[WiX-users] Vista UAC not prompt when repair in control panel

I noticed after attach the mdf to SQLEXP will take away the other permissions on mdf file, and only set permission for “Network service”, “Administrators” and a SQL user group. On Vista with UAC on, I cannot not repair the mdf with the msi who installed the mdf, if not run it from a “run as admin

Re: [WiX-users] Where's my ActionText?

In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, larsenal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Can I figure out which actions are causing it to be blank and supply some > descriptive text? I wrote an ICE that complains whenever you have an action in the UI or execute sequence tables for which there is no defined a

Re: [WiX-users] Where's my ActionText?

larsenal wrote: > Can I figure out which actions are causing it to be blank and supply some > descriptive text? > Use a verbose log; if the blank periods are long enough, you should be able to correlate them with log entries. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/ ---

Re: [WiX-users] WiX 3.0 Nant Task and Localization

Brendan Crosser-McGay wrote: >locfile="${ToolsPath}\WiX\lib\wixui_en-us.wxl" rebuild="true"> If you're using Votive, why not just build via the .wixproj? That way you get the same behavior from developer builds and the official build. Regardless, WixUI in WiX v3 uses embedded localiz

Re: [WiX-users] Have I found a bug in light?

Todd Newman (RMG) wrote: Has anyone else encountered this problem? Is there a work around? FWIW, I'm running version 3.0.3725.0. Looking at the logs, I don't think there's been a fix for this since that build. I fixed it three days after that build. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.co

Re: [WiX-users] Localization with WiX3

Markus Kuehni wrote: > Strangely the localizations files from the version 2 are not mirrored into > the 3.x releases. Maybe someone at the project could offer a reason for > this? > Because, as you note, they don't work without modification. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/

Re: [WiX-users] Need a custom action with UAC elevated privileges before InstallInitialize

Peter Walke wrote: I have to register a com dll at the beginning of our installation. We need to use the logic contained within the dll to inspect machines on the network during the install. Therefore, it is not feasible to defer this custom action. Is there any way to elevate the user's

Re: [WiX-users] ServiceInstall on EXE that is already installed?

Markus Kuehni wrote: > So there is no way to include a "dummy file" that is never actually > installed or uninstalled? > No, the service must be the key file of the component being installed. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/ --

Re: [WiX-users] Custom command line parameters in Wix

Srilatha Punna wrote: Yes, this is how I got it working but my requirement was to have just command line switch -AUTOLOGIN instead of a property. So I wanted to know if there is a way we can do that. No, not from the MSI package. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/ --

Re: [WiX-users] (no subject)

Lasse Johansen wrote: During installation of Wix-3.0.2925.0.msi (the latest build) I receive an error: "Votive, the WiX project and editor package for Visual Studio, cannot be installed because Visual Studio Standard Edition or higher is not installed." I indeed have the Visual Stud

[WiX-users] WiX 3.0 Nant Task and Localization

Hi Everyone, I'm having a hard time getting localization to work properly. I've got a WiX project that builds and links everything perfectly fine when I use VS2005 with votive and wix 3.0. However, when the build machine tries to build, it throws an error for just about every single variable, as

Re: [WiX-users] Need a custom action with UAC elevated privileges before InstallInitialize

Let me make sure I understand you scenario: You want the following to happen before InstallValidate: - Either extract from the MSI your COM dll or have it in the source along with the MSI; - Call custom action to register the COM dll; - Call custom action which will c

Re: [WiX-users] Custom command line parameters in Wix

In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Srilatha Punna" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Yes, this is how I got it working but my requirement was to have just = > command line switch -AUTOLOGIN instead of a property. So I wanted to = > know if there is a way we can do that. Not without your own custo

[WiX-users] Need a custom action with UAC elevated privileges before InstallInitialize

Hi all, I have to register a com dll at the beginning of our installation. We need to use the logic contained within the dll to inspect machines on the network during the install. Therefore, it is not feasible to defer this custom action. Is there any way to elevate the user's privileges rig

Re: [WiX-users] Custom command line parameters in Wix

Yes, this is how I got it working but my requirement was to have just command line switch -AUTOLOGIN instead of a property. So I wanted to know if there is a way we can do that. Thanks, Sri - Original Message - From: Mike Dimmick To: 'Srilatha Punna' ; 'Bob Arnson' Cc: wix-use

Re: [WiX-users] Installing an assembly to the GAC - how does it actinupdates?

GAC assemblies are inherently side-by-side, if you change the assembly version. However, this means updating the clients or distributing publisher policy (or configuration files) to redirect clients to the newer version. If you don't change the assembly version, an existing copy of the assembly

Re: [WiX-users] Custom command line parameters in Wix

You can set properties on the command line. Msiexec /i MyMsi.msi AUTOLOGIN=1 Then test the AUTOLOGIN property as appropriate, e.g. in the Condition for a component or action. -- Mike Dimmick _ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Srilatha Punna S

Re: [WiX-users] Installing a root CA in Wix v3

So I at least partially solved my own problem. It turns out that if I change the StoreName to 'root' the action will work, and the cert is installer, but now I'm running into a new problem. I hadn't realized that the certificate was linked externally at first, but now that I realize that, my prob

Re: [WiX-users] ServiceInstall on EXE that is already installed?

Thank you both. So there is no way to include a "dummy file" that is never actually installed or uninstalled? _Mark -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: Michal Peled [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Gesendet: Donnerstag, 14. Februar 2008 18:31 An: Markus Kuehni; wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Betre

[WiX-users] Localization with WiX3

Hi Because it was not obvious to me and because I didn't find a solution using Google, I'll post my findings here. If you want to localize your UI with WiX version 3 and need more than US-English, German, Spanish or Dutch you're stuck. Strangely the localizations files from the version 2 are

Re: [WiX-users] Failed to read IISWebSite table. (-2147024774 )

Drops to the main sourceforge.net download page are (very) infrequent. 3.0.2925 is over 8 months old. You can always find newer code drops at http://wix.sourceforge.net/releases/. The current build is 3808. (Build number is of the format xxyy where xx is the 'project month' and yy the day in th

[WiX-users] Have I found a bug in light?

With some trepidation, we've decided not to take Aaron Stebner's advice (http://blogs.msdn.com/astebner/archive/2007/02/13/building-an-msi-using-wix-v3-0-that-includes-the-vc-8-0-runtime-merge-modules.aspx) and we want to suppress the large number of ignorable warnings that Light is giving us fo

[WiX-users] Installing a root CA in Wix v3

I'm trying to push out a root CA cert in Wix v3 for an app that needs to form TLS connections. I found the iis:certificate element, so I'm trying to define a feature that looks like this: The thing is, I don't have any other IIS commands i

[WiX-users] Where's my ActionText?

So I've got a custom progress dialog with a Text control which subscribes to the ActionText event. The idea, of course, is to give the user hope that the install will someday finish. Problem is that each bit of text only appears for a moment. However, there are long stretches within the executi

[WiX-users] How-to help request: Creating multiple language transforms using WiX

Hi everyone, I'm looking for some help with finding a better way than I have now for creating language transforms for my WiX based installer project. I'd like to be able to use pyro and torch, but I haven't been able to figure out how to make these two tools work to create a language transform. M

[WiX-users] (no subject)

Hi there. During installation of Wix-3.0.2925.0.msi (the latest build) I receive an error: "Votive, the WiX project and editor package for Visual Studio, cannot be installed because Visual Studio Standard Edition or higher is not installed." I indeed have the Visual Studio Professional

Re: [WiX-users] ServiceInstall on EXE that is already installed?

Bob Arnson replied to your previous sender: " No. See the MSI ServiceInstall table doc: Component_ External key to column one of the Component Table. Note that to install this service using the InstallService table, the KeyPath for this component must be the executable file for the service. "

Re: [WiX-users] Custom command line parameters in Wix

Run time, some thing like msiexec /i MyExe.exe -AUTOLOGIN - Original Message - From: Bob Arnson To: Srilatha Punna Cc: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2008 6:47 PM Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Custom command line parameters in Wix Srilatha Punn

[WiX-users] ServiceInstall on EXE that is already installed?

Hi is it possible to include a ServiceInstall that refers to an .exe file that is not part of the installation? Could I somehow use a "virtual" File element (which defines the KeyPath needed to define the service executable) that refers to the install location of the already existing file and

Re: [WiX-users] ServiceInstall on EXE that is already installed?

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: is it possible to include a ServiceInstall that refers to an .exe file that is not part of the installation? No. See the MSI ServiceInstall table doc: Component_ External key to column one of the Component Table . Note that to install this service using the I

Re: [WiX-users] Starting a service after install

Jaco Pretorius wrote: I am trying to install a very simple service and then start the service. The first part works fine, the latter part fails with the message "Verify that you have sufficient privileges to start system services.". A common cause is that the service has dependencies (e.

[WiX-users] Starting a service after install

Hello I am trying to install a very simple service and then start the service. The first part works fine, the latter part fails with the message "Verify that you have sufficient privileges to start system services.". The xml that I am using looks like this:

[WiX-users] Configuring Default IIS Website

Hello all. I am trying to simply configure the default IIS Website and change the default port from 80 to 8080 and the directory for the default website to another directory used in my WiX installer. I've been trying to use the commands to no avail. If I modify any of the properties such as Por

Re: [WiX-users] Creating a new IIS website with an existing port

David, Thank you for the very informative answer, it made things much clearer for me. All the best, Michal. From: david adams [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2008 5:01 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Cc: Michal Peled Subject

Re: [WiX-users] Creating a new IIS website with an existing port

Michal: I think that you problem is more an issue with the IIS API (implemented by WiX) than WiX itself. You can have only one active web site with a given IP / Port / Host Header combination. You can have any number of "duplicates", but only one will be active. Your challenge is com

Re: [WiX-users] rollback if VBScript return value < 0

Put your script into the body of a function, adjust your custom action to call the function, and have the function return 0 on success and 3 on failure. -- "The Direct3D Graphics Pipeline" -- DirectX 9 draft available for download

Re: [WiX-users] Reinstall driver

My suggestion is to edit the condition as . -- From: "Anton Filippov" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2008 12:46 PM To: Subject: [WiX-users] Reinstall driver > Hi > > I'm using WiX and my own dll for install driver (because driver

Re: [WiX-users] Service @vista

It sounds like your service just doesn't work under Vista. Can you run it as a normal exe? Have you tried putting any logging in your service to see how far it gets? Rob SaiTeja wrote: > Hi, > > I have a service installed on windows vista. The startup type for this > service is "Automatic".

[WiX-users] ServiceInstall on EXE that is already installed?

Hi is it possible to include a ServiceInstall that refers to an .exe file that is not part of the installation? Could I somehow use a "virtual" File element (which defines the KeyPath needed to define the service executable) that refers to the install location of the foreign/already existing f

[WiX-users] Service @vista

Hi, I have a service installed on windows vista. The startup type for this service is "Automatic". The service is not starting after reboot. When i try starting the service from Service Control Manager, the error is something like "Windows could not start the service on Local Computer Error 1067:

Re: [WiX-users] Installing an assembly to the GAC - how does it act inupdates?

Sorry, forget the question... I just saw I can look in c:\windows\assembly, and see the "last modified" date in the assembly properties (based on that- the assembly gets updated). That's what happens when you give a ansi C girl to handle .NET... :) From: [EMA

[WiX-users] Installing an assembly to the GAC - how does it act in updates?

Hi all, I have a component with this line: That installs "YadaYada" to the GAC. It seems to work fine, by I'm not fully convinced that minor updates of our product update the assembly in the GAC as well. The assembly file (DLL) is being changed quite regularly nowadays (it's in devel

[WiX-users] Does file exist

Looking for way to build a compilation condition as follows: if file "A.wxs" exist then Is it possible? any trick I can use?? TIA Albert Shamsiyan Microsoft, PC Health Tel: +972 (9) 6550 Mobile: +972 (54) 6626694 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Installation of an applic

[WiX-users] Reinstall driver

Hi I'm using WiX and my own dll for install driver (because driver not signed yet) ... Function ReInstallDRV uses SetupCopyOEMInfW with SP_COPY_REPLACEONLY flag (because driver file already copied in windows\system32\drivers directory) But this Action not start (in reinstall.log, REINSTAL

[WiX-users] ServiceInstall on EXE that is already installed?

Hi is it possible to include a ServiceInstall that refers to an .exe file that is not part of the installation? Could I somehow use a "virtual" File element (which defines the KeyPath needed to define the service executable) that refers to the install location of the foreign/already existing f

Re: [WiX-users] rollback if VBScript return value < 0

Hi, and thanks for your help! I guess that's just the information I need to serve the problem. But I never had to do with Visual Basic before!.. So, somehow I think, I'm not able to fix this easy problem... %-| This is my script, not written by myself - just "return 3": Dim prm Dim dbDri

Re: [WiX-users] Creating a new IIS website with an existing port

Still a problem. Insights, anyone? From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Michal Peled Sent: Sunday, February 03, 2008 10:44 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Creating a new IIS website with an existing port