Re: [WiX-users] Two Entries in Add or Remove Programs

Hi Charles, Could you share your , , , , and elements? Also, context in which upgrade is installed is the same as 1.0 version was installed, no changes in ALLUSER property, right? Alex -Original Message- From: Chuck [mailto:electroch...@att.net] Sent: Wednesday, May 13, 2009 9:32 PM

Re: [WiX-users] Two Entries in Add or Remove Programs

Alex Shevchuk wrote: > Well, if per-user/per-machine context did not change, I can only > suggest comparing your upgrade steps to steps in here: > ...from-msi-to-wix-part-8-major-upgrade.aspx I worked through that page of instructions. That resulted in a few changes. In the Package element I adde

Re: [WiX-users] Command line property passing to old msi during upgrade

>If I pass a property to my msi via command line, it seems like it is only >reflected in the current msi context but not when removeexistingproducts is >called to uninstall the old product. Is tehre any way to make this public >property pass to old msi as well? You need to preserve value of prope

Re: [WiX-users] Heat 3.0.4923 vs 3.0.5217 vb6 dll output

Hey Roy, This is great news! Thank you for providing all the information to resolve the bugs. I hope that this version will get you through until the next version . All further bugs will be held until feature works starts then. I appreciate your feedback and support while we addressed these issue

Re: [WiX-users] Rollback Custom Action during Upgrade

In article <1242193011087-2879162.p...@n2.nabble.com>, achandrapano writes: > What should I look for in the log file? Call MsiProcessMessage immediately from your rollback CA to write something into the log to confirm that your CA was indeed called. > effect. Is there any way to test a ro

Re: [WiX-users] Problems building WIX 2.0585 on a network drive - getting namespace name 'Extensions' does not exist in the class or namespace 'Microsoft.Tools.WindowsInstallerXml'

Not something we really support but did you make sure you trusted all of the assemblies? Maybe that is the issue since it looks like the MMC extension is failing to load. Steven Chin wrote: > I have installed WIX to a network drive and am trying to build it. I took > care of the System.Securit

Re: [WiX-users] Cross-Feature dependencies

Yes. Features are a "tree" but Components can be duplicated throughout as leaves as you want. In the end, a Component is installed as long as one of its Features is installed. Chris Ridd wrote: > Hi, > > I've been working on properly supporting feature selection (Custom > installs) in our packag

Re: [WiX-users] UI Dialog on uninstallation

There was a thread about this recently. Think the summary was that this is not possible. Hukumchand Shah wrote: > Hi All, > > I want to show one UI dialog when user tries to uninstall the application > from add/remove panel. > How can I do this in WIX? > Does any one know this? > > Thanks, > Huku

Re: [WiX-users] inconsistent progressbar

You could write an External UI handler. MSI SDK shows how. Hukumchand Shah wrote: > Hi All, > > I have created the WIX installer. In this problem is installer progress bar > is inconsistent. > So How I can make it consistent or move it according to my need? > > Thanks, > Hukum > --

[WiX-users] Command line property passing to old msi during upgrade

If I pass a property to my msi via command line, it seems like it is only reflected in the current msi context but not when removeexistingproducts is called to uninstall the old product. Is tehre any way to make this public property pass to old msi as well? -- View this message in context: http

[WiX-users] (no subject)

I have a wix project that creates a website. The certificate that that website uses is already be present on the machine being installed to. Is there a way to make the installer associate the website with the existing installer? (I can do this step manually, but I would rather have the installer

Re: [WiX-users] Two Entries in Add or Remove Programs

> The 'two entries' problem continues. Well, if per-user/per-machine context did not change, I can only suggest comparing your upgrade steps to steps in here: http://blogs.technet.com/alexshev/archive/2008/02/15/from-msi-to-wix-part-8- major-upgrade.aspx Alex -

Re: [WiX-users] Two Entries in Add or Remove Programs

Opps, responded to the wrong email So very sorry... -Original Message- From: Schaff, Stephen [mailto:stephen.sch...@aruplab.com] Sent: Wednesday, May 13, 2009 4:20 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Two Entries in Add or Remove Progra

Re: [WiX-users] Two Entries in Add or Remove Programs

Schaff, Stephen wrote: > That fixed it! Thanks! I think you replied to the wrong message, Stephen. The 'two entries' problem continues. -- Charles -- The NEW KODAK i700 Series Scanners deliver under ANY circumstances

Re: [WiX-users] Two Entries in Add or Remove Programs

That fixed it! Thanks! -Original Message- From: Wilson, Phil [mailto:phil.wil...@wonderware.com] Sent: Wednesday, May 13, 2009 1:56 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Two Entries in Add or Remove Programs That means it didn't find the p

Re: [WiX-users] Two Entries in Add or Remove Programs

Alex Shevchuk wrote: > Product/@Version must be changed as well and whatever is used as a > value for Product/@Version must be used for UpgradeVesrion/@Minimum > where Property="NEWERVERSIONDETECTED". I neglected to show that in my initial message. It uses the same binder as the Upgrade elements:

[WiX-users] how to patch/bootstrap an old msi that is installed

During an upgrade, what is the easiest way to patch the older msi? Can this be done via the new msi or does a separate patch have to be issued and installed? -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/how-to-patch-bootstrap-an-old-msi-that-is-installed-tp2886948p2886948.html Sent from

Re: [WiX-users] RegistrySearch and RegistryValue

>And how about QWORD value? Looks like Registry table (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa371168(VS.85).aspx) supports only: - REG_SZ - REG_MULTI_SZ - REG_EXPAND_SZ - REG_BINARY - REG_DWORD No REG_QWORD and XXX_LITTLE_ENDIAN (or REG_LINK) support, I think. Alex --

Re: [WiX-users] Heat 3.0.4923 vs 3.0.5217 vb6 dll output

Yes it does. I had to wait to update the build with the latest version due to other technical reasons, but after installing the latest version, everything worked right off the bat. I tested with several modules and all the DLLs were registered. I also made a test installation package where I in

Re: [WiX-users] RegistrySearch and RegistryValue

And how about QWORD value? -Original Message- From: Alex Shevchuk [mailto:shevc...@live.com] Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2009 01:04 To: 'General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.' Subject: Re: [WiX-users] RegistrySearch and RegistryValue Hi Alex, Short answer: Yes, maybe, no. :

Re: [WiX-users] Two Entries in Add or Remove Programs

>I go back to Wix Edit and change both the Product GUID and the Package GUID. >The Upgrade ID GUID does not change. I rebuild the MSI setup package. > ... > > > Maximum="!(bind.FileVersion.gssta_exe)" IncludeMinimum="yes" >OnlyDetect="no" IncludeMaximum="no" Minimum="0.0.0.0" /> > Minimum="!(

[WiX-users] UAC prompt on feature modification after installation

When I do a fresh install I'm using a bootstrapper to launch the msi with admin rights so I can perform a LogonUser call in order to validate the account used during the execution phase for the service. I want to do that validation up front so I don't get an error during the execution phase which w

Re: [WiX-users] Two Entries in Add or Remove Programs

Wilson, Phil wrote: > That means it didn't find the previous version for some reason > otherwise it would mention the ProductCode guid of the discovered > product. What's actually in the Upgrade table in the MSI file? I'm > wondering if the version range is really correct. >From Orca, here are the

Re: [WiX-users] Preserve registry settings on upgrade

This is what I am doing. I hoped there was a better way. -Original Message- From: Michael Osmond [mailto:mosm...@baytech.com.au] Sent: Wednesday, May 13, 2009 14:43 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Preserve registry settings on upgrade A

Re: [WiX-users] IIS6 error-Failed while processing WebVirtualDirs

Your website element is a "website locator" (i.e. it has no parent component). That means the CA will look for this website on the local machine to install to (and fail the install if it isn't present), rather than create it if it doesn't exist. The logs in this case appear consistent with it fa

Re: [WiX-users] Two Entries in Add or Remove Programs

That means it didn't find the previous version for some reason otherwise it would mention the ProductCode guid of the discovered product. What's actually in the Upgrade table in the MSI file? I'm wondering if the version range is really correct. That location for REP is more efficient because

[WiX-users] IIS6 error-Failed while processing WebVirtualDirs

I am trying to get a simple wix project to install on IIS 6. I have WIX 3.0.5308.0 installed. Here is the Product.wxs: http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi"; xmlns:iis="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/IIsExtension";>

Re: [WiX-users] Preserve registry settings on upgrade

Alex, Use the Registry Search to read the values into Properties before the upgrade, and use the Properties to write the registry settings. Michael From: Alex Ivanoff [alex.ivan...@shavlik.com] Sent: Thursday, 14 May 2009 12:34 AM To: General discussio

Re: [WiX-users] Two Entries in Add or Remove Programs

Wilson, Phil wrote: > Get an MSI log to see what's going on. Look at all instances of > FindRelatedProducts to see if it's detecting your older product. There are two sections of FindRelatedProducts in the log for the 1.1 version upgrade installation. MSI (c) (28:8C) [18:56:27:953]: Doing action

Re: [WiX-users] Two Entries in Add or Remove Programs

Get an MSI log to see what's going on. Look at all instances of FindRelatedProducts to see if it's detecting your older product. Why is REP after InstallFinalize? This is outside the audited actions, and one of the consequences is that if the uninstall of the older product fails it will attemp

[WiX-users] signing output of setupbld

I'm currently using setupbld to generate a setup wrapper. However when I sign the output using signtool it corrupts the executable. Trying to run the resultant exe post signing yields an error: Activation context generation failed for "...\badsetup.exe".Error in manifest or policy file "...\badset

[WiX-users] Problems building WIX 2.0585 on a network drive - getting namespace name 'Extensions' does not exist in the class or namespace 'Microsoft.Tools.WindowsInstallerXml'

I have installed WIX to a network drive and am trying to build it. I took care of the System.Security.Permissions already by configuring .NET Framework 1.1 zone security for the local intranet to full trust but now I am running into this error: [loadtasks] Scanning assembly "Microsoft.Tools.W

Re: [WiX-users] How to check for installed package in WiX 3.0 ?

If you look at the Upgrade element in WiX you can use OnlyDetect - "yes" and a property. That property will be set if the range of versions in the Upgrade element is detected. Alex Shevchuk has a type 19 example in his MSI->Wix blog, http://blogs.technet.com/alexshev/archive/2008/02/21/from-m

[WiX-users] Collecting info for multiple SQL Servers

Hi all, I have an install where it may need to run SQL scripts on up to 2 different SQL servers. I feel pretty comfortable collecting the information for one of those four with a UI screen, but I'm hoping to reuse the screen for all SQL Servers. From what little I know about UI development in

[WiX-users] Error running selectiontree control

I'm using a modified featuretree.wxs and keep getting this error. But I can't seem to locate what's causing it. If I comment out the Tree control, it continues without an error, although the names of the text controls are shown instead of the text.. Can anyone tell me what's causing this error?

Re: [WiX-users] Uninstall Assembly from GAC when Wix MSI Uninstalled

Assuming there are no sharing issues keeping it installed, the typical reason for this is that the actual assembly name details do not match the description that ends up in the MsiAssemblyName table in the MSI file. This means that the identity must be fully specified with name, publickeytoken,

Re: [WiX-users] Installing fonts

Have you seen the "RegisterFonts" element? -Original Message- From: Kim Gybels [mailto:kim.gyb...@metris.com] Sent: Wednesday, May 13, 2009 12:29 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Installing fonts Hi, What is the correct way to install fonts using Wix? I alway

[WiX-users] Installing fonts

Hi, What is the correct way to install fonts using Wix? I always get the "is a Font and must be installed to the FontsFolder"-warnings. Best regards, Kim -- *Kim Gybels Software Developer * kim.gyb...@metris.com Tel: +32 16 74 01 01 Fax: +32 16 74 01 02 * Metri

Re: [WiX-users] Localization file

Thanks :) I'm actually very new to VS 2008 and I just discovered that I can add my localization file to my project solution. I'm not sure if that is the right way to do it, but it seems to work nicely. -Original Message- From: Eric St.John [mailto:eric.st.j...@hotmail.com] Sent: Wedn

Re: [WiX-users] Localization file

I assumed you were using a WXL file because you mentioned "that my project isn't loading my localization file." A localization file (WXL) is required if you use loc variables in your setup source: IE !(loc.xx). A localization file is also required if you use an extension (like WixUIExtensio

Re: [WiX-users] Heat'ing TypeLib difficulties and difference between wix versions

Hey Jesper, Can you file a bug for this? Tomorrow is the last night to fix bugs on heat.exe. Please give me the full element or better yet the .tlb itself so I can duplicate. Thanks, Brian Rogers "Intelligence removes complexity." - Me http://icumove.spaces.live.com On Wed, May 13, 2009 at 8:

Re: [WiX-users] Localization file

Open up your WXL file and look for the line like this:http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/localization"; Codepage="1252"> Replace "foo" with "en-US". > Date: Wed, 13 May 2009 10:23:02 -0400 > From: james.macdiar...@eds.com > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Localiz

Re: [WiX-users] Heat 3.0.4923 vs 3.0.5217 vb6 dll output

Hey Roy, Thanks for the positive feedback and metric data! I am curious, does your installation package, once installed, work correctly? Thanks, Brian Rogers "Intelligence removes complexity." - Me http://icumove.spaces.live.com On Wed, May 13, 2009 at 8:30 AM, Roy Abou Assaly wrote: > > Gre

Re: [WiX-users] Heat and Directory Harvesting - Design Rationale

You need a component to have an individually serviceable element because the decision MSI makes on whether or not to update/repair a file is based on a component's keypath. If you have more than one file in a component and you want to patch the file that is not the keypath you will be forced t

Re: [WiX-users] Localization file

Do I have to have a localization file if this is only going to do en-US and inhouse? When I do a search for localization I'm not seeing information on how to include the wxl file. -Original Message- From: Eric St.John [mailto:eric.st.j...@hotmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2009 8:44

[WiX-users] Cross-Feature dependencies

Hi, I've been working on properly supporting feature selection (Custom installs) in our packages. So far so good, except I've got a slight conceptual problem. I install into 2 different directories, both of which are user- configurable. So my WXS looks kind of like: Directory "INSTALLDIR" [

Re: [WiX-users] Heat 3.0.4923 vs 3.0.5217 vb6 dll output

Great Work Brian!! I just incorporated WiX 3.0.5308 into our build and harvested all 128 VB6 COM DLLs. Your fix works like a charm: [exec] heat.exe : warning HEAT5156 : Ignoring the registry key 'Interface\{F3DB7AC0-A581-48C6-A973-8860578A77E1}\ProxyStubClsid/', it has already been added t

Re: [WiX-users] Heat'ing TypeLib difficulties and difference between wix versions

I don't think this is the problem, try navigating to the keys in the registry to confirm what I am saying. Having said that there is some redirection on 64 bit OSs, which OS are you seeing this in. Neil Neil Sleightholm X2 Systems Limited n...@x2systems.com ___

[WiX-users] Uninstall Assembly from GAC when Wix MSI Uninstalled

My WiX project installs a .Net 2.0 assembly into the GAC on install, however when I uninstall, the assembly remains in the GAC. Anyone have any pointers to how I go about removing the assembly from the GAC on uninstall? Is there an option similar to the RegistryKey 'createAndRemoveOnUninstall' act

[WiX-users] Preserve registry settings on upgrade

Is it possible to preserver registry settings on major upgrade and only delete it on uninstall? -- The NEW KODAK i700 Series Scanners deliver under ANY circumstances! Your production scanning environment may not be a per

Re: [WiX-users] Localization file

I don't know where to do that. -Original Message- From: Eric St.John [mailto:eric.st.j...@hotmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2009 8:44 PM To: wix-users Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Localization file Have you set wixlocalizati...@culture to en-US for the localization files you expect to b

Re: [WiX-users] Heat'ing TypeLib difficulties and difference between wix versions

Well you are probably right that it *should* be the same. However when the other system (MS Dynamics NAV) tries to use the COM component it can find a non-usable component without any name, when the registries are written to HKCR and the things are working when the registries are written to HKLM.

Re: [WiX-users] Heat and Directory Harvesting - Design Rationale

Hi I think the reason is that by using "one file, one component" you should be able to upgrade a component with a new release upgrading package and leave the rest non-changed files, so the installation will be a lot faster as unnecessary deleting, uncompressing og copying files can be avoided. Ho

Re: [WiX-users] Heat'ing TypeLib difficulties and difference between wix versions

HKLM\Software\Classes is the same as HKCR. Neil Neil Sleightholm X2 Systems Limited n...@x2systems.com From: jballe [mailto:j...@visionpeople.dk] Sent: Wed 13/05/2009 10:30 To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users]

[WiX-users] Heat and Directory Harvesting - Design Rationale

Hi everyone, I have noticed that heat will harvest a folder and all subfolders and put the files in individual components. While following the tutorials, I had learned that generally you put all files that reside in the same folder into a component together, as long as they're your "atomic uni

Re: [WiX-users] How to check for installed package in WiX 3.0 ?

Wilson, Phil a écrit : > If the UpgradeCode for Crystal is reliable you could make an Upgrade table > entry for it with "only search" for the range of versions you expect - > that'll set a property you can use in a type 19 custom action. Mmmh... I have to admit I am far from being an expert in

[WiX-users] Heat'ing TypeLib difficulties and difference between wix versions

I will harvest a .Net COM dll and typelibrary (tlb) and had this working earlier when I understood that I had to use the registration values instead of Class-tags. However I now recognize that the recent version of heat creates all the registry values underneath HKCR while using the older build 4