Re: [WiX-users] Help with giving permissions to folder

CommonAppDataFolder is a Directory @Id not a @Name, you do not need to specify a @Name for it as it is a well known identifier. This is the magic you are missing. Your example probably creates a folder called c:\CommonAppDataFolder\etc.. Also User=NETWORK SERVICE will not work, look back at my

[WiX-users] AUTO: Kenneth L Resler is out of the office. (returning 06/17/2011)

I am out of the office until 06/17/2011. I will be out of the office, with limited email and phone access. Note: This is an automated response to your message Re: [WiX-users] Help with giving permissions to folder sent on 6/16/2011 4:12:28 AM. This is the only notification you will receive

[WiX-users] Votive/Wix 3.5 - Suppress compile of Project Reference during build

I currently have a WIX 3.5 project within VS2010 which has a number of project references. One of the projects referenced (ProjectA) is configured to NOT build within the solution configuration (set via the Solution Configuration Manager). I won't go into the reason that ProjectA is not built but

Re: [WiX-users] Help with giving permissions to folder

I can't thank you enough. I still have a lot of learning to do about Wix and MSBuild. As you pointed out one of my main propblems was with CommonAppDataFolder and using that as the Name instead of Id. As for using NETWORK SERVICE instead of NetworkService and adding the ChangePermission

[WiX-users] Webdirproperties defaultdocuments order In IIS 7.0

Hello All,   I have a webdirproperties as below,  iis:WebDirProperties Id=CMSFrontEnd_Properties AnonymousAccess=yes WindowsAuthentication=no DefaultDocuments=index.html,default.aspx,Default.htm, Default.asp, index.htm, index.html,iisstart.htm  Read=yes  Script=yes / In the defaultdocuments of

[WiX-users] Issue when uninstalling applications installed from an elevated prompt

Hi, I'm facing a strange issue with the installer I'm developing using WiX. This application is installed per machine, and if the application was installed from an elevated command prompt (e.g. if the app was silently installed) then Windows Installer will not check for files in use, leaving

[WiX-users] Computer Domain and Property(s) Listing

Hi All, I am looking for a quick way to determine if a system is on a specific domain when running an install. Can the LogonUser or Computer name property be used to derive this information? Is there another property that might help? I'm trying to avoid a custom action, but I'm not sure I can.

Re: [WiX-users] Security/Access to use Wix from IIS

I apologize if this is a double for anyone - I just subscribed and never got a confirmation back that this actually went out. If it did, please disregard the duplicate. :) On Wed, Jun 15, 2011 at 8:55 AM, Ryan Scott rsc...@computerlabsolutions.com wrote: I'm looking at using the WiX toolkit to

[WiX-users] Burn - Error 0x80096010: Failed authenticode verification of payload

Is it possible to instruct Burn not to verify the signature of an ExePackage? The EXE file is published by a third party, and can't be modified. Is it really just not possible to use it in my bootstrapper since there is a problem with the signature? I am very new to Burn, so it could be that

Re: [WiX-users] Burn - Error 0x80096010: Failed authenticode verification of payload

I got around this for now by removing the certificate, as described here: http://www.curlybrace.com/words/2008/09/12/stripping-an-authenticode-signature/ From: Dan Puza Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2011 4:04 PM To: 'wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net' Subject: Burn - Error 0x80096010: Failed

[WiX-users] External Custom Action Not Working

I hope this didn't post twice. I didn't see it in the forum, but, forgive me if this is a duplicate. All I'm trying to do is execute an external vbscript using a custom action. It doesn't seem to work. A search on the forum reveals I'm not the only one experiencing this problem. Someone

[WiX-users] When the DB creation is complete?

Hello... I'm using WiX 3.5 SQL Extension to create a database, create tables, and copy a windows service, and start the windows service. I'm trying to write a custom action to read a value in the database before the service is started. The custom action is run before StartServices sequence.

Re: [WiX-users] When the DB creation is complete?

Your CustomAction will need to be a deferred custom action, if it is to occur after the database is created. -Original Message- From: Thai-Hoa Nguyen [mailto:taiwa...@hotmail.com] Sent: Friday, 17 June 2011 9:57 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] When the DB

Re: [WiX-users] External Custom Action Not Working

What is the issue? On Thu, Jun 16, 2011 at 3:06 PM, Roy Clemmons roy_clemm...@hotmail.comwrote: I hope this didn't post twice. I didn't see it in the forum, but, forgive me if this is a duplicate. All I'm trying to do is execute an external vbscript using a custom action. It doesn't seem