Re: [WiX-users] WiX v3.5 released!

2011-02-01 Thread Rob Mensching
Yes. WiX v3.5 parses WiX v3.0 perfectly. On Mon, Jan 31, 2011 at 10:27 PM, Sanjay Rao wrote: > will source written for 3.0 work into 3.5 ? > -Regards, > Sanjay Rao > > On 31-01-2011 21:51, Tony Juricic wrote: > > Yey!!! > > > > -Original Message- > > From: Rob Mensching [mailto:r...@r

Re: [WiX-users] WiX 3.5 IIS7

2011-02-01 Thread Rob Mensching
Note that sometimes *IIS7* behaves differently than *IIS6* (usually in error conditions) so be on the look out. If you hit issues that we can work around, we can try to paper over them in WiX v3.6. In the majority of cases though, IJW. On Mon, Jan 31, 2011 at 9:01 PM, John Robbins wrote: > Hi C

[WiX-users] Need help with minor update patch

2011-02-01 Thread Tom Crozier
I have followed the tutorial on creating a patch http://wix.sourceforge.net/manual-wix3/patch_building.htm and can create multiple small updates and apply them. (I have a base version and 2 patches which are created by using MsiMsp between the base and new version). However, when I try changing

Re: [WiX-users] ServiceInstall failure?

2011-02-01 Thread MikeR
Are you explicitly doing any impersonation of the logon user in custom actions yourself? If you are obtaining logon credentials from the user (via dialog or command line) I would implement a custom action to validate those credentials before you make any system changes and prevent the install fro

Re: [WiX-users] Need help with minor update patch

2011-02-01 Thread Pally Sandher
When you build your 1.0.3 patch have you defined target images for both the 1.0.0 & 1.0.2 version under the 1.0.3 Upgrade Element in the Family Group or just one of them? If you put both in you should be able to create a 1.0.3 patch which updates either 1.0.0 or 1.0.2 versions to 1.0.3 & thus skip

Re: [WiX-users] Reg: Updating connection strings in web.config

2011-02-01 Thread bharatj
Hello All, I have rectified the error by giving the correct file path in But now I am getting the error Failed to find node I want to update the host and port details in the following xml configuration Could an

Re: [WiX-users] Reg: Updating connection strings in web.config

2011-02-01 Thread Peter Shirtcliffe
Are you trying to set the connectionString attribute ? Looking at the Wix docs for XmlFile, you specify the element in ElementPath and the attribute in Name. Try adding, Name="connectionString" and removing "/@connectionString" from ElementPath. -Original Message- From: bharatj [mailto:bh

[WiX-users] DDSet_Warning: RegisterHelpFile()->IHxRegister::RegisterHelpFileSet() ERROR

2011-02-01 Thread Maillet, Ed
Hey all, I'm trying to get a help collection to register using Wix 3.5 (the final build). The setup runs successfully but nothing shows up in the help. I get the following warning in the log file: DDSet_Warning: RegisterHelpFile()->IHxRegister::RegisterHelpFileSet() ERROR: C:\Program Files\Se

Re: [WiX-users] Need help with minor update patch

2011-02-01 Thread Tom Crozier
That was the problem. Thanks -Original Message- From: Pally Sandher [mailto:pally.sand...@iesve.com] Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2011 11:51 AM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Need help with minor update patch When you build your 1.0.3 p

[WiX-users] Burn MsiPackage, ExePackage, and UI

2011-02-01 Thread Hoyt, David
I'm chaining several MSIs and believe it or not, I want to show the UIs of each package. Is there a way to turn that on/off per package (and subsequently remove the default burn UI's install location?)? I've tried looking at a workaround where I use but I can't seem to find anything that poin

Re: [WiX-users] Burn MsiPackage, ExePackage, and UI

2011-02-01 Thread Bob Arnson
On 01-Feb-11 20:11, Hoyt, David wrote: > I'm chaining several MSIs and believe it or not, I want to show the UIs of > each package. Is there a way to turn that on/off per package (and > subsequently remove the default burn UI's install location?)? Not today. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/

Re: [WiX-users] Missing REMOVE button on Windows XP for non-admin user

2011-02-01 Thread Bob Arnson
On 31-Jan-11 08:49, Poulopoulos, Vassilis wrote: > If I create a trivial installer and specify ALLUSERS 1 then the > Add/Remove Programs window does not show a 'Remove' (or any other) > button if I'm logged as a non-admin user. Other installed applications > however do, and clicking on the their re

Re: [WiX-users] ALLUSERS property yields Error 1001?

2011-02-01 Thread Bob Arnson
On 27-Jan-11 03:44, Rune Moberg wrote: > "Error 1001. An exception occurred while uninstalling. This exception > will be ignored and the uninstall will continue. However, the > application might not be fully uninstalled after the uninstall is > complete. --> The specified service does not exist as

Re: [WiX-users] WixCreateInternetShortcuts: Error 0x8000ffff:failed toset shortcut

2011-02-01 Thread Bob Arnson
On 31-Jan-11 14:23, Chad Petersen wrote: > Thanks for your help. Turns out the customer did not have IE or any > other browser installed on this particular computer. Hadn't run into > that before. Heh, funny. Can you enter a feature request to add a ContinueOnError attribute, like exists for some

Re: [WiX-users] Burn MsiPackage, ExePackage, and UI

2011-02-01 Thread Rob Mensching
Look at the setup.exe/setupbld.exe in the WiX toolset. That does more what you describe. On Tue, Feb 1, 2011 at 5:57 PM, Bob Arnson wrote: > On 01-Feb-11 20:11, Hoyt, David wrote: > > I'm chaining several MSIs and believe it or not, I want to show the UIs > of each package. Is there a way to tur