[WiX-users] Windows Installer 4.5 and the WiX toolset.

2007-09-03 Thread Rob Mensching
If you are interested in Windows Installer 4.5 support, it should show up in WiX v3 tomorrow. WiX v2 will wait until 4.5 is complete. For more information see: http://robmensching.com/blog/archive/2007/09/03/Windows-Installer-4.5-and-the-WiX-toolset.aspx. virtually, Rob Mensching

[WiX-users] Component GUIDs

2007-09-03 Thread Chris Ridd
Hi, I'm in the process of altering our Windows package building scripts from using Installshield to using WIX. So far (cross fingers) so good. I'm having some conceptual problems with WIX's s though, in particular their GUID attributes. Curiously (for us) Installshield makes *way* less use of GUI

Re: [WiX-users] force upgrade

2007-09-03 Thread Bob Arnson
Frédéric Viollet wrote: > Will this feature be supported in a future release? > I don't know. Please feel free to file a feature request so it's on the radar. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/ - This SF.net email is

Re: [WiX-users] Launch a second installer from MSI

2007-09-03 Thread Bob Arnson
David Stindl wrote: > Maybe the easiest solution should be to use two MSM files in one MSI > and with dependencies force to install first MSM module before > second.. Once merged, the merge module's components become part of the MSI so you can't control how they're installed. -- sig://boB http:

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Re: [WiX-users] Associating Icons to File Types

2007-09-03 Thread James Finnigan
Follow the directions at http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa969376.aspx, http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa969377.aspx, and optionally http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa969375.aspx. Make sure you populate OpenWithProgids so that your registration isn't. A shellexecut

Re: [WiX-users] Associating Icons to File Types

2007-09-03 Thread Rob Mensching
You want an Extension and possibly a ProgId. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dan Beall Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2007 09:34 To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Associating Icons to File Types Can anybody point me to instructions for: (1)

[WiX-users] [ignore]Testing mailing list issue resolution

2007-09-03 Thread James Finnigan
Please excuse the noise - I've stopped receiving emails to this mailing list (last I received was sent on the 10th of August) and am testing my resolution of the problem. (If you have any tips, I would love to hear them.) Thanks, James

Re: [WiX-users] Execution order of launch condiitions

2007-09-03 Thread Christopher Painter
Correct. I didn't say MSI doesn't have an ORDER BY statement, I said it doesn't have a functioning ORDER BY statement. :-) Of course I'm sure someone will either say it functions as designed or my personal favorite, functions as constructed. Rob Mensching <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: v\:

Re: [WiX-users] Execution order of launch condiitions

2007-09-03 Thread Christopher Painter
I haven't had the need. Where I work now, the requirements are much simpler. I also doubt I ever will re-implement it the way it was since any attempt to do so would have to be redesigned to take into consideration MSI 4.5 patterns. "Schrieken, Rene" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: v\

Re: [WiX-users] Execution order of launch condiitions

2007-09-03 Thread Schrieken, Rene
And I guess you still didn't find the time to re-implement that :-) From: Christopher Painter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, September 02, 2007 8:15 PM To: Schrieken, Rene; Werner, Harvey D; wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Exe

Re: [WiX-users] Execution order of launch condiitions

2007-09-03 Thread Rob Mensching
You do have to be careful with "ORDER BY" in MSI SQL syntax, it really behaves more like a "GROUP BY". For things that have a Sequence column it doesn't really matter but if you're hoping to get alphabetical sorting "ORDER BY" in MSI is sure to surprise you. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[

Re: [WiX-users] Password in the msi logs

2007-09-03 Thread Jeff Henkels
Try adding your password property to the MsiHiddenProperties row in the Properties table. "Pallavi Patrutkar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Hello, In this case, I am facing a problem. In spite of me putting Hidden="yes" for my password property, password gets prin

Re: [WiX-users] Execution order of launch condiitions

2007-09-03 Thread Jeff Henkels
What do you mean? According to http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa372021.aspx, there is an ORDER BY clause in the SELECT statement. I've used it once or twice, and it appears to work. "Christopher Painter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] I always though

Re: [WiX-users] MSI building problem...

2007-09-03 Thread Schrieken, Rene
It sounds like you first need to obtain the *.msm files. You really do need those files. Just ask the devs who handed over the project to you. From: V K Gangwar [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, September 03, 2007 7:28 AM To: Schrieken, Rene; wix-users@

Re: [WiX-users] Creating a folder with permissions of a new user

2007-09-03 Thread Dominik Guder
Adam Langley-4 wrote: > > > > > > > > Name="MyUser" Password="myuser" RemoveOnUninstall="yes" > PasswordNeverExpires="yes" Domain="[MachineName]" > > > > > > Hi, I had an issue when retrieving a group with util:Group when setting rights on MSMQ. I had to use util:User instead.

[WiX-users] .ocx file Registration is failing

2007-09-03 Thread V K Gangwar
.ocx file registration is failing (installation time) when I am giving any value to attribute SelfRegCost. If I exclude this attribute, I am able to install. How I can manage this. Why we use this?? Regards, Veerendra "Schrieken, Rene" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:v\:* {behavior:url(#d

Re: [WiX-users] Launch a second installer from MSI

2007-09-03 Thread David Stindl
Maybe the easiest solution should be to use two MSM files in one MSI and with dependencies force to install first MSM module before second... I think, this way is according the MSI philosophy... David. 2007/8/31, Pierson Lee (Volt) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > > Windows Installer will not run two MS

[WiX-users] Creating a folder with permissions of a new user

2007-09-03 Thread Adam Langley
I am writing an installer where I need to create a folder, and install a windows service - each to have permissions of a new User that I create during the install. However, it appears during the sanity checking period of the install. The CreateFolder element fails because the user does not yet exi

Re: [WiX-users] force upgrade

2007-09-03 Thread Frédéric Viollet
Bob Arnson a écrit : > Frédéric Viollet wrote: >> product's version is already installed, nothing happens. There isn't >> even a notification to tell that the installation won't start because >> the product is already up to date. What I would like is start the >> installation process even if I'm