OK I have a this piece of code
Control Id=CDKeyLabel Type=Text X=45 Y=145 Width=200
Height=10 TabSkip=no
TextCustomeramp;Account Number:/Text
Control Id=CustAcc Type=MaskedEdit X=45 Y=157 Width=250
Height=16 Property=PIDKEY Text=[PIDTemplate] /
Now for the Property
Johan Appelgren wrote:
I've created a setup package using Wix 3.0.2420.0 that I've used to
install our product on a computer from a CD (removable media). But
when I try to perform a minor upgrade it prompts me for a disk,
Please insert disk.
In the logs there is a PackageMediaPath property
I posted this in microsoft.public.platformsdk.msi but didn't get a response.
Hopefully someone here
can help me.
I've been looking at a web-based installation using msistuff.exe and setup.exe
from the Platform
SDK. I've got is all up and running, but I have problems if the website is
Hello all,
The first release of our product using WIX has now passed and without event.
We are now testing the next version of our product (we have rolled over all
the GUIDs... Including the component guids [not sure if this is needed]).
Sadly when the current copy of the product is removed from
Hello, when I build this Wxs file:
?xml version=1.0 encoding=utf-8?
Wix xmlns=http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi;
Module Id=QtAssistentClientKatalogModul Language=0 Version=4.2.2
Package Id=XXX Manufacturer=X InstallerVersion=300/
SFPCatalog Name=QtAssist.cat
On 1/25/07, Chris Allen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Johan Appelgren wrote:
I've created a setup package using Wix 3.0.2420.0 that I've used to
install our product on a computer from a CD (removable media). But
when I try to perform a minor upgrade it prompts me for a disk,
Please insert
Matthew,
Thanks, that did it.
My search through the src for bannrbmp.bmp must have been malformed.
Thanks,
Tom
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If I detect an older version of a product (via a RegistrySearch/ and set
into MYOLDVER) I would like to take settings files installed for that
version, and copy them into the newer version's settings folder. Would the
best way be to do a CA to do this? I saw the CopyFile/ element, but it
I forgot to mention that both versions can coexist on the machine.
On 1/25/07, Levi Wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
If I detect an older version of a product (via a RegistrySearch/ and set
into MYOLDVER) I would like to take settings files installed for that
version, and copy them into the
On 1/25/07, Scott Palmer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On 1/25/07, Scott Palmer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On 1/25/07, Bob Arnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Scott Palmer wrote:
When I install the component, the file mm-configwizard.exe is
installed, but the shortcut is not. How is this
Scott Palmer wrote:
The Company Name folder is already present in the start menu from
installation of a different product, but the My Product sub-folder
is not created for this product. (There is another product installed
that has shortcuts, in a sibling folder call it Company Name/My
This does help, thank you! One caveat to this, the old installation has a
registry key named Path that contains the path to its installation
directory. The settings folder is would be in a settings subdirectory of
this. In the CopyFile/ I cannot reference this like [MYOLDVER]\settings
since it
I saw some mailing list posts about the foreign key errors that are
given when you try to use light v3 to link in the HxS help merge
modules. Just wondering if anyone else has been able to solve this.
Thanks
Reggie
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You would have to do a custom action to set the property from a property
and you can condition the execution of that.
CustomAction Id=Set_MYOLDSETTINGS Property=MYOLDSETTINGS
Value=[MYOLDVER]\Settings/
Custom Action=Set_MYOLDSETTINGS Execute=immediate
Before=CopyFiles MYOLDVER/Custom
Thank you much! This worked!
On 1/25/07, Arnette, Bill [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
You would have to do a custom action to set the property from a property
and you can condition the execution of that.
CustomAction Id=Set_MYOLDSETTINGS Property=MYOLDSETTINGS
Value=[MYOLDVER]\Settings/
Custom
On 1/25/07, Bob Arnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Scott Palmer wrote:
The Company Name folder is already present in the start menu from
installation of a different product, but the My Product sub-folder
is not created for this product. (There is another product installed
that has shortcuts,
The next edition will use Wix - should be getting started soon.
Having said that, it's the fact that Visual Studio has flaws and
limitations that made it a useful place to start. There's scope to
dissect the setups, explain how they work, then add missing
functionality with Orca and automation,
Hi All,
Is it possible for an MSI to detect an earlier installation? What property
should be checked for?
Is it possible to only upgrade the changed files if an earlier MSI is
detected?
Thanks,
Kaushik
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I have a COM DLL that I want to place in a common place for all products
installed by my company. E.g. \Program Files\Company Name\Common
For the Component I set SharedDllRefCount=yes.
I'm wondering about the best way to install and how the GUID for the
component is involved. Do I use the
However it gets marketed, I think there is immense value in a Windows
Installer using WiX book. Not to trivialize how complicated installs can
become, bit there's an unnecessarily steep learning curve for doing
basic installs with WiX. This mailing list is awesome -- experts abound
who are willing
SharedDllRefCount='yes' is really for occasions when someone has or will be
distributing the file in a different way, i.e. not using Windows Installer.
Windows Installer can reference count the packages that install the
component, there's no need to have the additional overhead of reference
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How can I integrate an .cat file in my merge module.
This file is needed for my side-by-side assembly.
Simple use the File Tag will get the error:
error LGHT0104 : Not a valid manifest file;
How can I do this??
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On 1/25/07, Mike Dimmick [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
...
For best results, you should ensure that any common files are members of
the same component (i.e. have the same component GUID) in all packages
that distribute them. Further, the component should have the same
composition (*exactly* the
Hello folks,
I had a functional install working. Everything was being installed to Program
Files. I guess that is what we would call a 'per-machine' install. Someone
suggested to me that I should make it a 'per-user' install. Naively, I thought
I could just change the folder from
Hi Folks,
I have the following features (among others) ...
base
gui
tests
Unfortunately, tests includes tests of the gui, which I would
don't really want to install if the gui feature isn't selected.
I realize that I could restructure this as
base
gui
gui_tests
base_tests
but
Hi All,
Does ti require special permissions to write DWORD value into the registry
as compared to string?
the only difference between the 2 snippets below is the Type =
integer/string
the following code fails with error. Sufficient permission not there to
write to registry.
Component
Hi All,
Is it possible to set a Hex value for a DWORD registry key via wix?
currently if i am setting the Type attribute of Registry element as integer,
and passing in a HEX value, the installer is unable to set the value.
Thanks,
Kaushik
I have files that get installed into the program files directory, but I
also need to copy a file to c:\wcat (if the c: drive exists). Any help
appreciated in figuring out how to do this.
Thanks
Raymond
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Hello,
I just started using WiX about a week ago, but I have been reading non
stop all week. I want to have a dialog (A) prompt the user for an
install path. Next I want the installer to check if a certain file
exists at the location the user chose for the install. If the file
exists I would
You could do the FileSearch, and then condition your dialog sequence based
on the property that the FileSearch/ would set.
On 1/25/07, Max Barry [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hello,
I just started using WiX about a week ago, but I have been reading non
stop all week. I want to have a dialog (A)
I have a LaunchCondition that with a custom action stops the uninstall if
the product is running.
Unfortunately, if the uninstall is initiated from the Add/Remove Programs
control panel, a Fatal Error message is displayed after I dismiss the
LaunchCondition message.
I have tested this using the
This is a stab, but is it because when running from ARP it's running in
reduced UI, so it can't display a message box, and the fatal error is just
that the remove failed because the program was running?
On 1/25/07, John Lalande [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I have a LaunchCondition that with a
An interesting thought, but the LaunchCondition message *does* display. The
Fatal Error message appears after it is dismissed
On 1/25/07, Levi Wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
This is a stab, but is it because when running from ARP it's running in
reduced UI, so it can't display a message box,
I'm not sure what steps you've already completed so here's the entire
process I followed. In my case I was using MS VS 2005, obviously some
steps my have to be addapted depending on the enviroment you're
working under.
First you have to create a key if you don't have one already:
makecert -n
I am having a problem unintsalling a patch. I am having the exact same problem
as described by Emma in the thread Patch Uninstall Help'. I don't see a clue
how to resolve this. I have gone through the restrictions that can make patches
uninstallable. But none of them applies for me. Even the
On 1/25/07, Kaushik Barat [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi All,
Is it possible for an MSI to detect an earlier installation? What property
should be checked for?
Is it possible to only upgrade the changed files if an earlier MSI is
detected?
Have you read the tutorial linked from
Scott Palmer wrote:
It's just odd.
Agreed. Unfortunately, I'm not getting a brain-wave; everything looks
right so I'm out of ideas. Sorry.
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Simon Topley wrote:
The first release of our product using WIX has now passed and without
event. We are now testing the next version of our product (we have
rolled over all the GUIDs... Including the component guids [not sure
if this is needed]). Sadly when the current copy of the product is
Scott Palmer wrote:
One follow-up question regarding the composition of a Component. The
rules say to only have one .exe, .dll, or .ocx per component. I'm
not sure what the motivation is for that in the case of non-shared
files, e.g. non-COM DLLs. It certainly makes the WiX source a lot
Serge Baltic wrote:
So, what is the balance between 3.0 and stability at the moment? And in the
future? What's the insiders' point of view on that? Would be very nice if you
could share it ;)
We've used the question before: When are you shipping? The reason is
that if you shipped a
Kaushik Barat wrote:
Is it possible to set a Hex value for a DWORD registry key via wix?
No, Windows Installer doesn't support that. REG_DWORD values are
decimal. See Registry Table in the MSI SDK doc for details.
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Max Barry wrote:
I just started using WiX about a week ago, but I have been reading non
stop all week. I want to have a dialog (A) prompt the user for an
install path. Next I want the installer to check if a certain file
exists at the location the user chose for the install. If the file
John Lalande wrote:
An interesting thought, but the LaunchCondition message *does*
display. The Fatal Error message appears after it is dismissed
Levi's right -- uninstall from ARP runs in basic UI mode. As there's
no authored UI (dialog boxes), the rule is that /some/ message
indicating
Kaushik Barat wrote:
the following code fails with error. Sufficient permission not there
to write to registry.
What's the exact error message in a verbose log? If the property isn't a
valid integer, you'll get an error.
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