[WiX-users] [nik] Issue with Burn installer

I have an installer that uses Burn. If I rebuild the installer without changing any content and then run that installer it will install another version alongside an existing one? Using the individual MSI installers there is no issue with upgrades. This only occurs when running the burn

[WiX-users] Can we package html files?

Hi Experts, My second day using WiX and I ran into this challenge. I have a bunch of html,css and js files (200+) organized in nested folder structure. Is it possible to use wix for packaging these files and then run this setup on another machine to install the same folder structure and files?

[WiX-users] Using Default Ui merge with wixUi_Installdir

hi, I created a default ui for my changes,i need to merge the ui with wixui_installdir how is to possible, thanks regards, Chaitanya. -- This SF.net email is sponsored by Windows: Build for Windows Store.

[WiX-users] using a input property

Hi, I found some ways to use the value inserted in a input control: - I can set a property with the input value; - I can use the publish tag to perform actions such as a setproperty making use of the inserted value; I have a couple of questions: - Is the publish tag the only way to perform

[WiX-users] Read an Installed software Path from Registry update in Registry

hi, I need to read an Apache Software installed path from Registry.i need to update that path in my main registry Any suggestions Acceptable. Thanks Regrds, chaitanya. -- This SF.net email is sponsored by Windows:

Re: [WiX-users] Wix help

http://wyrdfish.wordpress.com/2011/01/05/32-and-64-bit-msis-from-a-single-sou rce-file/ -Original Message- From: Subbiah Ganesan [mailto:subbiahtv...@gmail.com] Sent: 13 June 2013 06:47 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Wix help Use wix

Re: [WiX-users] Asia error

I usually received this message on windows server 2003 when the windows imaging component is missing... -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: Rob Mensching [mailto:r...@robmensching.com] Gesendet: Mittwoch, 12. Juni 2013 16:19 An: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Betreff:

[WiX-users] Burn: installer doesn't restart after reboot when variables are specified on cmdline

It appear there's a bug in WiX 3.8 that causes the bootstrapper not to restart installation after a reboot (at least on Server 2003 x64) if variables are specified on the command line. For example if I run: ProductNameSetup.exe /passive The the system will reboot and installation will

[WiX-users] Suppress options in bundle

Hi all, I am trying to hide the options button on my bundle install as the install folder is fixed and cannot be changed. I am having trouble getting the SuppressOptionUI=yes to work. I am using WiX 3.7 and here is my bundle.wxs from my VS2010 solution. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Re: [WiX-users] Suppress options in bundle [P]

Classification: Public Try this: BootstrapperApplicationRef Id=WixExtendedBootstrapperApplication.HyperlinkLicense bal:WixExtendedBootstrapperApplication SuppressRepair=yes SuppressOptionsUI=yes LicenseUrl= /bal:WixExtendedBootstrapperApplication

Re: [WiX-users] Suppress options in bundle [P]

Thanks Steve, When I try and build that though I get The BootstrapperApplicationRef element contains an unexpected child element 'bal:WixExtendedBootstrapperApplication'. Dave Moss Tactical Team Lead OmPrompt +44 (0)1235 436014 Direct davidm...@omprompt.com www.omprompt.com OmPrompt Limited

Re: [WiX-users] Suppress options in bundle [P]

Classification: Public Oops using an extended bootstrapper extension my bad, see change: BootstrapperApplicationRef Id=WixStandardBootstrapperApplication.HyperlinkLicense bal:WixStandardBootstrapperApplication SuppressRepair=yes SuppressOptionsUI=yes LicenseUrl=

Re: [WiX-users] Can we package html files?

Yes. All but one of my installers supports a web-based WCF service. One of these services also deploys a significant amount of HTML, jScript, and CSS. Payload is payload. -- John Merryweather Cooper Build Install Engineer - ESA Jack Henry Associates, Inc.® Shawnee Mission, KS  66227

Re: [WiX-users] Suppress options in bundle [P]

Hi Steve, Changed to the updated version and I am now getting The BootstrapperApplicationRef element contains an unhandled extension element 'bal:WixStandardBootstrapperApplication'. Please ensure that the extension for elements in the 'http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/BalExtension' namespace

Re: [WiX-users] Can we package html files?

Hey,thats great news.i kept looking the internet but found nothing that could help.can you please point me to any tutorials.thanks in advance. Nitin On 13-Jun-2013 7:05 PM, John Cooper jocoo...@jackhenry.com wrote: Yes. All but one of my installers supports a web-based WCF service. One of

Re: [WiX-users] Suppress options in bundle [P]

Classification: Public Dave Go back to your original code and just modify it to look similar to this: BootstrapperApplicationRef Id=WixStandardBootstrapperApplication.HyperlinkLicense bal:WixStandardBootstrapperApplication SuppressRepair=yes SuppressOptionsUI=yes

Re: [WiX-users] Can we package html files?

Go here: http://www.wixtoolset.org/ Under documentation there is a book you can buy and/or a link to a tutorial. When I started I got the book. Trying to do it without is painful. The tutorial is pretty good as well. -Original Message- From: Nitin Sharma

[WiX-users] help controlling uninstall bundle behavior

I need some help finding a good behavior for uninstalling using bundles. My bundle installs 4 things (wxs at end of this message): Two ExePackage, Two MsiPackage From Control Panel-Programs and Features, I see an entry for each item in my chain, which I like. I also see multiple entries for

Re: [WiX-users] [nik] Issue with Burn installer

I am starting to wonder if the way I am trying to use Burn might be the issue. I am trying to provide a single installer that will install that includes a 32bit and a 64bit MSI and will install the correct version. There are no related packages. Nik Twerdochlib Software Developer

Re: [WiX-users] [nik] Issue with Burn installer

You need to increment the version of the bundle every time you build it (and deploy it). Also, what is the intent behind the RelatedBundle elements? Having a bundle related to itself and set to upgrade just seems wrong to me. -Original Message- From: Nik Twerdochlib

Re: [WiX-users] Read an Installed software Path from Registry update in Registry

You need something like this example of RegistrySearch that sets a property: http://wix.sourceforge.net/manual-wix3/read_a_registry_entry.htm You'll need a custom action to read that property, add your data creating another propertyb that you can then write to the registry with a RegistryValue

[WiX-users] Patching error

I following online instructions and created a patch (msp file). There were no errors during the creation. When I tried to verify the patch by applying it, I got following error: MSI (s) (C0:F0) [13:36:29:463]: Executing op: ActionStart(Name=CreateUser,,) MSI (s) (C0:F0) [13:36:29:463]: