Re: [WiX-users] VC8 runtime redistribution best practice. Should I usemerge modules or bootstrapper with vcredist_x86.exe?

Hmm. I just spotted this on the microsoft.public.platformsdk.msi newsgroup Subject: GAC files mistakenly removed on upgrade with a link to this KB article: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/905238/en-us Basically it says that if you schedule RemoveExistingProducts too early, the GAC items will

Re: [WiX-users] Annoying RemoveFolders problem

Hi The Condition in Component is evaluated ONLY during install time. If it will be evaluated to TRUE the component will be installed. In your scenario the Registry keys are not present during Installation so the Component is installed (registered in system). And during uninstallation (since the

[WiX-users] Installer Error Again

I created the patch and when I try to run it I get this error message : The upgrade patch cannot be installed by the Windows Installer because the program to be upgraded may be missing, or the upgrade may update a different version of the program. Any ideas ? Thanks in advance. Andrei

Re: [WiX-users] Support for Build type in WIX

yapuro wrote: I created a new WIX project in VS 2005. I want to pickup files of a windows application project as the source files. But is there a property\variable i can directly use to get the build type('Debug' or 'Release'). For example i want to get the files inside

[WiX-users] COM interop registration

Hi, Can you please tell me how to register correctly a .NET assembly for COM? The wxs code generated by heat is not correct. I would like to use Class (or something else) construct rather then raw registry keys/values. Thank you Cosmin

[WiX-users] add\remove entry not removed

I created an install and when i try to unistall everything is removed except the entry in the add/remove list. I am using wix version 2.0.4415.0. Any ideas? -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/add%5Cremove-entry-not-removed-tf4035908.html#a11465496 Sent from the wix-users

Re: [WiX-users] Patching problems

Please keep /wix-users/ on the thread. Petrut Andrei wrote: Hello. Sorry for bothering you again. I need one more little help with my patch. I created and I can run it, but when I run it, it asks me whether I should remove files or not. I just want to install the modified files, not to delete

Re: [WiX-users] VC8 runtime redistribution best practice. Should I usemerge modules or bootstrapper with vcredist_x86.exe?

Anthony Wieser wrote: Does this mean that I'm vulnerable to this bug if I choose to use merge modules instead of vcredist_x86.exe? Maybe. It depends whether the same problems exists with WinSxS assemblies and not just .NET GAC'd assemblies. It would also require that there be no other

Re: [WiX-users] add\remove entry not removed

shayla wrote: I created an install and when i try to unistall everything is removed except the entry in the add/remove list. I am using wix version 2.0.4415.0. Any ideas? Most likely, you have a condition that's preventing some component from being removed. Check a verbose log around

Re: [WiX-users] Problem with XML edit

Please keep /wix-users /on the thread. Berger Michael Tech EDV wrote: I can't understand the XmlFile command there are a lot of parameter and combinations. some parameter are clear but some I can't understand. Clear are : Id, File, Action, File Name, On, Node, Value, Sequence not Clear

[WiX-users] External exe launched in the background

Hi, I have a customaction calling a third-party installer CustomAction Id=RunInstallSomething Property=SomethingPath ExeCommand='[SourceDir]Something [INSTALLLOCATION] [ProgramMenuDir] !(loc.LANG_IND)' Return='check' Impersonate=no Execute=deferred / But for some reason on Vista, the

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[WiX-users] Vista registry removal issue

Hello, I'm trying to remove HKEY_CURRENT_USER entries created by the application on uninstall. Unfortunately, going through HKEY_USERS doesn't work on Vista like it does on XP. Each user is not enumerated in HKEY_USER on Vista like it is on XP (or so it seems). The only place that I've

Re: [WiX-users] Annoying RemoveFolders problem

Ok. I tried a bat file with a customaction but I guess I'm doing something wrong. My issue is that outside of WiX and the MSI, if I were to remove the folder I'm assuming I'd have to issue OS related commands but I can't see how to do this beyond incorporating it into a bat file (which I have

Re: [WiX-users] writing and restoring registry key

Hongping Lim wrote: My installer needs to increment the integer value of an existing registry key on the system, but it also needs to restore the value back upon uninstall. Is there any way to achieve this? Use a RegistrySearch to query the existing value, write it to another registry

Re: [WiX-users] Vista registry removal issue

Thomas Svare wrote: I'm trying to remove HKEY_CURRENT_USER entries created by the application on uninstall. Unfortunately, going through HKEY_USERS doesn't work on Vista like it does on XP. Each user is not enumerated in HKEY_USER on Vista like it is on XP (or so it seems). The only