Re: [WiX-users] User-Friendly Site-Specific Installation

2012-03-19 Thread Castro, Edwin G. (Hillsboro)
Somebody is going to have to provide the site-specific information. The question is how do you want to specify it. Are you in a position to provide a small subset of your client a MSI package that has already been transformed? If not, then the client will need to be responsible for customizing t

Re: [WiX-users] User-Friendly Site-Specific Installation

2012-03-19 Thread David Cramlet
Hi Edwin, Dirk, and All, Those are some interesting ideas to ponder. But I also think I should clarify my situation. In my case, the issue isn't so much with creating the site-specific transforms. That task is performed by support staff proficient with the tools, and we have other reasons to have

Re: [WiX-users] Installing from embedded CAB file and Folder

2012-03-19 Thread hiteshsavla
Hi Rob, Is there an alternate solution to avoid this problem? I am stuck with a similar problem and I understand it's the Windows Installer that behaves in this way. Thanks for your help. -Hitesh -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Ins

Re: [WiX-users] Deploy files to existing fileshare

2012-03-19 Thread Paul Taylor
Thanks, Dirk. The installer is being executed on the target machine so it is using the shared folder as the installation target that is the issue. I'm not getting the user to enter that at runtime so I am using a custom action to set it. Is that the best way? -Original Message- From: Di

Re: [WiX-users] Deploy files to existing fileshare

2012-03-19 Thread Dirk Räder
2012/3/19 Paul Taylor : > Hi, > > Another newbie question: I can find lots of references to creating a share on > deployment but how can you deploy files to a share that already exists on the > target machine? > > Paul > Hi Paul, that depends on the machine on you're installing to :-) If the i

[WiX-users] Error in candle during build

2012-03-19 Thread John L Krupka
I downloaded this weeks build, 3.6.2712 and I am getting this error building my install project which currently builds with the 3.5 GA Could not load file or assembly 'file:///C:\src\tools\shared\WiX\v3.6.2712\bin\candle.exe' or one of its dependencies. Operation is not supported. (Exception from

[WiX-users] Deploy files to existing fileshare

2012-03-19 Thread Paul Taylor
Hi, Another newbie question: I can find lots of references to creating a share on deployment but how can you deploy files to a share that already exists on the target machine? Paul This message and its attachments are intended for the above named only. If you

Re: [WiX-users] Setting MsiLogFileLocation property

2012-03-19 Thread John Cooper
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[WiX-users] Votive support for Wildcards

2012-03-19 Thread Venkat Narain
This is with reference to Re: [WiX-users] wixproj question. Is Votive expected to support Wildcards in the future? thanks, Venkat -- This SF email is sponsosred by: Try Windows Azure free for 90 days Click Here http://p

Re: [WiX-users] Wix 3.0 to Wix 3.5 migration

2012-03-19 Thread Venkat Narain
Please disregard the question. I found out that my HeatTypeLibs property was using invalid XML characters (not sure why since it was upgraded from VS2008,Wix3.0 to VS2010,Wix3.5 by VS2010 Votive. thanks, Venkat From: Venkat Narain To: "wix-users@lists.source

Re: [WiX-users] Trouble installing service account with user element

2012-03-19 Thread Justin Kabonick
That was my first thought that it may not be possible, but then I looked at the documentation for the LogonAsService attribute and it says "User creation can be skipped if all that is desired is to set this access right on the user." Likewise, for the CreateUser attribute it says "User creation can

Re: [WiX-users] Trouble installing service account with user element

2012-03-19 Thread Christopher Painter
AFAIK, The WiXUtil User element doesn't have this functionality. I think it can create normal accounts and normal accounts with the LogonAsService Right. If you want to create service accounts that don't have logon rights you'll need to write a custom action. ( I hope that I'm wrong. ) BTW

[WiX-users] Trouble installing service account with user element

2012-03-19 Thread Justin Kabonick
I'm running into a bit of a problem using the WixUtilExtension User element. I'm trying to install an account which I can use for a service I am also installing but I don't want the account to be "created". In other words, I don't want users to be able to log in as this user, but I want it strictly

Re: [WiX-users] Trouble with ScheduleReboot

2012-03-19 Thread Farrukhw
Make sure if NEEDSREBOOT=1 getting true. -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Trouble-with-ScheduleReboot-tp689116p7385293.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -