what does Repair do? I know Repairs errors in the most recent installation by fixing missing and corrupt files, shortcuts, and registry entries. But odd something happened. We have a product which uses Wix 2.0. The product is a plugin for Microsoft Outlook. If we just install it, it seems fine. But after that, if we re-install it in Repair mode, then Outlook will crash after the Repair. I checked the log of the Wix. Everything seems fine - Configuration completed successfully.. I also checked the application event viewer. It just says Outlook crash, nothing useful. So what does Repair normally do? Is there way to figure out what's going on? And what kind of thing caused Outlook crash? Thanks a lot. __ The new Internet Explorer(r) 8 - Faster, safer, easier. Optimized for Yahoo! Get it Now for Free! at http://downloads.yahoo.com/ca/internetexplorer/ -- Download Intel#174; Parallel Studio Eval Try the new software tools for yourself. Speed compiling, find bugs proactively, and fine-tune applications for parallel performance. See why Intel Parallel Studio got high marks during beta. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-sw-dev ___ 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). -- Download Intel#174; Parallel Studio Eval Try the new software tools for yourself. Speed compiling, find bugs proactively, and fine-tune applications for parallel performance. See why Intel Parallel Studio got high marks during beta. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-sw-dev ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] What does Repair do?
Thanks Don! Those are some great info. From: Don Pratt don.pr...@cox.net To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: Tue, March 30, 2010 8:55:19 AM Subject: Re: [WiX-users] What does Repair do? Hi little.forrest, I can't answer your question (what does repair do) directly, but here's how I'd find out. The first step is to turn on logging for windows installer. You can either do this when you run the MSI (assuming you're directly running the MSI file, not using control panel) or use a registry setting to turn on logging globally. See http://support.microsoft.com/kb/223300 for details. After you turn on logging, do a repair operation and go look at the log to see what specific actions it took. IF you're brave, you can just open the log file in Notepad. I prefer to use the log file analyzer that Microsoft provides in the Windows SDK (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa372811%28VS.85%29.aspx). It still takes some thinking to figure out what's happening. Maybe start by clicking the States button to see the feature and component states. Hope this helps, Don Pratt little.forest wrote: Just a general question: what does Repair do? I know Repairs errors in the most recent installation by fixing missing and corrupt files, shortcuts, and registry entries. But odd something happened. We have a product which uses Wix 2.0. The product is a plugin for Microsoft Outlook. If we just install it, it seems fine. But after that, if we re-install it in Repair mode, then Outlook will crash after the Repair. I checked the log of the Wix. Everything seems fine - Configuration completed successfully.. I also checked the application event viewer. It just says Outlook crash, nothing useful. So what does Repair normally do? Is there way to figure out what's going on? And what kind of thing caused Outlook crash? Thanks a lot. __ The new Internet Explorer® 8 - Faster, safer, easier. Optimized for Yahoo! Get it Now for Free! at http://downloads.yahoo.com/ca/internetexplorer/ -- Download Intel® Parallel Studio Eval Try the new software tools for yourself. Speed compiling, find bugs proactively, and fine-tune applications for parallel performance. See why Intel Parallel Studio got high marks during beta. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-sw-dev ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- Download Intel® Parallel Studio Eval Try the new software tools for yourself. Speed compiling, find bugs proactively, and fine-tune applications for parallel performance. See why Intel Parallel Studio got high marks during beta. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-sw-dev ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users __ Looking for the perfect gift? Give the gift of Flickr! http://www.flickr.com/gift/ -- Download Intel#174; Parallel Studio Eval Try the new software tools for yourself. Speed compiling, find bugs proactively, and fine-tune applications for parallel performance. See why Intel Parallel Studio got high marks during beta. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-sw-dev ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] What does Repair do?
Thanks Phil. Yes, it seems a custom action unregistered a dll during Repair. From: Wilson, Phil phil.wil...@invensys.com To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: Tue, March 30, 2010 11:54:04 AM Subject: Re: [WiX-users] What does Repair do? It goes through each component and checks that its KeyPath is present and correct. In your case, I suspect that some custom action is running, maybe some code that re-installs the add-in or tries to shut down Outlook. Phil Wilson -Original Message- From: little.forest [mailto:little.for...@ymail.com] Sent: Monday, March 29, 2010 5:48 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] What does Repair do? Just a general question: what does Repair do? I know Repairs errors in the most recent installation by fixing missing and corrupt files, shortcuts, and registry entries. But odd something happened. We have a product which uses Wix 2.0. The product is a plugin for Microsoft Outlook. If we just install it, it seems fine. But after that, if we re-install it in Repair mode, then Outlook will crash after the Repair. I checked the log of the Wix. Everything seems fine - Configuration completed successfully.. I also checked the application event viewer. It just says Outlook crash, nothing useful. So what does Repair normally do? Is there way to figure out what's going on? And what kind of thing caused Outlook crash? Thanks a lot. __ The new Internet Explorer(r) 8 - Faster, safer, easier. Optimized for Yahoo! Get it Now for Free! at http://downloads.yahoo.com/ca/internetexplorer/ -- Download Intel® Parallel Studio Eval Try the new software tools for yourself. Speed compiling, find bugs proactively, and fine-tune applications for parallel performance. See why Intel Parallel Studio got high marks during beta. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-sw-dev ___ 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). -- Download Intel® Parallel Studio Eval Try the new software tools for yourself. Speed compiling, find bugs proactively, and fine-tune applications for parallel performance. See why Intel Parallel Studio got high marks during beta. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-sw-dev ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users __ Connect with friends from any web browser - no download required. Try the new Yahoo! Canada Messenger for the Web BETA at http://ca.messenger.yahoo.com/webmessengerpromo.php -- Download Intel#174; Parallel Studio Eval Try the new software tools for yourself. Speed compiling, find bugs proactively, and fine-tune applications for parallel performance. See why Intel Parallel Studio got high marks during beta. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-sw-dev ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
