Re: [WiX-users] how to rollback the action done by an exe.

You could use three custom actions: A deferred action that makes a backup copy of the file and then modifies it (basically what you have now). A rollback action that would replace the modified file with the backup copy. A commit action that deletes the backup copy. -- Stefan Krueger Microsoft Wi

Re: [WiX-users] Tallow Output for COM dll

Joshua Drake wrote: > I cannot imagine that I need/want my application handling the > install/uninstall of such things. Should I take out these references? Or > are they there to support the reference count for the VB runtime, or some > other required purpose? > It won't help anything -- it

Re: [WiX-users] On registering DLLs

Well I am not using .NET. I've got a VB6 COM+ App, and I am going through some of the same things. Thanks to a comment on this thread, about using .NET and setting the register to vsdrfCOM, I was able to generate a list of registry keys for my server in about 45 seconds, and that includes readin

Re: [WiX-users] COM+ custom actions

You probably already thought of this, but the CLSID attribute of the Component must be the one that the dll would register with if using regsvr32. I got so carried away changing GUIDs that I changed my CLSID and then I got the same error messages as you. -Joshua -- View this message in context:

Re: [WiX-users] Com+ custom actions and Votive

I wanted to chime in on the feature request, to support at least the pca extension from Votive Me too! Thanks, Joshua -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Com%2B-custom-actions-and-Votive-tf325068.html#a5092242 Sent from the wix-users forum at Nabble.com. Using Tomcat but n

Re: [WiX-users] COM+ custom actions

When I uninstall, after running the msi created from the following: Many things get left behind in the regisrty, any idea why? -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/COM%2B-cust

[WiX-users] Tallow Output for COM dll

I ran tallow against a custom VB6 COM dll and there are many entries relating to what appears to be the VB runtime. Ex: I cannot imagine that I need/want my application handling the install/uninstall of such things. Should I take out these references? Or are they there to

Re: [WiX-users] how to rollback the action done by an exe.

Kalappa:According to the MSDN MSI help: A rollback custom action must always precede the deferred custom action it rolls back in the action sequence. A rollback custom action should also handle the case where the deferred custom action is interrupted in the middle of execution. You can do this in

Re: [WiX-users] how to rollback the action done by an exe.

Rollback only works for deferred custom actions. You need to create a rollback custom action and sequence it immediately before your other custom action. Rob Kalappa Pattar wrote: > Hi All, > > > > In my installer, I call utility.exe through VB script. > > This utili

[WiX-users] how to rollback the action done by an exe.

Title: Message Hi All,         In my installer, I call utility.exe through _vbscript_. This utility modifies the config file while installing and roll back the changes to config file while un-installing.   Now while installing say the event writing to the config file

Re: [WiX-users] Getting current shared application data folder

Hi Richard, Read this article, specifically the CommonAppDataFolder property. http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/msi/setup/s ystem_folder_properties.asp Regards Martin Lavelle From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Beh