Re: [WiX-users] Where to get more WiX knowledge

Have a look in the "DOC" folder where WiX has been installed. The help files are some of the most complete references that you'll find anywhere. Specifically WiX.chm and msi.chm Also get yourself a copy of "The Definitive Guide to Windows Installer" for a great paperback reference book. WiX is sim

Re: [WiX-users] Save information during install for the uninstaller custom action

Hi, Have you thought about writing the original properties to a registry entry or a file somewhere during install, then restore those same entries during uninstall? Adobe do this with a number of their products, creating a registry tree with all values that were changed during install so they can

Re: [WiX-users] Skip Merge Modules for per-user install

That "something" is the Property table in those merge modules has a setting for ALLUSERS=1. Perhaps you could add a hidden feature and put all those merge modules into it. Then use the Condition/Feature (the Condition table) to set the level to not install them if ALLUSERS<>1. Phil Wilson

Re: [WiX-users] DTF context, can't access file using absolute path with immediate custom action

I don't know of this is it, but it looks like it might be (there is a page on MSDN about relative and absolute URLs, and the XmlDocument.Load(string) method expects a URL. Try: string path = p_Session["MANAGED_SEARCHWEB_CONFIG_PATH"]; p_Session.Log("cadata : " + path);

[WiX-users] Registry keys in merge modules

Hi, I would like to import .reg files during compile time of my merge module. I have many.reg files that change very often. So I would like to import it to my components at compile time so that when I generate the merge module every day, it has the latest Registry keys (obtained from the .reg fi

[WiX-users] DTF context, can't access file using absolute path with immediate custom action

I've been working part time with WIX for a short time and I just began using DTF to include a custom action in our install kit. I'm using an immediate custom action and I just want to be able to read a file that has been installed by a previous installation in the case of a major upgrade to extr

[WiX-users] UAC problem with IIS

I have an issue with the UAC and IIS clashing. The guy that had the responsibility of the install kit before me was (the install kit is still using that CA) an unmanaged C++ custom action to get the list of created websites in IIS at the start of the installUISequence. The installkit needs to ru

Re: [WiX-users] Major Upgrade: How to do major upgrade for the currect product and a previous product?

First, since you really have to consider at this point you have two differing products due to the change in the product, upgrade, and package codes, you will need multiple entries for the upgrade table to address your situation, each with a differing version range and each with its own independent

Re: [WiX-users] Where to get more WiX knowledge

Hello, I think the information you are seeking would be found in the MSI Help Library which can be freely obtained through the Platform SDK from MS. Here, try this: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=A55B6B43-E24F-4EA3-A93E-40C0EC4F68E5&displaylang=en SDK Choose the Windo

[WiX-users] Where to get more WiX knowledge

Hi all, Sometimes, I'm just wondering where do you get the WiX knowledge? For me, I use these resources: 1. WiX tutorial: http://www.tramontana.co.hu/wix/ 2. Online help: http://wix.sourceforge.net/manual-wix3/main.htm 3. Alex Shevchuk Wix series: http://blogs.technet.com/alexshev/pages/from-msi-

Re: [WiX-users] WiX 3.0: Install/Repair/Remove operations and "Installed"/"NOT Installed" properties

Thanks Bob. I tried "WIXUI_EXITDIALOGOPTIONALCHECKBOXTEXT AND NOT Installed", but it still doesn't work. I mean, I install it, then run msi again and choose 'Remove', in the final page of the uninstallation, the "Launch Application" option is still showing up. Here is the code: WIXUI_E

Re: [WiX-users] How to add a dialog box when uninstall

Thanks Blair! "you can create an uninstallation shortcut, but that is incompatible with the Vista Logo program." - wow, good to know. I'll remember this. The reason we create the uninstall shortcut becuase our customer ask for it. "but you can use the ARPNOREMOVE trick I mention to use UI from

Re: [WiX-users] RES: Questions regarding the SqlExtension

I'm assuming that the @BinaryKey attributes are pulling the scripts from the Binary table (populated with the elements). Thus, you probably don't "need" the elements with those same files for the elements at all. That should get rid of the need to delete them towards the end of install. ---

Re: [WiX-users] Skip Merge Modules for per-user install

The custom action(s) used by the MSM appear to be checking ALLUSERS before it checks to see if it is selected for installation. Any "fix" would be quite a hack that you would have to maintain (it would also involve using the MSI SDK in your build). Yet another reason that packages that switch betw

Re: [WiX-users] How to add a dialog box when uninstall

Disable uninstall from Add/Remove Programs, enable maintenance mode, which will show a GUI during uninstall. Then allow user to uninstall from maintenance, typically through a radio button selection that sets REMOVE=ALL. The you can prompt the user for what you need (e.g. a SQL password to drop a

Re: [WiX-users] Major Upgrade: How to do major upgrade for the currect product and a previous product?

Thank you so much, Blair. "Because of the inability to prevent older versions from being reinstalled, it is a Best Practice to not change UpgradeCodes when you change versions. " - yes, I agree. And we're going to make 2.x and 3.x use the same upgrade ID. "Unless 2.x and 3.x should be installed si

Re: [WiX-users] How to pass a parameter from a bootstrapper to the exe called

On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 5:19 PM, Prabhakaran Paulraj < prabhakaran_paul...@dynamicbi.com> wrote: > Hi there, > > I tried appending the parameter to the ApplicationFile but it doesnt work > since it assumes that to be as the File Name. > > Is it possible to pass any arguements from Bootstrapper to

[WiX-users] RES: Questions regarding the SqlExtension

Hi. 1) Check out the User and Password attributes of SqlDatabase. Need to ask the user for user/password? Create controls in a dialog and associate with properties. Remember to hid the password, i.e. 2) Hmm...I'm not sure, but I think that this binaries are deleted. 3) Could you write a

Re: [WiX-users] How to pass a parameter from a bootstrapper to the exe called

Hi there, I tried appending the parameter to the ApplicationFile but it doesnt work since it assumes that to be as the File Name. Is it possible to pass any arguements from Bootstrapper to the EXE called? I am tried many but couldn make it. Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Tr

[WiX-users] Curious Why WiX Build Outputs AnyCPU assemblies to the X86 Directory

I was building WiX and noticed that AnyCPU assemblies are outputted to the x86 folder. I was just curious as to why this was the case. Its not a big deal, just curiosity. -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/Curious-Why-WiX-Build-Outputs-AnyCPU-assemblies-to-the-X86-Directory-tp

[WiX-users] Save information during install for the uninstaller custom action

Hi, to make the uninstall as perfect as possible I would like to save some information for the uninstaller custom action. Say if my installer custom action changes a setting then I would like the uninstaller to undo that. The problem I face at the moment is that I can only revert the setting t

Re: [WiX-users] Cancel from Embedded UI within the ProcessMessage() method doesn't always work

Thanks for the response. I'll just disable Cancel when the message is received from Windows Installer. Blair-2 wrote: > > We observed that ourselves. Basically if Windows Installer thinks that it > has gone "too far" and it isn't reasonable/possible to cancel it ignores > that request. Interna

[WiX-users] Questions regarding the SqlExtension

I am currently creating an installer which have to create a database. This works fine as goes, however I have a question: Right now my code looks like this:

Re: [WiX-users] Skip Merge Modules for per-user install

Thanks for your repley. This still doesn't solve the problem. Doesn't that have the same effect as using a custom property. Either way, it appears that a condition doesn't solve my problem here. There seems to be something embedded in the MSI file that is telling the installer it cannot install

Re: [WiX-users] Skip Merge Modules for per-user install

Hi, Instead of using SKIP_MERGE_MODULES I'd just check for ALLUSERS=1 in die Condition. Best regards, Sebastian Brand Instyler Setup - Creating WiX-based MSI installations, elegantly. http://www.instyler.com -Original Message- From: asanami [mailto:alexsan...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursda

[WiX-users] Skip Merge Modules for per-user install

Hi, I need to be able to skip installation of the VC merge modules if is a per-user install. (ie. ALLUSERS=2) and the user doesn't have admin rights on the machine. Ideally, this would be done by setting a property on the command line. e.g MSIExec /i image.msi SKIP_MERGE_MODULES=1 I can make

Re: [WiX-users] How to stop running an MSI directly instead

Blair, Thank you very much at last it worked. I need to pass a parameter from the bootstrapper. Is it possible? I am using the generic bootstrapper available with Visual Studio .Net 2005. Any suggestions? -- Let Crystal

Re: [WiX-users] Add to Existing ProgramsMenu Folder

Thanks for your help. It seems I was being rather stupid, I was just doing Because that's all I was doing with the other directory not realising that the other one worked because it was inside a already. I needed to specify the Directory attribute explicitly. Was staring at that for hours, I

Re: [WiX-users] CustomAction Exectuion by Feature

Dear Yan Sklyarenko, Thank you for your help! > See , and element references > in wix.chm for details. I checked the portion, but I couldn't figure out any solution. I think that using install level doesn't solve my problem. What I want to do is as follows: I have to implement 100 features.

Re: [WiX-users] Copy folder structure

Hi Blair, I just want the installer WIx file to be more manageable as there are very large number of folders. So I just want to keep the same structre as the root folder has. The folders may contain XML, ASPX, CS and images. And my next step would be creating Virtual Directories. Thanks Jasp